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  1. You have to register as a member of the Parker...

    You have to register as a member of the Parker collectors site to be able to download the pdf file ... bit of a pain since I doubt I'd ever go back to the site again. Has anyone downloaded his pdf...
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    I've had a hankering for a Hopkins & Allen .36...

    I've had a hankering for a Hopkins & Allen .36 calibre underhammer for years. Finally found and won one on an online auction last weekend! It will go along well with the Heritage model I have in...
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU ...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU

    (Monty Python ... The SPAM song ...)
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    Again, slug your barrel to determine the required...

    Again, slug your barrel to determine the required bullet diameter. I had a nearly identical 1873 Winchester also mfg in 1891 and shot mine using the RCBS 200 grain cast bullet (likely the same mould...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    "Old powders"? Wow ... you're making me feel...

    "Old powders"? Wow ... you're making me feel absolutely ancient! I still reload with powders that were discontinued before I was born!

    :-(

    https://i.imgur.com/37NuntC.jpg
  6. Forum: Our Town

    Contact Rick out at KAL Tool & Die in Winnipeg. ...

    Contact Rick out at KAL Tool & Die in Winnipeg. He custom swages jacketed bullets for the .40-82 WCF. His 260 grain soft point bullet is designed specifically for the .40-82 WCF cartridge and...
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    A very nice (and accurate!) Ballard ... and if...

    A very nice (and accurate!) Ballard ... and if you didn't know it owning a Ballard extends your life by 10 years!
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    Poll: Metal sheet pan with a silicon mat ... so that...

    Metal sheet pan with a silicon mat ... so that the biscuits bake to perfection without burning on the bottoms!

    https://i.imgur.com/4XuASXW.jpg
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: I'm heading down to my reloading room shortly. ...

    I'm heading down to my reloading room shortly. Yesterday I had a good casting session and today I will continue to cast some more varieties of boolits that I need for various rifles. Tomorrow it...
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    Just finished casting some Lee 405 grain hollow...

    Just finished casting some Lee 405 grain hollow base boolits today ... could have cast twice as many if I had my new 212 grain mould ... and faster since the Lee is single cavity ...

    [smilie=l:
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    Not quite sure ... I haven't bought it yet! (But...

    Not quite sure ... I haven't bought it yet! (But I'm monitoring a couple more in an upcoming online auction ...)

    [smilie=l:
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    I've been monitoring firearms auctions up here in...

    I've been monitoring firearms auctions up here in Canada and prices have been crazy high lately. There are a large number of online bidders with most gun shops closed and all of our gun shows...
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    I've been using about 8.5 grains of Nitro Trap...

    I've been using about 8.5 grains of Nitro Trap 100 (since I have a fair bit of it on hand) with 1/4 sheet of toilet tissue, then bulk yellow cornmeal up to the case mouth, topped off with another 1/4...
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    Next time make sure that your fire-forming loads...

    Next time make sure that your fire-forming loads are stiff enough to blow the cases out completely. I've found that light loads will often result in split cases (in nearly any calibre), but good...
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    Here on Vancouver Island (BC, Canada) our grouse...

    Here on Vancouver Island (BC, Canada) our grouse populations have plummeted too. I think there are several reasons to blame for it. The provincial government forced the logging companies to stop...
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    Strange ... I've fire-formed over 100 rounds of...

    Strange ... I've fire-formed over 100 rounds of annealed .303 British into .410 Musket without losing a single case to splits ... (knock on wood) ...
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    2.222" nominal length ...

    2.222" nominal length ...
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    I make mine from fire-formed .303 British cases...

    I make mine from fire-formed .303 British cases too, but I am loading them in an Ishapore .410 smooth-bore single shot musket that was designed to use straight .303 cases. I load with a single .410"...
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    I shot muzzle-loaders for years when I first...

    I shot muzzle-loaders for years when I first started shooting as a teenager (about 50 plus years ago!) and the usual "rule of thumb" was that you needed a patch that was about the same size as the...
  20. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Years ago when we still had a mortgage I sold...

    Years ago when we still had a mortgage I sold about 15 of the best guns from my collection to make a big payment to reduce the balance. Some of them were real beauties and I'll never be able to...
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    Was it this one? (Still one of my favorite bean...

    Was it this one? (Still one of my favorite bean recipes ...)

    Canadian Cowboy Beans

    1 pound or so of soaked, boiled, and pre-prepared white pinto beans (or a mix of beans, your choice). ...
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    I tend to load a big batch all with the same load...

    I tend to load a big batch all with the same load and then sort by headstamp as I put them into range boxes ...
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    Finally ran a few “slicks” out of the KAL PP .50...

    Finally ran a few “slicks” out of the KAL PP .50 mould today. Might have been stored with some oil in it since they were still coming out a little bit wrinkled even after 20 or more casts. I was...
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    https://i.imgur.com/Eqfi4RM.jpg

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    Forum: Our Town

    LOL ... basically did the same thing myself. For...

    LOL ... basically did the same thing myself. For quite a while I was watching for a .310" round ball mould for a muzzle-loader that I bought for my wife to shoot. Was digging through my moulds one...
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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