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    Thanks for the comments fellows. I have pictures...

    Thanks for the comments fellows. I have pictures but haven’t been able to figure out how to post them.Did talk to an elderly retired gunsmith who thought that when T/C made the plain flat side...
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    Early T/C Contender action identification

    I have inherited a 4 digest serial number Contender action. The left side is etched with a jack rabbit and the right side with a coyote howling at the moon. Both figures surrounded by filigree....
  3. Thread: Teflon lube

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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Teflon lube

    I have read a lot of comments concerning wrapping cast boolits with plumbers tape. What I have not read, is after rapping twice running the bullet through a sizing die. I do that at the same time I...
  4. Thread: .44 special brass

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    .44 special brass

    Is it safe to shorten .44 Magnum to .44 Special? If so, I would alter the head stamp with my vibrating engraver to insure ammo went in the correct gun.
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    I think the popularity of in lines, scoped muzzle...

    I think the popularity of in lines, scoped muzzle loaders or any devices to make a muzzle loader shoot at long ranges detracts from the joy of shooting guns that harken to the old days. What is...
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    Lots of good advice here. Have been blessed to...

    Lots of good advice here. Have been blessed to have Elmer Keith as friend and down the street neighbor. I stoked my first first Ruger SBH. with 24 grains of 2400. Both the gun and I survived. ...
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    Have hunted in Idaho for half a century - because...

    Have hunted in Idaho for half a century - because I live here. Have been charged by black bears three times. They move incredibly fast. They cause almost numbing fear. If you are in heavy cover...
  8. Thread: Idaho Trip

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    Here in Idaho's River of No Return country, the...

    Here in Idaho's River of No Return country, the howl of wolves at night is not music, it just keeps you awake. Have lived in this country for fifty years. Always plenty of deer and elk.......until...
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    Big game, body kill zone every time. Have seen...

    Big game, body kill zone every time. Have seen deer with shot off lower jaws, shot off antlers, holes through ears and neck wounds. Was friends with Elmer Keith, Bob Hagel and numerous old time...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: Don't have a lead thermometer? Go to the local...

    Don't have a lead thermometer? Go to the local newspaper office and get scraps of newsprint that haven't been inked. Cut pieces 3" x 5" and fold a piece in 3rds the long way. BE SURE THE PAPER...
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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