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    Forum: Gas Checks

    This is a copy of...

    This is a copy of
    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?200965-Easy-to-build-gas-checkmaker

    you can buy them at
    ...
  2. Forum: Cast Boolits

    If the zinc is alloyed with the lead its melting...

    If the zinc is alloyed with the lead its melting point may be lower. Think solder alloys.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Probably no more gun shows in New Mexico as the...

    Probably no more gun shows in New Mexico as the Governor has implemented background checks for all purchases and a seven day waiting period. Even though her laws directly violate the New Mexico...
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    using Turbotax my retirement, inheritance, and...

    using Turbotax my retirement, inheritance, and rental business taxes come out to about 150 pages with all the worksheets and forms. Taxes in the USA are a mess. I think the only way to fix that is to...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Sticky: Here's another commercial version of this design:...

    Here's another commercial version of this design:...
  6. That's why I make my own caps. Never had one of...

    That's why I make my own caps. Never had one of my crinkly aluminum caps fall off.
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    The 20mm Vulcan (Phalanx) cannon round uses an...

    The 20mm Vulcan (Phalanx) cannon round uses an electric primer. These high firing rate guns required more precise primer ignition and reliability than a mechanical primer could provide.
  8. Thread: Primer Cup Foray

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Annealing the brass may cure the stress...

    Annealing the brass may cure the stress fractures. I know annealing technique and material is the key to making cartridge cases.
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    quartz sand is very abrasive, glass is much...

    quartz sand is very abrasive, glass is much softer. Glass was removed from primers because some felt it was too abrasive also.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Water rights in the west are a tangled mess. If...

    Water rights in the west are a tangled mess. If you can get land that already has a working legal well you're a lot better off. The other major gotcha in the west is mineral rights. You don't want to...
  11. Thread: Lead oxidation

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    When I smelt range scrap a blue color indicates...

    When I smelt range scrap a blue color indicates the melt is too hot. As lead oxide forms on the surface it makes a sheen like oil on water. I suspect your lead level is dropping below the heater band...
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    Curious if anybody has tried the Powder Valley...

    Curious if anybody has tried the Powder Valley primer cap maker? I didn't attempt to make such a thing after reading in Frost's book on how difficult it is getting the right brass and the precision...
  13. Thread: Bullets in a pile

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    If spots annoy you just coat the bullets a second...

    If spots annoy you just coat the bullets a second time.
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    I assume you mean Potassium Chlorate (KClO3) and...

    I assume you mean Potassium Chlorate (KClO3) and Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) ?
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Sticky: for those who aren't into machining there is a...

    for those who aren't into machining there is a company selling checkmakers that look a lot like this design and not too expensive.
    ...
  16. Its pretty easy to make caps that work as well as...

    Its pretty easy to make caps that work as well as commercial. There are several threads on how to make them. Here's one:
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    White stuff is most likely lead oxide. Keep...

    White stuff is most likely lead oxide. Keep ingots dry and you won't have a problem.
  18. Thread: led lights

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    I found that LED trailer clearance lights that...

    I found that LED trailer clearance lights that are 3/4" diameter work well in an empty die spot on a progressive press. The light shines directly into the case for checking powder level.
  19. Thread: Fbi vap file

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    Forum: Our Town

    It could be something as silly as somebody with a...

    It could be something as silly as somebody with a similar name or address has a record that gets you flagged for more intensive checks.
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    For grit I bought some ground glass 40-70 grit...

    For grit I bought some ground glass 40-70 grit from Harbor Freight. You can strain it through a 100 mesh screen to get finer size and grind it a bit smaller with a mortar and pestle.
  21. Thread: Blood lead levels.

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    A quote from www.aiha.org June 2022 "Under...

    A quote from www.aiha.org June 2022 "Under current OSHA lead standards, the medical removal level is ≥60 µg/dL in general industry and ≥50 µg/dL in construction, and the blood lead level required for...
  22. Forum: Swaging

    I would suggest going the cheap route and try...

    I would suggest going the cheap route and try powder coated, gas checked bullets. You may find they are good enough for your needs.
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    Forum: Prepper Talk

    The biggest problem for preppers in SHTF is the...

    The biggest problem for preppers in SHTF is the remnants of the government 'restoring order' by declaring martial law and sending armed agents to confiscate weapons, food, fuel, medicine, and...
  24. Thread: Cataract Options

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    Forum: Our Town

    I got single focus because ophthalmologist and...

    I got single focus because ophthalmologist and optometrist relatives tell me the multifocus options have problems with night vision and don't correct as well as the single vision. Their words were...
  25. Thread: Air Conditioner

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    Forum: Our Town

    Noise is the biggest reason to get a mini split....

    Noise is the biggest reason to get a mini split. Good inside units are almost silent and the outside condenser is quiet too. Most of the newer window units recycle the condensate by splashing it onto...
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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