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    nose pour vs bottom pour

    Is there any difference in accuracy between nose pour and bottom poured boolits?

    I would like to try a nose pour 114gr 313 for my 32/20 but don't even know if it would be practical to have one...
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    Thanks Mike. Any firing pin is hard to get here....

    Thanks Mike. Any firing pin is hard to get here.
    jim
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Win. mod. 92 firing p[ins

    [Hi folks
    I have seen firing pins advertised for the Win. mod. 92s as either black powder or smokeless. Can someone please tell me what is the difference?
    I have a number of 92 in 32/20 and finding...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Boito lever .22

    Just been offered a Boito lever action rifle in .22 . I was not aware that Boito even made lever rifles. Does anyone here know any thing about them .
    I have not seen the rifle in question.
    Jim
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Go with the 32-20. I use an octagonal 24 inch...

    Go with the 32-20. I use an octagonal 24 inch barrel Winchester that I had relined .Marbles tang sight rear and marbles bead front. Takes down any steel animals that I can hit. 10.5 grains 2205[ADI]...
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    boito lever rifle ?

    [Had a fellow call me to say he has a Boito lever gun in .22 for sale. I have not heard of this brand of lever gun. Has anybody else?
    I know they make shotguns but was not aware they made lever...
  7. Thread: Sucess

    by wrangler
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Oh! You poor lost soul. You are on the way to the...

    Oh! You poor lost soul. You are on the way to the poor house. What with more shooting means more powder more primers more fuel getting to the range more guns and moulds plus all the other gear that...
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    I have just bought a new Browning BLR in .223....

    I have just bought a new Browning BLR in .223. Feels just great and can't wait to shoot it.
    Does anyone know if any company makes a peep sight for them?
    I have heard that Williams make one but...
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    Thanks LVRFAN. Thats the information I was...

    Thanks LVRFAN. Thats the information I was looking for. I thought they were made in Japan but wasn't sure.On the Winchester website they list a 24inch octagonal barrel with short magazine.
    That...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Leadfoot got ti right for Australia.Here in...

    Leadfoot got ti right for Australia.Here in central coastal Qld. I paid $ 48.00 for 1000 Magtec small pistol primers. They were the cheapest. Made in Brazil. Only bought 1000 to see what they are...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    new winchesters

    [Can someone tell me what the new winchesters in .357 are like. Also where are they made.Down here they are priced at about $1200 [au] or more but a couple of dealers are having a "super special"...
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    Thanks fella's, I knew someone here would be able...

    Thanks fella's, I knew someone here would be able to help me. Not worried about taking it apart and putting together again. Had lots of practice at that over the years .The first time took nearly 2...
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    Rossi loading gate problems

    [I have a new Rossi .357 and among other things the loading gate pops out and lets a cartridge back under the lifter and jams the gun. I've had it out and it seems to be made up of three pieces and...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    agree with the upside down cleaning deal . Keeps...

    agree with the upside down cleaning deal . Keeps all the unwanted stuff out of the action. Amazes me when I hear people over here complaining about cleaning fluid and gunk running into the action....
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Having the same problems with my .357. After...

    Having the same problems with my .357. After firing about 6 shots the barrel gets hot in the last half and shots start to scatter.Tried 5 different boolits 3 different powders and varied the...
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    Mate, unless you know someone in a gunshop really...

    Mate, unless you know someone in a gunshop really well getting parts for Win. 94's in Australia is like looking for rocking dung.
    A few places in the states have them BUT some won't send...
  17. Thread: New casts

    by wrangler
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Are loading benches supposed to be tidy ? Mine...

    Are loading benches supposed to be tidy ? Mine looks about like the photos.just great.
  18. Thread: Rossi problem

    by wrangler
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I pulled the extractor out and smoothed the edges...

    I pulled the extractor out and smoothed the edges and sides and it seems to be working.The ejector isn't throwing the shells far but enough to clear the action.As usual the spring in the ejector...
  19. Thread: Rossi problem

    by wrangler
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Rossi problem

    After 9 weeks waiting for paperwork then 2more weeks delay because of floods, I finally got my Rossi 357. Home then down to my range, walked through some mud and fired 20 shots at 30 metres.Shoots...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Thanks for the info.. Looks like it will do the...

    Thanks for the info.. Looks like it will do the the job.
    Haven't much choice where I live ,we kind of buy whatever we can get.
    Raining too much to get outside and try some.
    Jim
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    starline brass

    [Brass has been hard to get for 32/20 and 357 up here in north Qld. where I live, but latley some Starline has made it's way up here.
    Is it as good as Winchester and Remington ?
    Sure is a bit...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    From what I've seen of those Rossi rifles ,the...

    From what I've seen of those Rossi rifles ,the more they are shot the better they get.My daughter has 4 and my son 1 and I'm buying one. I've had to do all the loading for the kids rifles and found...
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    Thanks for your input. I like blue myself and...

    Thanks for your input. I like blue myself and have 4 Winchester 92's in 32/20., 1 Win Trails end ,357,1Win. 94 in38/55 and a 94 in 32/40 . They are all blue. We have high humidity and high rainfall...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    stainless or blue?

    [I am about to buy a new Rossi in .357 but can't decide whether to get blue or stainless. It will only be used for cowboy lever silhouette .Does anyone have any preferences and why.
    Don't post much...
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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