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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Pull a bullet and check your size again to make...

    Pull a bullet and check your size again to make sure you aren't sizing the bullet back down with the case. I ran into this and had to change out the expander plug on my Lee 9mm die to a .38 s&w. ...
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    Accurate Mold for 9mm

    I'm looking at the 35-147Y mold from Accurate with the intention of Hi-Tek coating a pretty large run of bullets to feed my 3 gun and USPSA habit. Does anyone have any experience with that design? ...
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    It's a standard lube groove mold.

    It's a standard lube groove mold.
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    Barrel slugs at .3555 and the factory crimp die...

    Barrel slugs at .3555 and the factory crimp die is knocking it back to .3560-.3565 from the
    .3575 it started at.
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    Tumbling problems

    I an having problems with bullets tumbling from a Springfield xd 9mm. The bullets are Lee 120 TC ES powder coated harbor freight red and sized .357 with a Lee push through sizer. I am pretty sure I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    My best friend's dad had one of those back in the...

    My best friend's dad had one of those back in the day. He turned it into a rock crawler. They are an impressive machine. He could drive that thing places that you wouldn't think were possible. I...
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    I just realized that I had never updated this...

    I just realized that I had never updated this thread. I still don't know if it was the barrel or the powder coat that caused it, but Springfield made it right. They said send it in and they would...
  8. I was one of the guys that posted on here about...

    I was one of the guys that posted on here about having problems with the Harbor Freight matte black. After several thousand rounds through a Springfield XD 9mm the first .75" of the rifling was gone...
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    Yep, bronze brush wrapped in copper scouring pad.

    Yep, bronze brush wrapped in copper scouring pad.
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    It's going to be a fun test all right. When was...

    It's going to be a fun test all right. When was the last time you had to burn up ammo just to get rid of it? I checked this afternoon and while it won't be winning any bench rest matches the wife...
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    These rounds were all loaded with 3.9 grains of...

    These rounds were all loaded with 3.9 grains of Winchester 231. Like I said above the bullets don't seem abrasive, but that doesn't change the fact that the barrel is ruined. I went after it again...
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    I rubbed some of the loaded rounds against my...

    I rubbed some of the loaded rounds against my finger and they sure don't seem abrasive. Not taking any hide off anyway.
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    I've only bought two bottles of the black powder....

    I've only bought two bottles of the black powder. The first one was when I bought my setup a little over a year and a half ago. No telling how long it set on the shelf before I bought it. The last...
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    I've put several hundred strokes on this barrel...

    I've put several hundred strokes on this barrel with the brush wrapped so tight you could hardly start it and have seen no change in the appearance of the bore. I'm going to work on it some more...
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    That and several thousand pounds of pressure.

    That and several thousand pounds of pressure.
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    As far as I can tell the sizer is fine.

    As far as I can tell the sizer is fine.
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    I was using the electrostatic method with the...

    I was using the electrostatic method with the harbor freight gun, and sizing to .357 with a Lee push through sizer.
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    No, I have two of the same pistol. Mine is in...

    No, I have two of the same pistol. Mine is in semi-retirement since I started shooting the STI. I pulled it out to compare and it is an obvious difference. I would try to put up a picture but...
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    Done with harbor freight black

    I have been casting for awhile and powder coating for about a year and a half. I started out with the hf red with okay results and when that ran out went to the hf matte black. That is turning out...
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    I have to side with the old welder. I just wear...

    I have to side with the old welder. I just wear a long sleeve denim shirt, jeans and good boots. I also wear good fitting leather gloves for both welding and casting/smelting. They give good...
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    Forum: Our Town

    My uncle passed away several years ago. He was...

    My uncle passed away several years ago. He was medically retired from the Navy after 23 years as a Lt. JG. We knew that he had been in Vietnam as an elisted man and had later gone to OCS. A few...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Speaking from painful experience, stay a way from...

    Speaking from painful experience, stay a way from the electronic locks. I had to pay to have one drilled and a new lock installed after stupidly changing the battery with the door closed. My father...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I picked up a couple of pounds of 231 a couple of...

    I picked up a couple of pounds of 231 a couple of weeks ago. I sat up so fast in the chair when I saw it on their facebook page my wife thought I was hurt. It was at my local gun shop that was nice...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I really enjoyed your last book. I bet this one...

    I really enjoyed your last book. I bet this one will be just as good. I will be ordering the Kindle edition as soon as I get out where I have service on my phone. Thanks!
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    "The advantgage is you can put down pressure on...

    "The advantgage is you can put down pressure on the auger with the loader frame."

    That is the biggest disadvantage to using an auger on the back of a tractor. If you are going to have to buy...
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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