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  1. I hunt Eastern Washington State with an old CVA...

    I hunt Eastern Washington State with an old CVA sidelock .50 Cal. It absolutely loves the Lee Target Mini Bullet. My last Whitetail was a bang flop at around 80 yards. My last Mule Deer also a bang...
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    I thought that this was the hunting with CAST...

    I thought that this was the hunting with CAST forum. It is a nice story but really should be posted elsewhere.
  3. Thread: Ethics

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    I also worry about ethical questions, like, Am I...

    I also worry about ethical questions, like, Am I sure of a backstop. I have passed on many shots that were skylined or in line with a road and no dirt bank to stop a projectile. I have seen...
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    The WC670 I ordered just got here today. I am...

    The WC670 I ordered just got here today. I am somewhat sad the SWMBO has just informed me that as she is moving her Massage Therapy office to a new location, it is her desire that My otherwise free...
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    I just placed an order for 48 lbs of WC870 I am...

    I just placed an order for 48 lbs of WC870 I am hopeful that the people who say that it is just right for the likes of my 6.5x55 as well as ok for my 8x57. I also plan to try it in 30-30 as it is...
  6. Greetings Seagiant: I understand where you are...

    Greetings Seagiant: I understand where you are coming from. I am fairly mechanically inclined. I made a living for over 30 years keeping Tissue Converting machines running. That often meant...
  7. Thanks Much: I have multi-part reasoning for...

    Thanks Much:
    I have multi-part reasoning for using to Autochamps without using the primer feed.
    I like to inspect my primer pockets before priming them. I prefer to seat primers in a clean...
  8. CH Autochamp presses use without the priming step

    I have 2 CH Autochamp presses that I got at a yardsale a few years ago. I now have a place of my own and enough space to set up the presses. I have looked at all the info I can find on line and the...
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    If you have a gun with screw in chokes you could...

    If you have a gun with screw in chokes you could try a rifled choke to get close to your goal. Several yeas ago I got my hands on a 12 inch section of 12 gauge barrel and made some of my own. My...
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    I use a side-lock, 75 grains of ff Black, and a...

    I use a side-lock, 75 grains of ff Black, and a Lee Target Mini bullet in pure lead, touched off with a musket cap. 3 Deer and one Elk, none of whom took more than 3 steps after being hit with said...
  11. Someone on this board posted some pictures a...

    Someone on this board posted some pictures a while back showing one bottom pour pot feeding into another, wherein the ingots were put into the top pot and then fed melted, at temperature alloy into...
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    I personally have no problem with experimenting...

    I personally have no problem with experimenting other than I don't have enough time for much of it right now. I found a load that does the job I ask, when I can get the time to ask it to do it. ...
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    I do not use sabots. Not against them, just...

    I do not use sabots. Not against them, just don't like to mess with success. I cast the LEE Modern Mini in pure as I can get lead, and have taken 2 deer with them, one full length, from his chest...
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    My smelting pot is on the small side, and I do...

    My smelting pot is on the small side, and I do not like skimming clips! My solution is to use a pair of small bolt cutters or compound leverage wire cutters, cut the clip section from the lead...
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    And then there was Penny (small Flugell Hound AKA...

    And then there was Penny (small Flugell Hound AKA Mut) She adopted my family when my oldest was 5 and #2 was 2. My wife and girls found this MUT sleeping in the gutter in front of our house invited...
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    When I was a young man My Grandparents were given...

    When I was a young man My Grandparents were given a doberman pup. When he started digging in Grandmas garden she ran an electric fence around it. As soon as Sam (the Doby) ran into that fence he...
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    Sticky: I test all of my clip-on wheel weights with a...

    I test all of my clip-on wheel weights with a large pair of compound leverage wire cutters. I grab close to the clip, and if it is lead I cut it off both sides of the clip sorting the ends from the...
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    Does anyone else use their wire cutters to cut...

    Does anyone else use their wire cutters to cut the clip section from the weights? I do that and accomplish 2 things at once--- Sort out the steel and zink plus I can do my smelting and only have to...
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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