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    I would not pay that much for one, but I do not...

    I would not pay that much for one, but I do not know the Massachusetts gun market. They have appreciated in value, or at least cost, but that seems about 200 dollars high.
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    :oops: Doh, Didn't start SHIPPING them until...

    :oops: Doh, Didn't start SHIPPING them until 1956. My rememberer ain't what it used to be.

    Those 1955 guns were all allegedly hand assembled, starting at serial number 1, and only ~300 were made...
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    I was a dedicated Midway shopper, but as they...

    I was a dedicated Midway shopper, but as they offered more "stuff," (sleeping bags, hunting clothes, socks, shoes, fishing gear, camping supplies, etc, etc) it seemed as though the shooting stuff got...
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    My sole venture into loading for the 35 Whelen...

    My sole venture into loading for the 35 Whelen involved a ~250 grain commercial cast GC boolit and 30 grains of IMR 4759. I loaded for a buddy who was just learning to load cast boolits. I used a...
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    P.91 of the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 3rd...

    P.91 of the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 3rd Edition, has the article by Frank Marshall on using the 311-284 in his 30-30 bolt action hunting rifles:
    "For hunting with this rifle [a Savage bolt...
  6. The pressure is contained, right up until the...

    The pressure is contained, right up until the cylinder wall releases. Just as a bullet is accelerated to a higher velocity by increased pressure, so too the metal fragments when the casing of a bomb...
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    I bought a 3 inch and am very pleased with mine. ...

    I bought a 3 inch and am very pleased with mine. I have to confess that the round count is not very high--I have had too many other toys to play with in the last year or so, but the little I have...
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    That course was a pretty hard one. Back in 1974,...

    That course was a pretty hard one. Back in 1974, I shot it with a S&W 27, 3 1/2," 357 and a Bianchi 5bh with drop boxes or cartridge belt loops. Ammo was 148 grain Wadcutters. We did not shoot the...
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    I'm voting 45 ACP. It has undoubtedly been...

    I'm voting 45 ACP. It has undoubtedly been loaded more over a longer period, so there is plenty of data available. I suppose the 9mm might be seeing more favor these days, but from the 1920's until...
  10. Actually, a double charge can blow up a gun. The...

    Actually, a double charge can blow up a gun. The study done by Hercules was specific to the mid-range, 2.7 grain 148 wadcutter load, which was very low pressure, yet a double charge boosted...
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    But I did get my 3" SP101 out of hock and hope to...

    But I did get my 3" SP101 out of hock and hope to shoot it Wednesday. I have plenty of 32 S&WL, about 100 32 H&R (that I can find--there's another 150 odd floating around somewhere) and a bunch of...
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    Having held the Froggy One's "616," I'd love to...

    Having held the Froggy One's "616," I'd love to have one, but after looking around, it would run me 2 grand or more to have one like that made by the time I got the gun, the parts, and a talented...
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    I had one of those Lyman "Twofer" 38/357 molds. ...

    I had one of those Lyman "Twofer" 38/357 molds. I think it was a 358-624, but I only had it for about a year and seldom used it. IIRC it was about 1980, but I'll never forget how bad my memory is....
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    That is the NOE clone of the RCBS 30-180FN and...

    That is the NOE clone of the RCBS 30-180FN and that was my favorite 30-30 caliber mold for rams back in the oughts. Mine was an RCBS and cast the nose @ .300, the body @ .310. It was a very...
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    In the past, I recommended Lyman's 3rd Edition...

    In the past, I recommended Lyman's 3rd Edition Cast bullet Handbook over everything, but so many of the powders listed are no longer available, I grudgingly say get the 4th edition. Especially,...
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    Stands to reason: just paid taxes, bought a new...

    Stands to reason: just paid taxes, bought a new computer and a Ruger 327 SP101, then 600 bucks in vet bills, so the new toy fund is empty. A 5 1/2 inch Bisley would really be nice. i should have...
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    -15% I use the the MP mold below, it works well...

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    I use the the MP mold below, it works well and runs about 150 grains with my range lead alloy.

    https://www.mp-molds.com/product/9mm-147-556-rcbs-clone-8-cav-aluminum-mold/

    9-147 556 rcbs...
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    In a 38 Special, an eighth of an inch was enough...

    In a 38 Special, an eighth of an inch was enough to nearly double the pressure of a 2.7 Bullseye load. This was researched by Hercules back in the 70's after a blowup or three in police revolvers...
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    The advantage of being able to shoot 32 ACP is...

    The advantage of being able to shoot 32 ACP is not like backing to the grocery store when you have a choice. It's like eating the pickled herring sandwich that is all you have to eat. The other...
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    Bought My First Primers In Five Years

    As the title states, I just bought 5,000 SP primers from Midsouth, Aguila, IRC. $369.00 with tax, no Hazmat, free shipping, delivered. Just about triple the cost of what my last purchase ran, back...
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    Sometimes, you can't get there from here. ...

    Sometimes, you can't get there from here.

    Although NOE, Accurate, and MP have made or still make excellent 44 caliber molds, (The 230 grain NOE is excellent,) unless you are going to single...
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    I had a S&W 69, but mine was a toadlicker, leaded...

    I had a S&W 69, but mine was a toadlicker, leaded like crazy with undersized throats and a barrel that looked as though it had been rifled with a hand full of gravel. S&W's non-reponse to my e-mail...
  23. This is yet another silly attempt to make...

    This is yet another silly attempt to make "something different" that not one person in 10,000 has any use for. A huge revolver only suitable for hunting, and offering little to no advantages over...
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    Thanks for the heads up, ohen. I ordered a 327...

    Thanks for the heads up, ohen. I ordered a 327 SP101 and it should be in my hands by next Tuesday! With tax and my dealers fee, It'll run me a shade less than $750.00 OTD Those of you with no...
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    IME, they are made out of unicorn horns. I have...

    IME, they are made out of unicorn horns. I have never seen one.
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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