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    Interesting results! Thanks for researching and...

    Interesting results! Thanks for researching and posting. I think I'll give that a try.

    Longbow
  2. I spent most of my adult working life in and...

    I spent most of my adult working life in and around the Cominco Lead/Zinc smelter in tTrail, B.C. Canada. I was surrounded by thousands of tons of lead but couldn't even buy any! Before lead was...
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    I am surprised it isn't mentioned here so I...

    I am surprised it isn't mentioned here so I will... the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook third edition lists cast boolit loads for the Lyman 45 gr. 225438 and the Lyman 50 gr. 225415 with 13 powder choices...
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    If you are reloading and using cast boolits you...

    If you are reloading and using cast boolits you will likely need "fat" boolits! I have two No.5's and my son has one. I also have a No.4 MK1 and No. MK2. Four have typically fat bores and chambers....
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    Hahahaha! That describes me on virtually all of...

    Hahahaha! That describes me on virtually all of my projects!
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    I used ACWW 0.735" RB's with no lube in both...

    I used ACWW 0.735" RB's with no lube in both smoothbore and rifled gun with no problems. I shot the most through my smoothbore but I put 15 rounds through a friend's rifled 870 with no leading.

    I...
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    Yes, RB's are easy to cast, easy to load and are...

    Yes, RB's are easy to cast, easy to load and are fun to shoot. They may not be the most efficient projectiles but when shotgun size they pretty potent! I like round balls!

    If you want to slug your...
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    You might also consider a rifled choke tube. Some...

    You might also consider a rifled choke tube. Some people report very good accuracy using rifled choke tubes. Some not so much but I suspect that slug fit is even more important with a rifled choke...
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    This is a question I am still trying to answer......

    This is a question I am still trying to answer... To wad or not to wad?

    The wad adds to the variables but for smoothbore I don't think it makes much if any difference.

    I should start by saying...
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    There are a bunch of pics in this thread: ...

    There are a bunch of pics in this thread:

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?441108-RCBS-44-250-K-vs-44-250-KT

    Longbow
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    I don't see it mentioned here but there is a...

    I don't see it mentioned here but there is a sticky for a post by JeffinNZ on accuraizing Lee Enfields:

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?49003-303-Lee-Enfield-accuracy-article
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    I don't know about TIG welding except that I...

    I don't know about TIG welding except that I don't have a TIG welder and I know I don't have the skill to put a thin layer on.

    The gunsmith said he could use either bronze or steel. The bronze is...
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    As a comment regarding your loose 16 ga. gun, I...

    As a comment regarding your loose 16 ga. gun, I have an 1881 made W&C Scott & Son 10 ga. side by that is very loose so took it to a gunsmith to see what he could do and he said with laser welding the...
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    I have not loaded 444 with BP but used to load up...

    I have not loaded 444 with BP but used to load up .45-70 for my 1895 Marlin with BP for fun shooting. In my experience I found that FFFg worked better than FFg for bullets of 385 to 405 grain.

    I...
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    Back to your post #11... I guess you were asking...

    Back to your post #11... I guess you were asking me about the rod I used for lapping. No, not threaded rod, I used 5/16" plain steel cold rolled rod with one end turned down to 1/4" then that...
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    I'd think your shims will have to be held in...

    I'd think your shims will have to be held in place pretty firmly because those inserts will likely be moving some due to barrel vibration/harmonics plus the O-rings compressing. Of course shooting is...
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    Yes, what lar45 said! I used to think that the...

    Yes, what lar45 said! I used to think that the barrels should be parallel but no! They have to converge some but the convergence is dependent on range, recoil and shooter. That is why double rifles...
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    I have been interested in Paradox guns for about...

    I have been interested in Paradox guns for about as long as I can remember! If I had a half a functioning brain I would have saved up and bought a used one which can be had for $3000 to $5000 US but...
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    Good man! How much change in POI have you...

    Good man!

    How much change in POI have you gotten by rotating and shimming? I'm guessing your results are still pretty preliminary so just ballpark is what I am wondering. I will be looking at...
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    I have to say that I am surprised it won't group...

    I have to say that I am surprised it won't group better than that! I had a Marlin 1895 in the 70's and shot cast boolits well from microgroove barrel. I have an 1894 Marlin in .44 mag now and it is...
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    I always put a 20 ga. or 16 ga. nitro card wad...

    I always put a 20 ga. or 16 ga. nitro card wad into the shotcup then COW then the ball. Your buffer is likely better than COW as a cushion. If the wads hold up with the buffer alone that's good but...
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    WTB Go to Accurate Molds and take a look in their...

    Go to Accurate Molds and take a look in their catalogue. There are about 3 pages of .46 cal. bullet designs ranging from 145 grs. to 608 grs. Tom will scale up to your .466"/.468" and for that matter...
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    That was fast! Chaszel may have made a mistake...

    That was fast! Chaszel may have made a mistake but it got corrected pretty quickly!

    That is a good idea re aluminum duct tape! Cheap and easy though you'd have to pull the insert each time to move...
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    In my experience new Lyman moulds cast undersize...

    In my experience new Lyman moulds cast undersize or at best to size.

    Not sure about Ideal moulds but my old Lyman moulds cast larger than my new Lyman moulds. I have a 40 year old 31141 that casts...
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    I'm actually thinking of a Stoeger Coachgun...

    I'm actually thinking of a Stoeger Coachgun Supreme because it comes with choke tubes so offers more flexibility to try liners, rifled choke tubes or smoothbore plus it has 3" chambers which I'd...
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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