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    Thanks Wayne. I've never been up close to one...

    Thanks Wayne.

    I've never been up close to one of these, so before I made my own I am checking to see if there is anything unique about an original handle and grip. I'm probably over-thinking...
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    I just bought a tru-line jr at auction last week....

    I just bought a tru-line jr at auction last week. It has the newer linkage style and I'm real happy to have it. Paid 40 bucks with some odd caliber rifle dies I'll likely never use. The Lyman 55...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I just looked at satellite pics of Spy Island. ...

    I just looked at satellite pics of Spy Island. Man, you are up there. I wish I had pushed further North when I was up that way forty (million) years ago........
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    Thank you Gary. It turns out we had one that was...

    Thank you Gary. It turns out we had one that was recalled, and one that wasn't. Thanks again for the heads up.
  5. Thread: SAECO Mould #050

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    The new mould came today

    And boy do I like it. I have no experience to back up my opinion, but mechanically I think this thing is in pretty good shape.

    Given some time and enough reading, I expect to put this mould to...
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    About 20 years ago I was at a week-long boy scout...

    About 20 years ago I was at a week-long boy scout camp and took some scouts to the rifle range with a pocket full of quarters. The range boss mentioned that I should try shooting lefty and I argued...
  7. Thread: SAECO Mould #050

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    Yeah, I sent the guy 85 bucks. We'll see how I...

    Yeah, I sent the guy 85 bucks. We'll see how I did. Thank you though for all the wisdom. Umm....but no listing of Saeco numbers stashed away somewhere?

    BZimm
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    SAECO Mould #050

    I want you folks to know that I have looked and looked for a reference to SAECO mould numbers and I have come here as a rookie because I don't want to lose an opportunity to buy an older four cavity...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    8 - 10 pounds.

    8 - 10 pounds.
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    Well guys, my scale on the fly has always been a...

    Well guys, my scale on the fly has always been a bag of sugar. I met the guy in a Burger King parking lot in Mackinaw City Michigan and brought home two bags of sugar for 35 bucks. I've been part...
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    Crude test for Pewter? Help Please.......

    I would not normally barge in like this without loads of research, but I have an opportunity and I need some help.....

    I ran into a listing on Craigslist offering several pieces of Pewter just...
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    It seems to me that muffin tins are the way to...

    It seems to me that muffin tins are the way to go. Having never done this before that is my outside-in assessment.

    But for a buck apiece I had to have them. Thanks again.

    BZimm
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    Very Much Thank You All. Instinctively, I knew...

    Very Much Thank You All.

    Instinctively, I knew it was ok to use. But I wanted some knowledge from the field.

    They are (in my opinion) a very thick casting. I think they'll be fine.
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    (S)melting raw material

    Good Morning, I have been accumulating raw material toward someday casting projectiles, probably for handgun loading. I was in a second-hand store yesterday and brought home two "cornbread" molds...
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  16. My S&W Highway Patrolman. Two calibers right? ...

    My S&W Highway Patrolman. Two calibers right?

    My Glock 23 with 9mm, .40 cal and 357Sig barrels. Three calibers right?

    Two very reliable guns and FIVE caliber options.

    Do I win?
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    Yeah, I'm learning that the material itself is...

    Yeah, I'm learning that the material itself is absolutely worth having in my barn rather than his, but honestly I'm drooling over what the equipment might be. Just the sound of it lights me up. I...
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    Second Post I have an opportunity....

    Good Morning. First off, I don't cast boolits (yet). I am new to this aspect of shooting and reloading and I am reading and reading and reading some more. I have been collecting COWW and sorting...
  19. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: I'm in the research phase of my first (real) post...

    I'm in the research phase of my first (real) post to this board. I don't know enough yet to please myself with the answer. I had a prof' a million years ago that would not even recognize an...
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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