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    I used the dowel method, too, after catching...

    I used the dowel method, too, after catching myself double charging some .30 cal rifle rounds with 2400. I asked for ways to avoid here and someone wiser than me suggested using the left to right...
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    Gear wrote: "Walnut bad. Some people are allergic...

    Gear wrote: "Walnut bad. Some people are allergic to the toxins in the smoke. Use maple, cherry, or birch. "

    I'm not afflicted with the allergy. As a long time wordworker, I've worked with alot...
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    Emphasis on "Dry" I grabbed a walnut trimming...

    Emphasis on "Dry" I grabbed a walnut trimming out of my shop to use as a stir stick yesterday ......and moisture content was apparently a little too high. Sizzle, snap, crackle, and pop, peppered...
  4. Thread: First M91/30

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    Might also visit:...

    Might also visit: http://russian-mosin-nagant.com/forum/index.php
    Lots of collective Mosin Nagant knowledge there. Caution: Site policy is very strongly preservationist to maintaining original...
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    Do the enamel ware steel pots

    work for smelting--the dark blue with white speckles kind? Or are they not made of thick enough steel? Got a choice of those that I can sneak out of the kitchen....
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    Just Milsurp rifle rounds: 6.5 X 55 Swede 7.62...

    Just Milsurp rifle rounds:
    6.5 X 55 Swede
    7.62 X 54r
    30-06
    7.55 Swiss
    .303 Brit
    7.7 Japanese
    8MM Mauser--but I don't cast for this one...... yet.
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    Maybe common sense and Washington, DC

    isn't an oxymoron after all:

    "Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological...
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    Thanks, oneokie. Since I was using a Lee...

    Thanks, oneokie. Since I was using a Lee aluminum O frame press, I took the die to the shop and set it on the mechanics vice with the jaws opend to clear the case but let the end of the die rest on...
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    Help! Stuck case removal

    30-06 case in Lee RGB sizer die. Shell holder peled about 1/2 the lip loose from the case. Tippy tapping on the decapping pin hasn't worked. Tips for getting some lube in there? heat? cold?
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You should read this:...

    You should read this: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=40769.
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    That mold can be found here: ...

    That mold can be found here:
    http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=000066.5SWED
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    Another M die fan is born

    I'm probably the last to get the word.....Just loaded some using my new Lyman M die for the first time last night. I have struggled for a while using the Lee Universal Expanding die--left...
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    And I was all about cussing my computer for going...

    And I was all about cussing my computer for going toes up for awhile. I was getting just the underlining on thread titles, no titles. I rebooted and it still wasn't right, and had to leave, but now...
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    My Midway "UPS Basic" order was just delivered ...

    My Midway "UPS Basic" order was just delivered to my door about an 1 1/2 hours ago,.....by UPS. Hmmmmm, was expecting to wait until at least until tommorrow's mail delivery. Other than leaving a...
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    Which should come first?

    a casting thermometer or an alloy hardness tester? I'm leaning toward the tester since I seem to be casting decent boolits with my Lee bottom pour sans thermometer, but have no way of knowing the...
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    Interesting alternative, Hang Fire. Let me know...

    Interesting alternative, Hang Fire. Let me know how that testing goes. It would mean another size die, for me, but hey, if it works......... Still thinking about how to take the back end off without...
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    Forum: Our Town

    http://www.natchezss.com has them. $21.XX per 1K...

    http://www.natchezss.com has them. $21.XX per 1K for one pistol size, $25.98 for the large rifle
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    Pictures of what it looks like

    Took a little longer to gets these up but here's a couple of pic's to show the pieces and how they go together:

    [IMG]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh292/okksu/Lymansizer.jpg
    ...
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    Noob question: Is there anyway to mill/cut the CM...

    Noob question: Is there anyway to mill/cut the CM boolit to get rid of the rear Driving band, without milling the mold, so that the shorter boolit could be tested in a rifle without first doing a...
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    My club has pistols up to .45's out to fifty...

    My club has pistols up to .45's out to fifty yards; .22's rifle/pistol range with targets @ 25, 50, 75, 100; A 14 slot HP bench rest range with target berms @ 25, 50, 100 and 200; another HP range w/...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    A narrow set of tweezers has worked for me....

    A narrow set of tweezers has worked for me. Manipulate the GC as suggested and they can be eased out without any damage to the GC.
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    "Harbor Freight dual drum for about $50 or so" ...

    "Harbor Freight dual drum for about $50 or so"

    That's what I use. Purrs right along and has for about 5 years.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I usually only do small batches too, but then I'm...

    I usually only do small batches too, but then I'm only going through 75-120 rds a month or so. I usually try to do 150 -200 keepers per session from a 10 lb Lee bottom pour. That's about all it can...
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    Thanks, AZ.

    Thanks, AZ.
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    Need an explaination on Lyman M dies

    Loading for milsurp rifles using boolits sized .266, .310, .312, (for now) and .314 soon. Lyman M dies apparently come .26 cal, 30 cal, short & long, as well as 31 cal.....
    For those size...
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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