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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Also, I am firmly in the camp of counting the...

    Also, I am firmly in the camp of counting the first shot being the most important one, not the 16th shot.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    As a historical side note about efforts to make a...

    As a historical side note about efforts to make a zippier .45 cartridge, I bring you the .45 Remington-Thompson: A 250 grain bullet at 1,450 fps, designed for the Thompson submachine gun in order to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    .38 Special is overkill for those who know what...

    .38 Special is overkill for those who know what they are doing. :-D

    This woman (young girl at the time) used a single shot .22 and .22 long ammunition to get her bearskin rug from the world...
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    Are you sure that your e-mails got there in the...

    Are you sure that your e-mails got there in the first place? There are a lot of spam blockers and barracuda type email filters between us here in the U.S. and Slovenia.

    I work in I.T. for a...
  5. Thread: Unknown ingot

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    The Linotype Parts Company was branded as "Star...

    The Linotype Parts Company was branded as "Star Parts Inc."
    https://www.circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/compline/literature/star/index.html

    My guess is that you have an ingot of...
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    I just watched a video featuring the man who...

    I just watched a video featuring the man who formulated Magnacut steel. Although he is very proud of it, he says blade geometry trumps everything in making a knife blade. Of second importance is...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I think I would turn that "riding arena that my...

    I think I would turn that "riding arena that my wife hasn't used in years" into something more productive. I never have enough space for garden and trees.
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    Poll: I think I am to the point that I have more than...

    I think I am to the point that I have more than enough lead to cast boolits, jig heads, and sinkers for family and friends for the rest of my life. I still do not let any cheap / free lead go past...
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    Forum: Fishing Spots

    My uncle kept a log of his fishing trips to the...

    My uncle kept a log of his fishing trips to the local Loup River in Nebraska. One year, he caught slightly over 1,000 catfish using shrimp as bait and a 1/0 Tru Turn Brute hook with a 5/8 oz....
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    Forum: Fishing Spots

    I also cast jig heads and sinkers. I have found...

    I also cast jig heads and sinkers. I have found out that casting lead into sinkers instead of ingots raises the price of it from $1.25 lb. to $2.00-$2.50 lb. when I put them up for sale on Facebook...
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    I agree with Dave and 405; 900 degrees is too...

    I agree with Dave and 405; 900 degrees is too hot. If one is melting wheel weight or mixed scrap, that would easily melt any zinc in the mix and that would get messy.
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    Lead tipped insulator pins from the local...

    Lead tipped insulator pins from the local electric company.316101

    Then, when I get 600 lbs. of pins stacked up after melting the lead threads off of them, I make a trip to the scrap yard and sell...
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    One can also turn that around. If one had a .30...

    One can also turn that around. If one had a .30 carbine, why would they need a 7.62x39 or the pistol calibers?
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    What advantage do you hope to gain from using a...

    What advantage do you hope to gain from using a 120 grain bullet over a heavier one?
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    ...and the 7.62x39mm tops them, the .30 Remington...

    ...and the 7.62x39mm tops them, the .30 Remington AR tops that, and we end up at the .308 Winchester. Where does one want to draw the line?
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    I would sign up for one as well.

    I would sign up for one as well.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    If this statement was repeated 1,000 times more...

    If this statement was repeated 1,000 times more than it is, it still wouldn't be enough.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    If somebody needs more than two, then something...

    If somebody needs more than two, then something is not right.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    How many rounds total do you want in your...

    How many rounds total do you want in your shotgun? Because the Kel-Tec KSG holds 15 rounds total and a Mossberg 940 Pro will have a ten shot capacity.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    None taken.

    None taken.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    With the Browning BPS/Ithaca M37/Remington 17...

    With the Browning BPS/Ithaca M37/Remington 17 design, one has a single big hole in the receiver to collect mud, dust, dirt and sand rather than two. Hunt for a season or thirty on a sandbar in the...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    That is MSRP...take $200 off of that. Do...

    That is MSRP...take $200 off of that.

    Do those Ithacas look "basic" too you, like an 870 Express or a Mossberg 500?

    Also, what is wrong with the safety? Admittedly, I much prefer a top tang...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    I would rate the new Ithaca pumps as the best...

    I would rate the new Ithaca pumps as the best ever made with that name. They manufacture the Inland Mfg. Ithaca trench gun as well as a lot of mouth watering M37 models, like a 28 gauge.

    I...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    295750 I just took this screenshot off of the...

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    I just took this screenshot off of the Ithaca website. Note one can choose either right hand or left hand safety.
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    Ithaca Model 37, although as a Leftie I should...

    Ithaca Model 37, although as a Leftie I should probably pick the Browning BPS.

    I have seen to many 870 Express shotguns with broken ejector springs to put that gun even in the top ten.
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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