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A large, outdoor shooting range I’ve used for years has tall, dirt berms for backstops. They are possibly 20 feet in height.

The berms are tall enough that various shooting clubs...

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Call me old … I am … but for many decades I relied heavily on scrap wheel weights from service stations and tire shops. They were happy to give away the used ones.

Nowadays? One...

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Some bit of time back I bot a couple of 25lb bags of used (reclaimed) shot from, if memory serves, RotoMetals.

It was dirty and needed to be washed (as their advertisement clearly...

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In response to the question about a bayonet on a Martini-Henry … Yes.

Find the great movie “Zulu” on a streaming channel or excerpts in YouTube. Indeed those Martini-Henry’s...

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My sincere admiration to those capable individuals who form 25-20 from 32-20. Have read articles on it. Watched U-Tube videos on it … BUT … no luck trying it myself. Was fortunate some...

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I hear ya. Rims on 24 gauge slip out of the shell holder more often than I like. Have on occasion, with language not used since Army days, had to unscrew the decapping pin and use a...

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Enjoyed reading the posts. Picked up some good info. In my Snider I have used 24 gauge brass and actual factory 577 brass (Jamison and other makes). An issue with 24 gauge brass, at...

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Hmmm … I prefer to use cracked corn to feed wild birds. They must like it. Never had a complaint.

I too find that ground corn cobs (i.e. hamster bedding) is both cheap and very...

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Thanks to those on this Forum and another who referred me to alloy calculators. Alas they brot more confusion than enlightenment.

Found my answer on an internet search. Two parts...

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Hoping this isn’t too novice a question and hope some good person will have some input.

Background: I grew up in a casting world where wheel weights were abundant and often free for...

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Enjoyed reading your Post and the responses. I’m definitely a 44-40 enthusiast having owned period Winchester 73 since early 1980’s but haven’t hunted with it ... shoot it for fun and...

Concur with several of the Pards about verifying with a gunsmith that the shootin’ iron is safe for normal use and then repair/replace missing or damaged parts ... and then leave it in its...

Take a look at "keyhole's" posting above.

Ditto with my results but with a twist. I used the Lee mould and their sizing die. Cast the bullets of linotype, tumble lubed 'em with liquid alox, and...

Concur with the other Pards on going with what works for ya. I prefer longer barreled pistols and tell myself the longer sight radius and heavier weight makes 'em steadier. Howsomeever, there have...

SPF for the 38-40 dies. 44 Mag/44 Special still available.

SPF for the 25-20 dies/handles. Other stuff still available.

12/04/2017 All die sets now Sold Pending Funds!

In the event anyone is interested, I just entered Posts in Swappin and Sellin for NIB Lyman 310 die sets for 44 Magnum, for 38-40 WCF, and an...

Just a quick shout-out to Rotometals. Have seen their advert on the masthead of the CAST BOOLITS site and, as I was in need of some linotype. Use it in pure form for high-power rifle and mag pistol...

Hey Grmps

Thanks for the tip. Took a look at the Los Angeles Silhouette Club's site. Truly a wealth of information.

Fort Reno Kid

You'll never forget your first bucket of wheel weights.

I wish you many happy more!

Fort Reno Kid

Not to elaborate too much on the comments from other Pards, but concur with so many that my Lee ingot mold has given faithful service for decades.

Have you sent the broken mold back to Lee? No...

What the other guys said.

Bot a Lee universal decapping die years ago and it has given absolutely yeoman service. Never an issue with it. Frequently go to the extra step of starting with it so...

If anyone interested I've listed a set of 310 dies w/handles in 44-40 in the "Swappin and Sellin" section. Full details there.

Attn moderator: would appreciate your consideration in my placement...

RGrosz

Right you are, Pard. Some of the city slickers suggested simply feeding the cows the cheapest, lowest cost ingredient to reduce costs to a minimum (b-school thinking taken to the lowest...

Hey Lightman

I'd say you have a problem. But, no worries. Your problem is the best kind: a good problem. You have so many alternatives, each is probably good in it's own way, and lots of...