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    Old reloader, new member.

    Hello booklet casters, and reloaders. After about a ten year break I'm getting back to reloading and casting. I have all my old equipment, and have been accumulating some new things for calipers I've added in those years.
    This looks like a great forum for information, and suggestions. Lots to catch up on, and you may get tired of my questions. LOL

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    Welcome. Take your time and have fun. If you make a mistake, you can remelt and have another go. May I suggest reading "From Ingot to Target" in the Sticky's?

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    Welcome!!! and read the sticky's too.
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    Welcome to the forum.

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    One of the "new" tricks this old dog wants to learn is powder coating. Looks like a really cool alternative to my old messy Red Rooster bullet lube.

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    Welcome rjw1911, welcome back. Lots of great folks here. They certainly showed me the path. Oh yeah, powder coating. I've heard of that too. Mike
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    Welcome to the site!
    Watch out for those heretical powder coaters. That Chi-com powder coat powder addles the brain pan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pb2au View Post
    Welcome to the site!
    Watch out for those heretical powder coaters. That Chi-com powder coat powder addles the brain pan.
    But how else can I load my 45-70 T/C Contender "Zombie Slayer" with zombie green boolets?
    Then there's the official looking Lone Ranger silver boolets for my 45 Colt.

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    Good point!
    I hadn't thought about the need for Official Zombie Destruction Ammo....

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    You're gona love this place and the helpful people here.Lots of reading to do so get to it.Welcome aboard

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    as stated welcome aboard ... great place to learn new tricks and even refine some old ones
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    Shake off the dust and get busy!!!!!!!!!

    I just LOVE powder coating. Eliminates all that grease. A new technology in the past 9 months on here and it really REALLY works! No leading!

    Check it out.

    Welcome back to all the fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by waynem34 View Post
    You're gona love this place and the helpful people here.Lots of reading to do so get to it.Welcome aboard
    Wow, you are sooooo right. Started reading the threads about bullet hardness testing. I've been looking at testers, but ran across a thread from 2010 about using art pincels. Didn't read four years worth of threads, but skipped to the end of the movie. Y'all just saved me a hundred bucks on a tester!!!

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    rjw1911

    The information on here is just amazing! If you can not find it on here you will find someone on this forum that can answer your question.
    It is truly an amazing place to be.

    tg32-20

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    Yup. Thought I'd use some of my savings by using the art pencils instead of buying a tester to become a paying member.

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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