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    Wind a tighter coil, you can use less voltage,...

    Wind a tighter coil, you can use less voltage, but current will go up. The current load is dependent on what you put in the coil. A .223 case will not pull as much current as a 45-70 or WSM case. ...
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    This annealer stuff's pretty benign, since it's...

    This annealer stuff's pretty benign, since it's usually 24-36 volts DC input; not much risk IMO. And yes, the work coil is water cooled as well as the high-current electronic components, e.g. the...
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    It's sort of a homemade "hand tool" and I use it...

    It's sort of a homemade "hand tool" and I use it pretty regularly, so here's my induction brass annealer in action. I'll get around to putting it in a snazzy little enclosure one of those days I...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If you can't understand why people use fillers,...

    If you can't understand why people use fillers, can you understand that some people have different objectives than you? This entire forum and activities discussed here have nothing to do with...
  5. Thread: CB in Glocks

    by McFred
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    Works for me. ...

    Works for me.

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?404702-LEE-358-125-RF-in-357-SIG

    https://i.postimg.cc/V6MsPcZq/castG31.jpg
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I'm tuned in. Accuracy? Difference in pressure...

    I'm tuned in. Accuracy? Difference in pressure indications? Larger sample size?
  7. Maybe this'll help:...

    Maybe this'll help:
    https://www.castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?236689-9x33R-Whisper-250g/

    Some of those loads might work in pistols too.
  8. Thread: 357 SIg

    by McFred
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    I don't think anyone advocated him using .357 Mag...

    I don't think anyone advocated him using .357 Mag data, and I have no gripe with people stating that. I do take issue with everyone else treating a new forum member like an incompetent or child. ...
  9. Thread: 357 SIg

    by McFred
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    Penrosepete, Good for you! I'm glad you've...

    Penrosepete, Good for you! I'm glad you've already went and discovered for yourself what some people here never will.

    The rest of you naysayers are weird and supremely narrow minded. Why are you...
  10. Thread: 357 SIg

    by McFred
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    Yes, you can. I suspect you will have issues...

    Yes, you can. I suspect you will have issues with feeding a flat/stubby projectile from a magazine in an autoloading pistol. Subsequently, bullet set-back would be a concern depending on load.
    ...
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    Yes. Chemistry/physics: pV=nRT e.g...

    Yes.

    Chemistry/physics:

    pV=nRT

    e.g Ideal Gas Law

    For a given load, you can offset/compensate the peak pressure by pushing the bullet back into the case for a shorter overall length...
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    Being such a specific and unique application, is...

    Being such a specific and unique application, is why I was surprised by the lack of context included in Cap'n Morgan's original post, and why I included the link. The CB community's utter dismissal...
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    Why ask the question without context when it...

    Why ask the question without context when it permits such opportunity for speculation?

    Was it this thread?
    http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9421043/m/9481094362

    If it was...
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    Thanks for posting up, guy_with_boolits. It's...

    Thanks for posting up, guy_with_boolits. It's nice to see what other people do in their garages.

    I've thought about using my reloading press, a ball bearing, a weight on the press lever, and a...
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    In the circles I frequent, Contenders were never...

    In the circles I frequent, Contenders were never a hot topic. Though they have a following in some of the rimfire/cast centerfire silhouette matches. Their popularity probably has to do with the...
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    SOFM's right, it's easy: lube the cases, single...

    SOFM's right, it's easy: lube the cases, single pass into a 357Sig FL sizer and you're done.

    You do have an already short case neck a little shorter, but you can work around that.
  17. You're right! Maybe it doesn't matter. :D If it...

    You're right! Maybe it doesn't matter. :D If it does then there are variety of options to work around it.

    It looks like Calhoun still offers modified factory handles on his website:
    ...
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    That's a nice sentiment, and I'd like to agree,...

    That's a nice sentiment, and I'd like to agree, but do you really trust your government to hold property in the interest of hunters? Are you unaware of what the new "progressive" regime has planned...
  19. Ajohns, your information on the handle...

    Ajohns, your information on the handle height/ocular interference is dated. Older 527s have that issue, anything newer than ~2012 production that issue has been "fixed" by CZ. 6.5 Grendel is a...
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    So how's about those 65gr hollow base Lehighs? ...

    So how's about those 65gr hollow base Lehighs? 3500 fps? Maybe more?!? :D
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    Haha. I think you used "enough gun." You...

    Haha. I think you used "enough gun." You probably could have used a sidearm at 11 yards and saved some meat. :)
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    I haven't tested extensively with a lot of...

    I haven't tested extensively with a lot of alloys/moulds/powders, but I found a combination that works in my factory glock barrel:
    ...
  23. Thread: Old Powder

    by McFred
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    Not that all powders are created equally, but it...

    Not that all powders are created equally, but it is certainly impessive how it can stand the test of time.

    I recently finished shooting up a cardboard can of Hercules Unique. It did not...
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    Sticky: The other day I cleaned up some, organized...

    The other day I cleaned up some, organized powder/components, and sold some duplicate sizing dies.
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    Meat is meat. If you're "hunting" for the...

    Meat is meat. If you're "hunting" for the thrill, you should go chase down your quarry with a pointy stick for the "sport." Some people kill animals to eat, not for the challenge, so reserve your...
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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