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    Grits is finer and not as much mass, so should...

    Grits is finer and not as much mass, so should leave less of a mark. I use Walters wads as an over payload seal. Still should take out a wasp.
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    Try Grits instead of rice.

    Try Grits instead of rice.
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Don't know about you guys, but I had a 35 Whelen...

    Don't know about you guys, but I had a 35 Whelen 7400 semi that would shoot groups a bit over 3" with PC boolits pushed to about 2000fps and sub 2" groups when I added lube to the PC as the only...
  4. Forum: Our Town

    I put the die box in a small flat rate box first,...

    I put the die box in a small flat rate box first, it bulges, but I put it in a tyvek envelope then in a flat rate envelope. Same with brass. Those tyvek envelopes are tough. I think a flat rate...
  5. Thread: S&W Model 52

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    Guy came in our local gun show with a 52 but with...

    Guy came in our local gun show with a 52 but with only one mag. Probably 99% if not for missing the factory grips. Had a set of RH thumb rest grips on it. He was asking $1000 for it. If he had...
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    I didn't think they chambered the '73 in 45 Colt,...

    I didn't think they chambered the '73 in 45 Colt, at least until modern times???
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    Are you using a mag primer? Might have ignition...

    Are you using a mag primer? Might have ignition inconsistencies.

    I have had good luck PC and lubing. Groups shrunk dramatically in my 35 Whelen when it was PC/lube vs only lube or only PC
  8. Thread: Wide Feet

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    Forum: Our Town

    Usually wear New Balance 608's in 13EEEE. Pair...

    Usually wear New Balance 608's in 13EEEE. Pair might last 4 months
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    I was mowing with the Bush hog, next to the road...

    I was mowing with the Bush hog, next to the road that ran in front of Grandads farm, and ran over a hornet next. Making the next pass and saw an insect cloud and figured out what had happened. Went...
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    Wonder what the weight is? I have one that looks...

    Wonder what the weight is? I have one that looks like that, but think it has another lube groove and is around 195 grs. Three crimp grooves and all. One of the best shooting boolits I have. It...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    The 540x just a single shot target version of the...

    The 540x just a single shot target version of the 581? Picked up a couple of them, well battered and used, but the one I scoped will still shoot very well. Trigger could use some work though.
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    Been playing with a few lighter weight boolits in...

    Been playing with a few lighter weight boolits in the 45-70. NOE copy of the 457191 has a large meplat for slapping down the deer and hogs and shoots very well out of my #1 @100yds. I have a 330gr...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Moved from there about 35 years ago after living...

    Moved from there about 35 years ago after living there 20+ years. Wanted someplace cooler, so moved to the mountains of Colorado. Still have in-laws down in OK and a friend or two still alive, so...
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    Almost moved to Hamilton about 35 years ago. Bet...

    Almost moved to Hamilton about 35 years ago. Bet it has changed quite a bit since then. Pretty small when I was there.
  15. Thread: Beef Dip?

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    Wanamacher show. Which I believe is next...

    Wanamacher show. Which I believe is next weekend. Man, my feet are killing me for a day or two after that show and my wallet is usually quite thin afterwards also. I usually find something, be it...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I shoot a lot of the 158 Lee boolits thru my...

    I shoot a lot of the 158 Lee boolits thru my Rossi. Size almost all my 38's to .360". My 353 casull needs .358". I use a brass rod, either 1/4" or 5/16" that I got from my local welding supply. ...
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    LOL, same stove we have at the outdoor rifle...

    LOL, same stove we have at the outdoor rifle range target storage area. Use it a couple of times a year if our varmint silhouette/clay pigeon match is going to last a while
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    IIRC, people were taking 110gr and 125gr bullets...

    IIRC, people were taking 110gr and 125gr bullets and trying to see how fast they could run them. Probably using 296/H110 powder. Of course they were getting some flame cutting using those light...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope you had many a...

    Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope you had many a good year with him.
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    WTB Have one box of the 35's I could part with and...

    Have one box of the 35's I could part with and one of the unobtanium 6mm 85's (lots of people on Accurate Shooters would love these!!).
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    WTB Might have a box of the 35's. Let me look...

    Might have a box of the 35's. Let me look tomorrow. Also, maybe one of the 6mm.
  22. Thread: 348 Win Brass

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    WTB Put the brass in the mail yesterday. Should get...

    Put the brass in the mail yesterday. Should get it by Friday
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    Grandad once shot a crow out of his pecan tree. ...

    Grandad once shot a crow out of his pecan tree. Took the dead crow and a coat hanger and bent it so that when he threw the crow up in the tree, the hanger hooked part of the tree and stayed there. ...
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    Had 14" of snow Sunday.

    Had 14" of snow Sunday.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    You might get by with your alloy and a non gas...

    You might get by with your alloy and a non gas checked boolit if you powder coat it first before you size/lube it. I know there are those that will holler that you don't need lube with a PC boolit,...
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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