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  1. So what is your point to this. You asked a...

    So what is your point to this. You asked a question it was answered several times and it seems you’re just looking to be argumentative. If that’s the case I’ve got other things to do and I’m sure...
  2. There’s no consensus about powder coating and...

    There’s no consensus about powder coating and Shooting the softest bullets possible. I think you’re a little confused as the previous poster mentioned. The idea is that you can use a softer alloy...
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    I guess I should probably elaborate a little bit...

    I guess I should probably elaborate a little bit more on my previous post. Obviously I’m not talking about the mooring for a battleship! Many times when you have waterfront property it’s too...
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    I think either Winger Ed is on the right tract A...

    I think either Winger Ed is on the right tract A way to close the gate or raise or lower something. Orrrrr It’s some type of mooring anchor! Looks to me like it might’ve spent considerable time...
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    I have a 18” barrel on my NEF 358 max.I load 26.5...

    I have a 18” barrel on my NEF 358 max.I load 26.5 grns loads of 1680 behind a Lee 200 grn RCBS clone 2 -2 1/2” at 100 yards. Or 27.5 behind a Hornaday 180 grn xtp same accuracy. Unfortunately 1680...
  6. Thread: Aluminum molds

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    I have a hard time understanding why you can’t...

    I have a hard time understanding why you can’t get and keep an aluminum mold hot enough to cast good boolets! Typically the problem is that they get to hot! When I cast with aluminum molds, with 2...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I have no opinion on what been previously posted....

    I have no opinion on what been previously posted. What I do know is at one time I had a rifle that between my ability and the rifle’s precision I had no problems putting 10 shots within the diameter...
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    The first thing I’d do if it was my ingots. I’d...

    The first thing I’d do if it was my ingots. I’d take one ingot put it in lead pot, melt it, and cast some boolets. If it cast good boolets I would weight them. If the actual weighs close to the...
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    First off have you tested it to determine that it...

    First off have you tested it to determine that it actually contains zinc? That’s your first step. If you can put some pool acid on your cooled alloy and it doesn’t bubble there is absolutely no...
  10. Thread: barrel length

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    Forum: Shot Guns

    I think about the only benefit to having a long...

    I think about the only benefit to having a long shotgun barrel is a longer sight radius!
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    Buckshot-hard, Slugs-soft! Clip on Wheel weights...

    Buckshot-hard, Slugs-soft! Clip on Wheel weights or even Lyman #2 (if ya want ya waist it Lol) is fine for buckshot. BPI, Precision, even Hornaday all sell hard buckshot. Slugs, on the other hand,...
  12. Thread: .410 primers

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    Fiocchi uses a European primer which is a larger...

    Fiocchi uses a European primer which is a larger diameter than American primers. Cheddite primers are now the same size as American primers. You need to use Rio or Fiocchi or some other European...
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    I love it I have one in 357 max!

    I love it I have one in 357 max!
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    I love the 357 max. I had the barrel stubbed...

    I love the 357 max. I had the barrel stubbed from a NEF 12 gauge single shot into 367max. Great round! I know it’s not a pistol but I love the gun and the round so much I had to put my 2 cents...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Permethrin isn’t really an insecticide well Kinda...

    Permethrin isn’t really an insecticide well Kinda it interrupts the growth cycle and doesn’t allow juvenile techs to emerge as adults. With that being said you still have adult text to deal with
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  16. You could always do a fish chowder. Omit the...

    You could always do a fish chowder. Omit the shellfish a.k.a. clams and substitute it with maybe cod or Scrod.
  17. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Zinc wheel weights have been around for quite a...

    Zinc wheel weights have been around for quite a while. Exactly what year I don’t know. If you were melting your wheel weights with a standard turkey fryer you probably didn’t have sink melted in. ...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I sure wish they had 357 maximum brass in stock! ...

    I sure wish they had 357 maximum brass in stock! Eight months ago when I wasn’t ready they had plenty.
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    I would call Lee, not email,call! Ask for...

    I would call Lee, not email,call! Ask for Brenda! You have nothing to loose. From what I hear it’s not really that uncommon to crack the cardboard ring.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Yes ivermectin has been issued as an antiviral...

    Yes ivermectin has been issued as an antiviral anti-parasitic agent in third world countries because it is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment of many diseases that affect certain areas of...
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    Forum: Our Town

    You know I wasn’t going to elaborate I was just...

    You know I wasn’t going to elaborate I was just gonna leave it alone but sometimes you have to educate people against misinformation. As you so quite nicely have transcribed the label from heart...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I don’t need to talk to a vet.

    I don’t need to talk to a vet.
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    Oh almost forgot the most important thing. You...

    Oh almost forgot the most important thing. You can use the load data from a federal target hull (straight walled hull). The data is on the Hodgdon site. You have to figure your own gas seal and...
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    Good info. I a side not ya think Lee would have...

    Good info. I a side not ya think Lee would have listed it right, there just ain’t no such thing as a 410 gauge it’s a bore size! If it was a gauge it would be like a 67 gauge lol
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    Forum: Our Town

    You sir are about 1,000 wrong! The dose is .1 ml...

    You sir are about 1,000 wrong! The dose is .1 ml per 10 lb of weight! If your dog weighs 100 lb 1 ml (or cc). And you can most definitely use a standard syringe.The one breed of dogs that is...
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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