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    I bought an ultrasonic cleaner recently. It...

    I bought an ultrasonic cleaner recently. It buzzed but didn't do anything. I checked online and there is a test; put a piece of aluminum foil in and run for three minutes; when you pull the foil...
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    "Where de Berdan primers at?" Urban legend...

    "Where de Berdan primers at?"

    Urban legend says they make them for the export market, but don't sell them here.
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    A friend had a 1911 stolen. Ten years later he...

    A friend had a 1911 stolen. Ten years later he got a postcard from a city PD in a neighboring county; they had recovered it from a "prohibited person". Took a few weeks for paperwork and...
  4. A friend bought a very nice '98K Mauser sporter,...

    A friend bought a very nice '98K Mauser sporter, with an aftermarket barrel marked "7mm". When it failed to accept a 7x57 he called me for help.

    In the end, we determined that the "7mm" barrel...
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    Moleman: Thanks. I ran into so much variation...

    Moleman:
    Thanks. I ran into so much variation on .45-70 brass I'm always leery of rimmed cases now.

    TBG:
    Unless a bolt of sanity strikes, the intended victim is a Saiga .410 shotgun.

    On the...
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    .444 Marlin headspace hair-pulling

    I'm rebarrelling a rifle to .444 Marlin. I just lre-earned that headspacing a rimmed cartridge isn't as easy as I expected.

    A rimless cartridge, the distance from the base to the shoulder is...
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    If it's a pre-SAAMI .357, the bore could be .356,...

    If it's a pre-SAAMI .357, the bore could be .356, .357, or .358, depending on who made the gun, and the bullet sizes in commercial ammunition varied as well. Every manufacturer had their own idea as...
  8. Thread: Leg issues?

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    > cellulitis That plus swelling often means...

    > cellulitis

    That plus swelling often means lymphedema; lymphatic fluid puddles in your lower legs because the lymph nodes aren't doing their job pumping it back up any more.

    Untreated, your...
  9. Thread: Heart troubles

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    My wife had a triple bypass at 70. It was...

    My wife had a triple bypass at 70. It was supposed to be a quintuple bypass and a pig valve, but apparently there were problems interpreting the diagnostic tests or something. I asked the doctor if...
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    I read the whole 12gaFH thread on AR a few years...

    I read the whole 12gaFH thread on AR a few years ago, and looked at the ATF web site. What I took away was the ATF had ruled "if it will still take a shotgun shell, it's still a shotgun" even if...
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    Call Bar-Sto, Nowlin, and Schuemann first. Then...

    Call Bar-Sto, Nowlin, and Schuemann first. Then work down the list. Bar-Sto used to list .38/45 and .38 Casull.

    What happens is, they drop low-selling calibers from their catalogs, even the...
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    25.4 came from the US Department of Commerce, to...

    25.4 came from the US Department of Commerce, to simplify conversion between systems in international trade.

    It has had far-reaching consequences in chemistry and physics, where the rounding error...
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    Shotgun extractors are typically a hook and a...

    Shotgun extractors are typically a hook and a pusher. The hook does the extracting, the the "pusher", which looks like a broken hook, is on the other side. Since shotgun shells and their rims vary...
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    Decimal feet. American industry used to run in...

    Decimal feet. American industry used to run in fractions, mostly, as did government contracts. During WWI a coalition of Detroit manufacturers petitioned the War Department to be able to use...
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    ...but a 7.62x54R, a 7.65x53 Mauser, and 7.7...

    ...but a 7.62x54R, a 7.65x53 Mauser, and 7.7 Arisaka all shoot the same size bullet...

    Back in the day there were differences in sizes because some standards measured bore diameter, some the...
  16. Thread: Odd Reformed Cases

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    I used to make 9mm Largo by cutting the rims off...

    I used to make 9mm Largo by cutting the rims off .38 Special cases, cutting extractor grooves, and trimming to length.

    Back then Largo was obsolete unobtainium; Norma had made a small run years...
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    Oooh, shiny!

    Oooh, shiny!
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    Rugerforum.net is a VerticalScope property. It...

    Rugerforum.net is a VerticalScope property. It exists to collect clicks for their "internet-based vertical marketing system."

    VerticalScope seems to buy forums primarily on their domain names,...
  19. I've seen some rather nice jobs done with the...

    I've seen some rather nice jobs done with the sandy paint they put on steps to make them not-slippery.

    On the other hand, a pair of the tacky-palmed "work gloves" for a few bucks would be really...
  20. Thread: what wood for sks

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    There are two types of wood that are generically...

    There are two types of wood that are generically known as "cedar." One is a coarse-grained red or reddish-brown wood, "true" cedar. The other is actually juniper; that's the stuff with red, orange,...
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    There are two types of wood that are generically...

    There are two types of wood that are generically known as "cedar." One is a coarse-grained red or reddish-brown wood, "true" cedar. The other is actually juniper; that's the stuff with red, orange,...
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    Undyed birch stocks are sometimes found on SMLEs...

    Undyed birch stocks are sometimes found on SMLEs and AK-47s, where they're referred to as "blonde" and command a premium price.

    I like the light color. Aulde wal-nut gets old after a while.
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    You're talking about an adapter to shoot .22...

    You're talking about an adapter to shoot .22 inside a centerfire barrel?

    Enfield actually made such a thing; a rifled .22 liner that slid up inside the .303 barrel, a bolt head with an offset...
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    I think the .303 Epps had a sharper shoulder, but...

    I think the .303 Epps had a sharper shoulder, but I can't find a case drawing at the moment.
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    There's a guy by the handle of "moleman" on...

    There's a guy by the handle of "moleman" on Weapons Guild and Gunco who built one of those a few years ago. He has some loading data for that cartridge when you get to that point.
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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