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    Return of llib esol

    Back in the saddle again! There are some final touches to do, but the demise of the NVcurmudgen is terribly over stated. The title will be led to in the last two words of the title. Still stuck in...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Dutchman, I have a number of Lyman/Ideal moulds...

    Dutchman, I have a number of Lyman/Ideal moulds and never had my hands on a bad one. The total experience I have in 6.5 was borrowing a 266469 and the other recently listed 160 gr. bullet. I...
  3. Forum: Our Town

    I was a customer at Bob Chow's back in the...

    I was a customer at Bob Chow's back in the sixties. Also, as a Bay Area resident, I was a customer of Goodsell-Siegel in Oakland which dated from 1943 and is also long gone by the same technique...
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    As a shooter of both .30/40 and .303 I have the...

    As a shooter of both .30/40 and .303 I have the luxury of having both cartridges with "proper" head stamps. As my .303 inventory of cases is generous and my .30/40 case inventory is less than 200, I...
  5. Forum: Our Town

    What will LCDR White be charged with, saving...

    What will LCDR White be charged with, saving lives without asking "Mother may I?" Not the Navy I served in. Hope he gets a good civilian job, his Navy career is over.
  6. Forum: Cast Boolits

    There are stickies showing exactly how to cast SP...

    There are stickies showing exactly how to cast SP bullets by the late Bruce Bannister. Go to advanced search, search for "casting soft point bullets" and use author name BruceB. There are five...
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    Bruce Bannister has passed on

    Bruce Bannister, one of the foundations of Shooters, Aimoo , and Cast Boolits has passed on. I got the word from his daughter, Kim. Bruce was in the hospital for several ailments. My wife, Fran...
  8. Forum: Cast Boolits

    RCBS 35-200 FP is great in both my 336A .35 Rem....

    RCBS 35-200 FP is great in both my 336A .35 Rem. and my Lilja rebarreled early Ruger 77 .35 Whelen. The scoped Whelen groups well under 2" @ 100, and the iron sight 336A is a consistent 1.5" rifle @...
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    Four Fingers, ...

    Four Fingers, I have an 1894 CL...
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    Sorry

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    I have a piece of plywood about 4" X 4" with a...

    I have a piece of plywood about 4" X 4" with a small squarish pill bottle screwed on. With a little shim paper the Bullplate is secure. Still, one bottle of Bullplate is never enough, so now I have...
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    That's good accuracy from your JC Higgins. I...

    That's good accuracy from your JC Higgins. I have shot nine five shot groups in my JC Higgins 51L (the improved small ring Swedish Mauser that replaced the 50 for an average of 1.825" at 100 yd. ...
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    I have owned only three 99's in the last 54...

    I have owned only three 99's in the last 54 years, which certainly does not make me an expert. I had a 1960 99R .250/3000, a later 99-.358 that had the cool wide forearm, and a 1949 EG in .300...
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    One of my friends had a copy of "Why Not Load...

    One of my friends had a copy of "Why Not Load Your Own" when we set out to teach ourselves about this mysterious handloading in 1959. We managed to teach ourselves without getting hurt, thanks to...
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    Forum: Our Town

    In my limited use of Gunbroker, in which I sold...

    In my limited use of Gunbroker, in which I sold two firearms, bought two firearms and a set of dies, everything has gone like clockwork. Everyone I dealt with whether dealer or "just gun nuts" like...
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    I loaded .300 H&H and .375 H&H with no trouble in...

    I loaded .300 H&H and .375 H&H with no trouble in my Junior press. Don't know the suffix no. but I bought it in 1963. After zillions loaded by 1988 I wrote RCBS and asked if a wobbly ram hurt. ...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Since the controversy about "Remlin" rifles...

    Since the controversy about "Remlin" rifles began, my trusty gun browsing friend and I have been examining every Marlin rifle with Remington proofmarks we could find in the Carson City/Reno area. ...
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    You are definitely on the right track with making...

    You are definitely on the right track with making the brass fit the chamber. Don't know why too many users blame excessive headspace instead of large chambers that make for sure chambering with...
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    Char-Gar, my one resident RCBS press is a RS 3...

    Char-Gar, my one resident RCBS press is a RS 3 that was given to me by RCBS in 1988. It has 88 stamped into the top of the press right next to the die hole. I believe that I have cracked the code! ...
  20. Thread: Ncbs 2014

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    BruceF, I got the trophies all put together...

    BruceF, I got the trophies all put together yesterday. Also have two boxes of drilled clay targets and various odds and ends of NCBS equipment, including BruceB's leader board and buckshot's loud...
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    Felix, you've been an inspiration for your CB...

    Felix, you've been an inspiration for your CB knowledge, and as a gentleman. Go with God, and we take great comfort that you are a Christian. Bill and Fran Lose
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    Seconding BruceB's post. it's been about seven...

    Seconding BruceB's post. it's been about seven years since CobbMTMac and I went to a CROTW show and were underwhelmed. That one was staged in a wide aisle, with dimbulb lighting and was miniscule. ...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Been lusting for the Henry .45/70 since I saw one...

    Been lusting for the Henry .45/70 since I saw one about two months ago. Henry sure paid the ultimate compliment to Marlin as most of the action is very Marlin. Features I liked were the .22 RF...
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    I have a Hornady pistol measure that looks...

    I have a Hornady pistol measure that looks exactly like your picture. I like it very much and use it for most pistol loads. Mine came from Midway at least fifteen years ago, but the measures are no...
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    Forum: Our Town

    As others have said, I de-squish all I can,...

    As others have said, I de-squish all I can, especially LC. I'm beginning to think it's the best. As semis and full autos tend to be a little rough on brass, every case gets the bent wire test EVERY...
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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