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    WTB 9.3 (.368 dia) mold

    WTB 9.3 (.368 dia) mold

    looking for plain based 200-300gr
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    I'll do the last one. 4. NOE ARB001 308-130-RNBT...

    I'll do the last one. 4. NOE ARB001 308-130-RNBT
    Send me a PM with where to send $.
    thanks,
    Timothy Kuntz
  3. WTB CH swage-o-matic 32 caliber and 375 caliber DIES

    WTB CH swage-o-matic 32 caliber and 375 caliber DIES
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    Who makes 17-221 from (221/223)

    Looking for a source of 17-221 brass. (Several hundreds should do it).
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    I'll look tonight when I get off work....

    I'll look tonight when I get off work....
  6. Thread: WTB 25-20SS Dies

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    WTB 25-20SS Dies

    Looking for used set. Full length sizer at a minimum.
    25-20SINGLE SHOT (not WIN)

    thanks,
    Tim K

    coehorn@gmail.com
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    WTB 25-20SS Dies

    Will consider a set.
    I NEED the full-length sizing die (25-20 SINGLE SHOT - not 25-20WIN aka repeater)

    THANKS,

    Tim K
    (posting as trk)
    (aka Cat_Whisperer)

    (yes, I already know where I can...
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    Handles better than expected! Good balance. ...

    Handles better than expected! Good balance. Need to add front sight ramp.
    Have done nothing other than trimmed off the stock with the band saw.
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    Thanks for bumping this up! The bbl that I got I...

    Thanks for bumping this up! The bbl that I got I purchased from Mr Quackenbush (the air rifle guy). I thought is was for the Mauser but it wasn't... Long story.

    I had a gunsmith put it on a...
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    I do my first melt, when rendering range scrap,...

    I do my first melt, when rendering range scrap, with a propane weedburner. By putting a 4" wide channel iron at a 45 degree angle - with the bottom into an iron pot or frying pan - it is easy to...
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    keep us posted. I shoot the R#1 and an 1885...

    keep us posted. I shoot the R#1 and an 1885 Winchester that shoot it. My interest is accuracy, at 100 then at 200 yds. Plain based, of course.
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    If you state the rules BEFORE the games starts,...

    If you state the rules BEFORE the games starts, ANYTHING you do is FAIR.

    The more I smelt WW, the more I consider BUYING (buy is a 4 letter word) components.
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    Thanks for posting the link - I'd gotten some at...

    Thanks for posting the link - I'd gotten some at YARD SALES - not a dependable source when you want more!
  14. Thread: Pouring bullets

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    I do both ladle and bottom pour. Larger moulds...

    I do both ladle and bottom pour.

    Larger moulds are easier to fill if you have a large flow of alloy. Easy to do with ladle, must adjust flow rate on bottom pour.

    It really becomes obvious on...
  15. Thread: ? about zinc

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    Zinc can be cast. BUT you have to get it...

    Zinc can be cast. BUT you have to get it right-much hot. Not easy. For a few dummy rounds you might consider TIN. Easy to cast into a COLD mould. Perfect bullets, but they take forever to cool....
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    I use Unique (about 10 gr) in the .405 Winchester...

    I use Unique (about 10 gr) in the .405 Winchester behind a 40-300 rcbs bullet.
    To ensure consistent ignition AND CLEAN burning I use a 3/4" square of paper towel pushed 1/2 way between bullet and...
  17. Hey Grumpy - Where in Virginia? I live in...

    Hey Grumpy -
    Where in Virginia? I live in Pulaski.
    I agree with Kermit, ASSRA is focused on single shots and accuracy!
    There a quite a few of us scattered around the commonwealth.
    Tim K
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    I use one of three or four lubes - depending on...

    I use one of three or four lubes - depending on the size of the case and the temperature.

    I apply these with my fingers.

    Small cases - 50/50 mix of paraffin and Vaseline.

    Neat's-foot oil....
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I live just down the road from the Radford Army...

    I live just down the road from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant where powder is made in huge quantities.

    All powders are blended blended and blended more.

    It is in order to make each batch...
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    Yup it's the standard ingot from Linotype. What...

    Yup it's the standard ingot from Linotype.
    What was cast in it is a guess. I have both pure lead and lino.
    Good price.
    Should weigh about 21-22 lbs; pure lead more.
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    Tin - under 10 cents a pound as scrap solder. WW...

    Tin - under 10 cents a pound as scrap solder.
    WW - $20 a 5 gallon bucket.
    'pure' lead 75 cents a pound.
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    For smelting I use two devices. First a $5...

    For smelting I use two devices. First a $5 yard-sale turkey frier and Second, a harbor frieght weed burner.

    Fill the iron pot, put the fryer on high and directly melt the WW or other alloy (I...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Larger in diameter and shallower in depth is...

    Larger in diameter and shallower in depth is good. (more surface area and less vertical distance for crud to float up (with stirring) and get captured by the flux.)
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    Hmmmm. Two of the three times I met Bill...

    Hmmmm. Two of the three times I met Bill Alexander were at the range. He was testing the Beowulf for accuracy, pressure and velocity for a wide variety of loads - FOR CAST bullets. This was over...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    So what loads are y'all using? (Now that I have...

    So what loads are y'all using? (Now that I have a 50 Beowulf.) Which (cast) bullets?
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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