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    It is a good idea to use military surplus 30/06...

    It is a good idea to use military surplus 30/06 brass. This can help avoid caliber confusion.

    You can reform 30/06 cases in one pass. Be sure to anneal the cases before loading. Trimming to...
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    With that kind of accuracy, you are good to go...

    With that kind of accuracy, you are good to go for squirrel season. Just remember to head shoot them or you will ruin too much meat.
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    Does your Marlin have the microgroove rifling?

    Does your Marlin have the microgroove rifling?
  4. Using the 6.5x54 MS brass will leave you with...

    Using the 6.5x54 MS brass will leave you with cases that are .015" undersized in a 35 Remington chamber. This might be acceptable for light loads. Better to use a donor case with closer dimensions....
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    The 5.45 x 39 Soviet is unique in that it's .392"...

    The 5.45 x 39 Soviet is unique in that it's .392" base and rim diameters are not shared with any other cartridge.
    While the 350 Legend has a .390 base, it is a rebated rimless case with a .378 rim...
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    Do let us know what weight and diameter you get. ...

    Do let us know what weight and diameter you get. Also what diameter your barrel slugs to.

    Your 124 grain bullet may be heavy for the 380. I have had good results with Lee TL356-95 RF in my 380....
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    Rick: I have 140 once fired 32 Winchester...

    Rick: I have 140 once fired 32 Winchester Special cases and a 2 die set of RCBS dies that I do not need. If interested, send PM. Paul
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    I have had good results using the Lee TL356-95 in...

    I have had good results using the Lee TL356-95 in a PK380. From my mold these weigh 97 grains and work well over 4.4 grains of Power Pistol.
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    An uncle bought an 1894 Winchester from a...

    An uncle bought an 1894 Winchester from a neighbor who complained it was not accurate. To demonstrate, the neighbor loaded a few 30/30 cartridges and fired them at a nearby cardboard box without...
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    Have used the 311299 in 303 British, 7.65 Mauser,...

    Have used the 311299 in 303 British, 7.65 Mauser, 7.7 Arisaka, 30/06, 308 Winchester and 30/30.
    Have not tried them in the 7.62x54R although I have heard they work well in some barrels.
    With an...
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    A lubrisizer can also crimp gas checks onto cast...

    A lubrisizer can also crimp gas checks onto cast bullets.

    While the pan lube process is less costly, is also slower, messy and more work than using a lubrisizer. Depends on how many bullets...
  12. I have used a plumber's tubing cutter since 1963...

    I have used a plumber's tubing cutter since 1963 to shorten 30/06 brass to make 7.65x53 Argentine, 7x57 Mauser and 7.7x58 Arisaka.
    Cut your donor cases one mm longer than final and finish in case...
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    1. Thoroughly clean bottom of sprue plate and top...

    1. Thoroughly clean bottom of sprue plate and top of mold blocks.
    2. Figure out why the sprue is not centered.
    3. Increase casting temperature.
    4. Let us know what fix works for you.

    I have...
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    I have been loading that bullet for use in 308...

    I have been loading that bullet for use in 308 Winchester since 1975. Couple suggestions:

    1. Expand the necks to a larger diameter, .305 to .307, otherwise the bullet will be resized when seated....
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    Get one. Even a small lathe is one of those...

    Get one. Even a small lathe is one of those tools that, once you have one, is hard to live without. Quick story:

    About 25 years ago I bought a Harbor Freight 7 by 10 mini lathe for a kid who...
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    Currently using Power Pistol. In the past I have...

    Currently using Power Pistol. In the past I have used Bullseye, Win-231 and it's twin HP-38, Win-630 and Unique.
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    I have had good luck using 10 grains of Win-231...

    I have had good luck using 10 grains of Win-231 (same as HP-38) with a cast 225 grain gas check bullet (RCBS 44-225) sized .430 in a Ruger SBH with 7.5" barrel. Do not have chronograph so estimate...
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    When I first started loading 44 Special for the...

    When I first started loading 44 Special for the Bulldog, I used 4 grains of Bullseye with Lee 429-214-SWC. More recently I have been using 5 grains of Win 231 as it meters better through my Redding...
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    My my PK380. works well with 4.4 grains of Power...

    My my PK380. works well with 4.4 grains of Power Pistol with cast Lee TL356-95 RF and 100 gr FMJ.
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    380 Loads with Win 231

    Have been using Power Pistol in my 380 ACP loads. Also have HP-38 and Win-231 on hand.
    New bullets are from Lee mold 356-95 TL RF. Application is paper targets and tin cans.
    Is anyone using...
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    Why would you want to use 45 ACP to make 44...

    Why would you want to use 45 ACP to make 44 short?
    What case length is this 44 short?
    In what kind of chamber or pistol is it intended to be used?

    Why not shorten a 44 Special? That is how...
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    Reduced loads are more pleasant to shoot in the...

    Reduced loads are more pleasant to shoot in the CA Bulldog.
    I have loaded commercial cast 200 grain RNFP and cast Lee 429-214-SWC over 4 grains of Bullseye or 5 grains of Win-231.
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    The only pistol cases I have annealed are 44...

    The only pistol cases I have annealed are 44 Magnum when split necks appear. Splits are trimmed back to 44 Special length and the rest of the batch get annealed. This is done for two reasons: ...
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    I had good luck with the RCBS 44-225 SWC-GC in a...

    I had good luck with the RCBS 44-225 SWC-GC in a revolver, but not in my 1894 Marlin. When crimped in the crimp groove, it's OAL is too long to function through the magazine and, when fed singly,...
  25. I have had good luck with 2400, Unique and H-110...

    I have had good luck with 2400, Unique and H-110 (same as Win 296) in heavy loads and jacketed bullets in a 357 Mag 1894 Marlin.

    Also good powders for the 357 Mag in rifles are H-2447 and...
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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