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    Shooting 2 balls is no big deal, but a WARNING. ...

    Shooting 2 balls is no big deal, but a WARNING. Do NOT permit any airspace to be between the 2 balls, that is highly dangerous - Like in 'bomb'. Rather than use 2 balls, just go to a bigger...
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    A Brown Bess is fun but not 'practical'. Minimal...

    A Brown Bess is fun but not 'practical'. Minimal sights limit hunting accuracy to real close, true cylinder bore for shot has big groups very quickly, LONG barrel is clumsy (But I don't like...
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    Lucky guy! The FN Mauser was maybe the best...

    Lucky guy!

    The FN Mauser was maybe the best Mauser version. Savor it.
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    That's the way they were made.

    That's the way they were made.
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    I restocked a 722, short action version of 721. ...

    I restocked a 722, short action version of 721. 700 stocks are not quite 'drop in', maybe not worth the extra trouble, considering the cheap stamped trigger guard.
  6. Thread: Scopes????

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    The Leupold 1X4 is a great scope, and at low...

    The Leupold 1X4 is a great scope, and at low power enables you to shoot with both eyes open, giving you a super-wide field with the cross-hairs appearing to be just floating in the air, if you have a...
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    Why do you want to do it?? The 30-06 will kill...

    Why do you want to do it??

    The 30-06 will kill 'most anything in North America.
    The .35 Whelen is a good cartridge but not quite the equal of a 9.3x62 Mauser. Why settle for second best? If I...
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    Well, Karen, you have sure gotten a range of...

    Well, Karen, you have sure gotten a range of views with a simple question. The answers you've gotten reveal more of the responders than perhaps they are always aware of.

    1. I assume as a 'given'...
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    I agree about the drill bits. If you don't...

    I agree about the drill bits.

    If you don't have a lathe, I used a plastic funnel - Trimmed it a little bit to fit better, held the big end against the billiard ball and drilled thru the funnel...
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    ------- Well ...... That is not necessarily...

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    Well ......

    That is not necessarily a lethal hit, sort of like blowing off a jaw bone.

    Behind the ear is better.
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    Ooops. My bad. Thanks for straightening me...

    Ooops. My bad.

    Thanks for straightening me out.
    The bigger question of why it would be a good idea to use a minie belongs to another thread and probably has LOTS in the archive.
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    Why would you want to? 1 in 60 inch twist is...

    Why would you want to?

    1 in 60 inch twist is great for round balls, 220 grain ball is great for whatever it hits and its trajectory is lower than a minie.

    What could be better??
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    Congratulations on just walking away. This...

    Congratulations on just walking away.

    This brings up a 'Dirty little Secret'. Some people, a small minority, have guns who shouldn't - this guy is one of these people.

    I never go to a public...
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    1st - Target shooter or hunter? Too many target...

    1st - Target shooter or hunter? Too many target shooters go hunting - 6 inch group on deer or bigger animals at 100 yards is fine.

    2nd - sights and gun. With round ball and open sights I NEVER...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check