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    Try this ...

    Try this

    http://www.industries3r.com/duxseal-en.html
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    Hey BadBob, Give it a shot (some pun...

    Hey BadBob,

    Give it a shot (some pun intended), the sks has a 1-10 twist so it should be fine but length is an issue for sure.
    I haven't had a chance to do much of anything but try it out in the...
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    Hey, good idea ! I understand what you were...

    Hey, good idea !
    I understand what you were saying, I'll have to model something and see how it looks.
    Seems like it would peel back nicely :)
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    Those are Hornady 30 cal gas checks. They fit...

    Those are Hornady 30 cal gas checks. They fit fine and when I size to .314 the gas check is crimped on there nicely.
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    These will be the last ones until I can make other arrangements

    Manufacturing stops on the 10th, an online auction on the 13th, cleanup, and gone...
    So I'm negotiating like a crazy person.


    Anyway here's the latest stuff:
    ...
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    Thankyou Brother. Keeps me sane (ish). ...

    Thankyou Brother.
    Keeps me sane (ish).

    Welcome Home.
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    Mal, the idea is fine, my obstacle here is TIME....

    Mal, the idea is fine, my obstacle here is TIME.
    If I had the time I would consider it a fun/worthwhile project.

    I CAN model the part based on your sketch/drawing and send you the file. That...
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    Ahhh, kindred spirits ! I use to shoot on...

    Ahhh, kindred spirits !

    I use to shoot on rifle teams, use to hunt like a nut.
    Now I spend most of my (our) hobby time casting and dreaming up new bullets.
    Making crappy looking stuff into nice...
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    Now those ARE adorable youngsters :) I think...

    Now those ARE adorable youngsters :)
    I think they'll go far........
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    Mal, Kinda like this ?...

    Mal,

    Kinda like this ?
    http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff361/skysol173/stuff/screamer22.jpg

    http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff361/skysol173/stuff/screamer22a.jpg

    Yep, 173rd ABN,...
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    Hey, thanks ! I seem to remember calling in...

    Hey, thanks !

    I seem to remember calling in arty in a jam.
    105's and 8inch mostly, they'd be just a RUSH SH SH SH through the air, great sound. Now the illumination rounds at night were weird. ...
  12. In a pinch I've used toothpaste, softscrub, etc....

    In a pinch I've used toothpaste, softscrub, etc.
    Softscrub is fairly aggressive and scratchy on aluminum and toothpast takes a while to be effective but if you have the time and not much to lap out...
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    It would be tricky to test. I guess you'd have...

    It would be tricky to test.
    I guess you'd have to make the mold for the spiral bullet and then make another mold with the same profile, drive bands etc, without the spiral and do some testing....
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    Hi Ray, I know, it's a long long browse... ...

    Hi Ray,
    I know, it's a long long browse...

    Whoa, you mean like big a** mastadon killer 458 ?
    Like seventy pounds of recoil, 458 ?
    How do you guys shoot those things ?

    I'd help you out in a...
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    Well , shucks Mike :) Thanks, that means alot...

    Well , shucks Mike :)

    Thanks, that means alot .
    You're good people.

    And have I mentioned a great group that keeps me learning everytime I log in.
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    Well, it's getting closer and closer to the doors...

    Well, it's getting closer and closer to the doors closing on June 24 so I've been as busy as I can be.
    Heres those three oversize 30's for the 32mag etc.

    They're .316 dia, 90gr in RN and FP, and...
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    I had that same issue a few years ago. I thought...

    I had that same issue a few years ago.
    I thought I'd dumped the (tainted) stuff but every so often I run into it again.
    I wish I could tell what it was that I got into but I'm as much in the dark...
  18. I have three 7.7's, they're all .313-.3135/.302....

    I have three 7.7's, they're all .313-.3135/.302.
    Not saying all 7.7's are that consistent. I size them all .314.
    My 6.5 japs vary quite a bit more but are still decent shooters with the right...
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    That's an incredible mold ! I'm sitting here...

    That's an incredible mold ! I'm sitting here still trying to get my head around which part goes where and which end is up :)
    That's cool.
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    Well, the spiral isn't dead quite yet :) I have...

    Well, the spiral isn't dead quite yet :)
    I have another program I want to try, but I have to hustle.
    Thanks for the like on the traditional stuff, we have to have the practical stuff too.
    I...
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    Four more to add but getting down to the wire, only a month left.

    Finished four more, three are pretty conventional but one is somewhat squirrly.

    This one is a double cavity. Both are .359 155gr, one has a square grease groove, the other a round grease groove....
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    There are various BOND wadcutters. ...

    There are various BOND wadcutters.

    http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff361/skysol173/stuff/2013-05-01_205737.jpg
    ...
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    Sorry about the response I posted, I guess I'm...

    Sorry about the response I posted, I guess I'm drifting.
    My post has nothing to do with the hollow based dilema.
    Geez....

    Sherrie, what was I doin again ?
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    I'm not 100% on this but this does resemble the...

    I'm not 100% on this but this does resemble the thing.
    Lyman 429348 or some clone.

    http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff361/skysol173/stuff/whatbullet.jpg
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    Thanks for the heads up, I'll be reading with...

    Thanks for the heads up, I'll be reading with great interest.
    Good stuff !
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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