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Thread: Greetings

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    Boolit Bub
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    Greetings

    I joined years ago and lurked a bit. Work and life got in the way of casting and ten or more years got away from me.
    Recently, a conversation with a friend got me wanting to get my Sharps out. I finally go time to cast a few 40-350 bullets for it. Enthused, I grabbed my 375 and 510 molds. Now I just have to find time to sort and size.

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    Boolit Grand Master

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    Welcome to the site,
    I shoot a CPA 40-65 with 400 grn bullets.
    Ask questions and keep us posted.

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    Boolit Master

    Rcmaveric's Avatar
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    Skip the sort. Just inspect and go shoot some. Welcome back. Yea work gets in the way of it. But i keep the pot full and cast a few hundred after work. Its relaxing.
    "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
    ~Theodore Roosevelt~

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    Boolit Master
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    Welcome and I with Rcmaveric get to shooting some.

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    Boolit Grand Master

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    Welcome Back! Life has a way of getting in the way, don't it? Glad to see a Guy finally getting some free time. Have fun shooting those newly cast bullets!

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    Boolit Master


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    as an experiment go on and shoot some of the ones you would cull.

    sometimes it's pretty amazing how well they'll do downrange

    and welcome back to all the fun and games
    NRA Life
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    In Remembrance


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    Don`t try too hard to make time to either shoot or cast, try to make a day date to do it. I tried to do a myriad of things and a little cast/shoot times. I never succeeded at everything at first try. Now I am old and in poor health and can`t do much shooting/casting anymore. Yes, my family comes first in everything, now with all of them gone I`m left with trying to do just a little for me.Robert

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    Boolit Bub
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    I usually just look for the base and driving bands to be filled out. Wrinkled noses a little don't worry me. My goal is to cast some over the next week and get them sized and lubed. The friend who got me back on here wants to shoot the Sharps in 40-70 SBN. Gonna make sure I have plenty of ammo.

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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