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    I started reloading in 1971 I think it was (to...

    I started reloading in 1971 I think it was (to save money). I have been in the process of going broke saving money ever since
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    In the mid 1980s, te big shop in Sydney had a...

    In the mid 1980s, te big shop in Sydney had a 7mm/08 788 in the window for a couple of years. I was in a stage of poverty with kids, trying to buy a house, etc and couldn't afford it. I told a mate...
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    Smith and Wesson 686 4" Bbl. I have been using a...

    Smith and Wesson 686 4" Bbl.
    I have been using a 586 6" Bbl since the mid 80s, represented the Department with it, but always hankered for a blued 4". The importers rarely import blued handguns into...
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    We call them poacher's guns here as they were...

    We call them poacher's guns here as they were designed to fold up and be hidden under a coat.
    Sometimes called bicycle guns as poachers would pop a pheasant or other small game, tuck kill and gun...
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    Those old Rugers are nice. I have a 300WM (sans...

    Those old Rugers are nice. I have a 300WM (sans sights unfortunately), which will plonk the first three shot of anything I feed it into a group where the three rounds are touching.
    It was a rifle I...
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    I knew an old WW2 veteran who had fought the...

    I knew an old WW2 veteran who had fought the Japanese in New Guinea, Borneo and the Dutch East Indies. He was in my Father's Battalion
    (2/14th) was an avid hunter here in Australia.
    He had a nice...
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    I have this exact rifle (carbine?). It is a match...

    I have this exact rifle (carbine?). It is a match for my Ruger American Compact in 223.
    I am undecided as to what scope to mount to it. My Leupold 1.5 - 5 (or 4?) VariX111 is looking good at this...
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    Smokin!!!! That will send pills wayyyyyyyyyyy out...

    Smokin!!!! That will send pills wayyyyyyyyyyy out there!
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    As well as a better finish on the Winchesters,...

    As well as a better finish on the Winchesters, they only made a fraction of the numbers that Remington and Eddystone made. I have the figures somewhere, the Eddystones were the most prolific by a...
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    You haven't mentioned what version it is. I...

    You haven't mentioned what version it is.
    I don't know about the US, but in Ausralia they are pretty common. Eddystones are like bottoms, everyone has one and they don't bring good dollars (even...
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    A great find! I carried a 10-5 for 23 1/2 years...

    A great find!
    I carried a 10-5 for 23 1/2 years in the prison service. I'm retired now and have my own. It was as new, but carried in a holster for decades (Security Guard's sidearm) and has been...
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    I had one and it was brilliant. Weird thing is it...

    I had one and it was brilliant. Weird thing is it like the Chinese ammo best. I never got round to casting for it as I was gifted several thousand rounds of the stuff.
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    An interesting revolver. I one picked up a 10.5"...

    An interesting revolver.
    I one picked up a 10.5" Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44Mag.
    there was only one way I could fit it in my small handgun safe, and it would occasionally set the alarm off....
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    That's good to know, I will have to get my moulds...

    That's good to know, I will have to get my moulds out and dusted off, haha.
    I have several group buy moulds, one I loaned to a friend, drops almost 200Gn boolits, he called them cruise missiles.
    I...
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    It appears that they make the Ranch version in...

    It appears that they make the Ranch version in 223 with a Bbl slightly over 16" but the 204 in the Predator version (I think that was it) in 204 has a 22" Bbl.
    The 204 in the compact probably didn't...
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    The 788s are great rifles. I have two, a 222 and...

    The 788s are great rifles.
    I have two, a 222 and a 22/250, both very accurate.

    I was in a friend's gun shop in Sydney years ago and he was ordering stock off the Remington sales rep. He wanted...
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    HaHa! I bought my Late Wife a Rossi Gallery gun...

    HaHa! I bought my Late Wife a Rossi Gallery gun in te mid 60s when we first got together. I wanted to make 100% sure she was cool with shooting.
    She loved it and treasured it.
    The dang thing...
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    Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are...

    Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are the way to go I feel as well.
    The arched housings came out in 1924 from memory to solve the problem of the 1911 shoting low in most hands.
    Suddenly...
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    Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are...

    Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are the way to go I feel as well.
    The arched housings came out in 1924 from memory to solve the problem of the 1911 shoting low in most hands.
    Suddenly...
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    An invisible photo, but you need a mounting plate...

    An invisible photo, but you need a mounting plate from Central.
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    HaHa! I'm the same with Vacuum Flasks. One of my...

    HaHa! I'm the same with Vacuum Flasks.
    One of my first jobs was in a big, old fashioned Department store as a sales assistant.
    We sold lots of Thermos brand vacuum flasks (English brand great...
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    Ibought a Coleman G+Feather stove and lantern...

    Ibought a Coleman G+Feather stove and lantern years ago from a camping store in Sydney.
    I asked about fuel and the owner said I could use gasoline (we call it petrol here), but it was a bit sooty....
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    Sticky: I thought that was was the bag of shop rags was...

    I thought that was was the bag of shop rags was for! HaHa!
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    Sticky: That would work well, but you'd want to stop...

    That would work well, but you'd want to stop using it an hour or so before bedtime, the blue light would interfere with your sleep.
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    That will sit well atop of it. I have a couple...

    That will sit well atop of it.
    I have a couple of Ruger American Compacts (223, 308) and was thinking of Timney Triggers. The cheapest I have found them at is $AU440!!!!!! I might be doing a DIY job...
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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