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    Yep! ... agree with kevin and winger it's all...

    Yep!
    ... agree with kevin and winger
    it's all just lead
    storage inside (e.g. my shop closet in HVAC space has never gone fluffy) and if outside (e.g. some Texas weather) grows fuzz, remelt...
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    Poll: Somewhat passed 8 decades, I might not remember...

    Somewhat passed 8 decades, I might not remember if I posted to this thread before, but:
    Scrounged from tire shops for years before they started charging, then got some more free because I was using...
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    Hah! After all this time, I see that I typo'd...

    Hah! After all this time, I see that I typo'd "pelota"!
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    Again LOL! My first encounter with this phrase...

    Again LOL!
    My first encounter with this phrase was when I worked with Admiral "Aunt Gracie". COBOL Lives!
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    LOL! Winger: I am new to this thread, but find...

    LOL! Winger: I am new to this thread, but find myself in close brotherhood to your methods and seasonings. I'm a born Texas, thus must love beef bbq, but my North Carolina wife enlightened me on...
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    I have used the RCBS 30-115-SP to good effect...

    I have used the RCBS 30-115-SP to good effect and also used Saeco 254F6L.
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    I only have one .30-30 load along that line,...

    I only have one .30-30 load along that line, using a Lyman 311467 178 grain GCRN, sized .309 with 23.1 grains IMR 3031, OAL 2.484. turn out 1870fps
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    Yes. The number, with 1 decimal place that...

    Yes. The number, with 1 decimal place that immediately follows the Primer abbreviation. For example:
    .30-06 Howa Lyman 311467 178 GCRN 5 .309 0.320 IMR 4227 LgRf 28.6 3.078 0 The charge is 28.6...
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    I have used several things over the years (and,...

    I have used several things over the years (and, yes, I abandoned Brasso for the ammonia bit many moons past). Recently I came upon a muchly lowered price bottele of Berry's and have been much pleased...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I only make one load for that critter, ... gun...

    I only make one load for that critter, ... gun inherited via very funny son/ex-wife situation, using 3031, but I have a buddy who uses a 150gr Lee (#C309-159-F) with anywhere from 16 to 22gr of...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have been happy with any of the following: ...

    I have been happy with any of the following:

    Calibre Weapon Bullet Mfg Wt/ Type Alloy Sized BC Powder Primer Grains OAL FPS Energy
    .30 Carb Iver Carbine Speer 100 Plinker .308 0.124 IMR...
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    Well, ... (got to watch my Texianisms or superman...

    Well, ... (got to watch my Texianisms or superman will get me) ... we have roadrunners all over the place here for the last 20 years ... many nesting pairs ... they barely even run from me or the...
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    Please pardon the extended copy/paste, but I have...

    Please pardon the extended copy/paste, but I have found several very satisfactory loads wit 4227:
    Calibre Weapon Bullet...
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    Excellent! I have one that passes through my...

    Excellent!
    I have one that passes through my back yard (about 40 miles NNW of you). Similarly skinny and, in fact, I thought it was a stray cat the first time or two I saw it. One time, there was a...
  15. From the look of that sprue plate, he's asking...

    From the look of that sprue plate, he's asking the Magma's two holes to pool and be distributed by the plate. Might work at just the right temperature?
  16. I use just #12, but no cups, in my sweetie's...

    I use just #12, but no cups, in my sweetie's LadySmith and, at any distance at which a snake is going to bother me, they do VERY nicely. The case is closed at the mouth in a rather interesting...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Tree Rats 11" Ruger Mk-II, Glenfield M-25...

    Tree Rats

    11" Ruger Mk-II, Glenfield M-25
    (also use the latter for training newbies in riflery)

    I obtained a very nice supply of LR (solids, HP's & mini-mags) as wages for doing some computing...
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    Yep! I enjoy both, with a slight edge to the...

    Yep! I enjoy both, with a slight edge to the creamy (as my wife "The Queen of Booger County" prefers it that way - even if I have to put up with her North Carolina vinegar BBQ)
    Some days some kim...
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    Roto' is my "Go To" but I can't complain about...

    Roto' is my "Go To" but I can't complain about the 1800 pounds I got for free when the local hospital completely rebuilt is radiation facility.
    I trust Roto' for alloys that are above my ability to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Poll: LoL! Almost verbatim my experience, although my...

    LoL! Almost verbatim my experience, although my Cowboy club folded up because of insurance costs and I'll be 78 in three weeks. I still have several hundred pounds of pure Pb and Lino', so I don't...
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    Forum: Our Town

    LoL! I had a Cub with an exhaust-choke lift when...

    LoL! I had a Cub with an exhaust-choke lift when I was in junior-high-school in Pa.
    1955 IIRC. The tractor was more like 1945, but I don't remember that I ever knew the mfg. date. It WAS well-used...
  22. Hmm, never really counted ... OK, I have 8...

    Hmm, never really counted ... OK, I have 8 powders, but seem to load a majority of my rounds with IMR 4227 or International. There are a fair number of W231, also, and onesie-twosies of IMR 3031, W...
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    I have an RCBS 45-200-SWC with handles that I...

    I have an RCBS 45-200-SWC with handles that I might be able to free up.
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    Poll: My vote for 4227 may not really qualify for this...

    My vote for 4227 may not really qualify for this poll, as I shoot that round only in a carbine, not a pistol, and have only two cast bullets that I use in that, a Saeco 446AF6D at 200gr and a Saeco...
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    Thanks to all for some good ideas. I will...

    Thanks to all for some good ideas. I will experiment a bit, taking impulse and inertia into account.
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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