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    I wince sometimes looking at the plastic stocks...

    I wince sometimes looking at the plastic stocks but I'll say this for them-I don't worry about rain, briars, being tripped by one of the various vines indigenous to the SE while trying to sneak in to...
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    With the Maximum compressed loads of IMR 4895 and...

    With the Maximum compressed loads of IMR 4895 and that 405 gas checked boolit the Henry will rattle your cage-especially from a bench. I've taken to shooting it from crossed sticks and that is much...
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    Matt’s Bullets 405RFN GC ahead of 44.5gr IMR...

    Matt’s Bullets 405RFN GC ahead of 44.5gr IMR 4895. Lots of authority but not brutal offhand or standing shooting from sticks. The old buffalo cartridge will punish you from the bench because it’s...
  4. The reformed .43 Spanish brass was in stock and I...

    The reformed .43 Spanish brass was in stock and I snagged a bag of it from BA and it is indeed formed from .50-100 Starline brass. There are no marks that look like the brass was cut down anywhere...
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    Well, Buffalo Arms finally came through-first ....

    Well, Buffalo Arms finally came through-first . 43 Spanish brass became available and then loaded ammo so now I have 40 cases and 20 loaded BP rounds and that has confirmed my suspicions-the formed...
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    You have a bit of a point but I stumbled across...

    You have a bit of a point but I stumbled across something in my musings...

    The .50 Alaskan is based on the .348 Winchester case, is available and far less expensive than the .348 so how much...
  7. I developed an interest in an old rolling block...

    I developed an interest in an old rolling block that is in the family and was purchased no-one remembers when but it cleaned up nicely, has a good bore and I believe it's in .43 Spanish.

    There is...
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    I've never shot black powder cartridges and sadly...

    I've never shot black powder cartridges and sadly I haven't been competitive as an adult but I cherish the memories of shooting spit patch and round ball with a group in Western Washington.
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    Does anyone have a .43 Spanish dummy round I could try?

    That is a good idea-it occurred to me that perhaps I should ask if anyone has a dummy round I could borrow for a bit to see if it chambers?

    Depending on what you read and where, the 44-77 may well...
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    Very good, thanks, that looks like a lot of fun.

    Very good, thanks, that looks like a lot of fun.
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    That is in nice shape! I've been doing a bunch...

    That is in nice shape! I've been doing a bunch of research on the #1's (primarily the military version) as part of a project and that looks pretty stubby-how long is the barrel?
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    Ah, no one took a swing at the mystery curveball...

    Ah, no one took a swing at the mystery curveball though I don't blame anyone-the hoard of 11ish mm/43-45 caliber cartridges that the RB was chambered in over it's 50 plus year production run...
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    I'm glad that you had good fortune figuring out...

    I'm glad that you had good fortune figuring out what you RB is...mine has been driving me nuts trying to cipher what it is!
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    Well, I'm home, have gotten a good cerrosafe...

    Well, I'm home, have gotten a good cerrosafe casting on the second try and there's one thing I'm sure of...

    It's not 11mm Gras! The chamber casting won't go back into the chamber as it is and the...
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    oops-double post...hotel internet!

    oops-double post...hotel internet!
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    Outstanding, thank you! Mr Wasserburger, you...

    Outstanding, thank you!

    Mr Wasserburger, you obviously understand those two rifles very, very well...
    I've got some Federal match primers but I'm saving them for the 6.5 CM which really likes...
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    Okay, can't help it and I needed a laugh at this...

    Okay, can't help it and I needed a laugh at this point...
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    Oh good-I have some LRP's...not as many as I used...

    Oh good-I have some LRP's...not as many as I used to think I should have but enough to spare some for a relatively low round count project like this!

    I'm not a big fan of wiki but this has been...
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    Good info everyone, thanks- I'd love to do...

    Good info everyone, thanks-

    I'd love to do pics of markings but now I'm on the road as it were through the 16th and the rifle is having it's chamber cast by the GS at the LGS. I didn't know how...
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    Remington Rolling Block #1 chambering?

    It is some kind of bottle neck round and it is at the LGS having the chamber cast, I've been leaning toward thinking it's a .44-77. With the measurements I have taken it seems about right until I...
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    US Made Lead Thermometer!

    I was never quite sure that the PRC made thermometer I'd ordered was being accurate or had repeatable accuracy-there were results that the molds were showing that indicated that the temperature shown...
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    This is something that has come up for me...

    This is something that has come up for me recently in .41 Mag. How much is too much oversize? The reason I ask is that the cylinder throats in my S&W are right at .410, as near as I can tell with...
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    I remember my mom planting cabbage in February...

    I remember my mom planting cabbage in February and starting the curing early in July. I'd have to change the cloth cover on the top of the two crock pots and pick out anything that looked like it...
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    They were acting like cats-ambush predators. ...

    They were acting like cats-ambush predators. Knowing that they were cornered they waited till the last moment they could assure a surprise shot with the best chance of a kill and took it.

    Can it...
  25. Oh, now I'm going to have to find my round ball...

    Oh, now I'm going to have to find my round ball mold, cast some bullets and shoot my own Patriot!
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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