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    @Tim, it's a venerable Anschutz 1730 with 16...

    @Tim, it's a venerable Anschutz 1730 with 16 twist. It came to me with a lot of barrel pitting, which might limit the potential. The chamber is quite tight, I would not be able to chamber my bullets...
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    I have the 45 226 RF in both PB and GC versions....

    I have the 45 226 RF in both PB and GC versions. For a while I got really poor results (target pic in this old thread...
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    Can't quite see, are those the NOE 45 grain 226...

    Can't quite see, are those the NOE 45 grain 226 PB?
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    Not milsurp, but if you look at Beagle's write up...

    Not milsurp, but if you look at Beagle's write up on cast bullets in the Hornet, he used 7.5gr LilGun where a full cartridge is about 12.5gr, so around 60%. I tried this, got reasonable results...
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    You seem to be exactly correct:- courtesy of the...

    You seem to be exactly correct:- courtesy of the wonderful internet, it's easier to find out now than it was back then. Chapter and verse here:...
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    When I was learning to fly I had trouble reaching...

    When I was learning to fly I had trouble reaching the rudder pedals in the old biplane (I'm 5'4"). It was suggested that I could use Cathy's pedal risers. I later learned that the reason Cathy didn't...
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    So finally, at long long last, I can report the...

    So finally, at long long last, I can report the result of this.

    I sent the gun to the UK Remington service centre, as they told me to, so they could look at it.

    It took four months and 160...
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    I think the Matlab equivalent will be "Octave", I...

    I think the Matlab equivalent will be "Octave", I used to use it with Linux.
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    I agree with Lonegun1894: absolutely nothing to...

    I agree with Lonegun1894: absolutely nothing to worry about with loads like that. You could use a silencer made from cardboard and get away with it.

    The way I've seen it calculated is open to...
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    Just occurred to me that there could be a caveat...

    Just occurred to me that there could be a caveat to the airgun ring suggestion. Most euro airguns and rimfires have a flat area between the rails of the 11mm dovetail. I have an Anschutz 1730, which...
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    Don't know what's easily available in the US, but...

    Don't know what's easily available in the US, but if you were in the UK you would just look for good quality airgun scope rings, these are 11mm as standard. I have rings like that on a Finnfire,...
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    Thanks to all for the comments, I appreciate it....

    Thanks to all for the comments, I appreciate it.

    Randy said:
    > I read what you said about your borescope experience, however are you really sure what you think you saw, was what was actually what...
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    Thanks to all for the suggestions. > Does...

    Thanks to all for the suggestions.

    > Does your borescope have the ability to take pictures?

    No just a standard hawkeye, unfortunately. I don't think I'll find anything better on my little...
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    How bad is an off-centre chamber?

    Hoping someone can offer me hard data on this.

    Yesterday I brought home a NIB .222, Remington 700 BDL.

    I had a look at it with a borescope. Crown not great, something that looks like corrosion...
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    I'm fairly sure the PID I'm using (an Ebay...

    I'm fairly sure the PID I'm using (an Ebay cheapo) is a Rex 100 or clone. It came set up to max out at 400c, but I found some detailed programming instructions somewhere online and discovered that I...
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    Agree with KYCaster, I've dissolved antimony in...

    Agree with KYCaster, I've dissolved antimony in lead with no problem, you just have to be patient.

    OP, I'm interested in your source of antimony, was it expensive? I bought some from Ebay and it...
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    Not sure whether this is the sort of thing you're...

    Not sure whether this is the sort of thing you're after, but just in case:

    Howard Buckley (UK) has a couple of published air rifle designs, in the form of books. They use standard air rifle...
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    And don't forget a large pinch of patience. Stir...

    And don't forget a large pinch of patience. Stir it long enough and it'll go in.
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    I have a suspicion I know what this is about....

    I have a suspicion I know what this is about. Gold and silver are dense. Most dense things aren't gold or silver, but like Nigerian scammers, they only have to strike lucky one time in a thousand.
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    I had one slight concern about this recently. My...

    I had one slight concern about this recently. My workshop is an old barn, in a very windy place, so if I open the door and a window enough of a gale howls through that it always seemed sufficient for...
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    OK, not a Lee. With the Lyman it's pretty smooth,...

    OK, not a Lee. With the Lyman it's pretty smooth, with the NOE I sometimes fumble, but I prefer it to banging the sprue plate with a mallet, and it gives more tactile feedback about how hard the...
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    Didn't write it down, but IIRC my guesstimate...

    Didn't write it down, but IIRC my guesstimate (it's just off the bottom of the scale) was 180 when held patiently in water at a rolling boil. I may now have messed it up completely using brute force...
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    So, I was using a Tel-Tru and casting 224s at a...

    So, I was using a Tel-Tru and casting 224s at a comfortable 720F with a Lee pot (though there were often brief excursions over 800 when the pot got low). Then I bought a very cheap Chinese PID + K...
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    I did this with a Lyman 225438, though I was only...

    I did this with a Lyman 225438, though I was only taking a bit off to lose some slight damage, so I didn't have to worry about modifying pin/screw hole depths. The really difficult bit was getting...
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    I've recently been on the same quest. I have...

    I've recently been on the same quest.

    I have NOE 225107 and Lyman 225438 (new manufacture).

    The 107 is working better for me than the 438, but I believe this is because the mould is better. My...
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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