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    I'm a longtime fan of the heavy-for-caliber 200gr...

    I'm a longtime fan of the heavy-for-caliber 200gr boolit in the 38 Special. So, 15 or so years ago I did a bit of testing of that boolit in my then-new 357 Ruger 101 with a 2.25" barrel that I had...
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    It was the Lee Loader that got me into...

    It was the Lee Loader that got me into handloading in the 1960s. It seems I paid around ten bucks each. I have a number of them in different calibers and still use them.

    The only real complaint I...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    For the past 15 years or so I've loaded my 38...

    For the past 15 years or so I've loaded my 38 Special cases with the 200-grain boolits out of a Lyman 358430.

    My loads are mild and accurate at self-defense ranges from my concealed-carry choice,...
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    bcp477, that is comforting information. One...

    bcp477, that is comforting information.

    One of the big fears I had was inconsistent paper patched tails.

    As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. The fact that somewhat inconsistent...
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    Montana Charlie, thanks for that great and...

    Montana Charlie, thanks for that great and thoughtful explanation. Your logic is clear. It would be interesting to see stop-frame photography of a fired paperpatched bullet.

    I have been casting...
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    If this gun had been available when I bought my...

    If this gun had been available when I bought my SP101 .357 I probably would have bought it. The reason is strictly weight.

    Certainly, plastic-type materials are not "traditional." But they are...
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    With other forms of bullet making, we are told...

    With other forms of bullet making, we are told that one of the most important steps to accuracy is to assure the base of the bullet is flat and perfected. The rationale is that the gasses pushing on...
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    I've see several articles through the years about...

    I've see several articles through the years about the effectiveness of the 200-grain lead bullet in the .38. They were sometimes called "man-stoppers."

    Ironically, when the long .38 bullet is...
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    I've had a .30-30 and presently have a 12 gauge...

    I've had a .30-30 and presently have a 12 gauge and two .45-70s. None has ever opened on me during the past 40 years.

    I also have a Thompson-Center Contender, and although it has never opened on...
  10. Thread: 45-70 bullets

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    44man, regarding the velocity vs killing speed,...

    44man, regarding the velocity vs killing speed, could the problem be this: A faster hardcast is more fully stabilized when and after it hits hide, meat and bone than a slower bullet.

    Thus, the...
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    Wow, I haven't been around these parts since last...

    Wow, I haven't been around these parts since last March and what do I find, my old post.

    I last used my 11.4x74R wildcat Contender on a deer hunt last year. I killed a buck. I think it was a four...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have read on airgun forums that pellets are...

    I have read on airgun forums that pellets are made from lead wire by some sort of punch machine. They make airgun pellets by the billions. Casting would slow things down considerably. On the airgun...
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    I killed a 140-pound whitetail buck last year...

    I killed a 140-pound whitetail buck last year with a .45 Lasercast going about 900 fps from a 45/410 10-inch barrel. It entered behind the shoulder and exited without apparent expansion. The buck...
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    I often use polyester filler cut from sheets in...

    I often use polyester filler cut from sheets in my cast bullet loads with fine results.

    However, I have found in one .45-caliber, big-case wildcat load that I put too much filler in the formula,...
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    I regularly shoot .22 long rifles into a steel...

    I regularly shoot .22 long rifles into a steel bullet trap made for those rounds. The back of the trap is angled steel.

    The only thing left at the bottom of the trap is lead powder. I've never...
  16. Ted, that is a storytelling masterpiece. Thanks...

    Ted, that is a storytelling masterpiece. Thanks for sharing your little adventure with such flare. Mark Twain couldn't have done a better job.
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    Buckshot, you're my hero! You were the one to...

    Buckshot, you're my hero! You were the one to post the pictures last year, and then again this year. Man, you're the greatest.

    About the dies, I believe the threads mention I'm using regular .45...
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    Try this link, buys. The last message has a link...

    Try this link, buys. The last message has a link to pictures, too.

    http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/smf/index.php/topic,73740.0.html
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    Hi 45 nut. Somewhere in the archives I believe...

    Hi 45 nut. Somewhere in the archives I believe there is a discussion and pictures from last year. I am computer illiterate, so someone had to post them for me.

    I bought the brass from Midway, I...
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    First Kill with 11.4x74R Wildcat Contender

    A year or so ago I developed a wildcat for my 10-inch .45/410 Contender barrel using the longest brass case I could find to fit into the long chamber of the .45/410, the 9.3x74R European round....
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    I didn't have an opportunity to use those...

    I didn't have an opportunity to use those cigar-sized cases on game last year, but I probably will use them this year. Just too many things going on last year.

    I checked my shooting log and found...
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    Hey, Buckshot, thanks for posting the pictures...

    Hey, Buckshot, thanks for posting the pictures for me, especially at 1:33 in the morning. Wow...what dedication to the casting community! You da man!

    Lar45, sorry it took so long to get to your...
  23. Thread: BHN and Pressure

    by MikeP
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    Modern Reloading, Second Edition, by Richard Lee,...

    Modern Reloading, Second Edition, by Richard Lee, contains Chapter 10 entitled "Matching Bullet Metal to Chamber Pressures." This is the chapter in which Lee discusses the issue, on pages 129 - 139.
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    by MikeP
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    Lee's second-edition reloading manual, the...

    Lee's second-edition reloading manual, the current one, has a great discussion of all this, including a chart showning pressure limits vs BHN factors.
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    It appears the .405 is shorter than desirable, at...

    It appears the .405 is shorter than desirable, at 2.58 inches, since the 9.3x74R is 2.94 inches long. In the Contender 45/410 chamber, size does matter.
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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