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    Sticky: jwber, that is the exact question I was getting...

    jwber, that is the exact question I was getting ready to ask as soon as I finished reading the thread!!

    I have shot about 1K of the coated bullets I bought from Bayou Bullets and really like them....
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    I have been doing the same for several months and...

    I have been doing the same for several months and am also kind of hesitant to get all ginned up the first time and find that I don't have a $2 gizmo I need to go on, leaving a pot full of...
  3. Most inconsistencies with the PAD are caused by...

    Most inconsistencies with the PAD are caused by the die not being adjusted correctly in the turret. Assuming that the lever is in the correct slot in the disk, the hole in the disk should be...
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    Both Midway and Natchez will e-mail you when they...

    Both Midway and Natchez will e-mail you when they receive them. Probably others too.
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    After about a 40 year layoff I started reloading...

    After about a 40 year layoff I started reloading again a couple of years ago. After trying to use my CH CHampion single stage to load 9mm, I decided there had to be a better way. Lots of study and...
  6. Thread: Range Lead

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    Last summer I bought a small amount (about 32#)...

    Last summer I bought a small amount (about 32#) of range lead already cast into ingots for 50¢ per pound.
    I thought that was a pretty good deal and would like to have much more.
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    One of the things that make the Pro Auto Disk so...

    One of the things that make the Pro Auto Disk so nice is that they work on the Lee expander/flare/powder through die. All three operations at once. So far as I know, the RCBS only expands, and does...
  8. Thread: Old ingots

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    My #2 Alloy are not from wheel weights. I can't...

    My #2 Alloy are not from wheel weights. I can't remember back 40 years, but I know I have never used any wheel weights.
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    Are you saying that the ingots that have lost...

    Are you saying that the ingots that have lost their luster are probably the linotype?
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    Another materials question

    Several years ago a guy gave me seven rolls of wire solder, as follows:

    3 rolls Woody Butts
    Safeguard 50
    .125 Lead Free Wire Solder

    3 rolls Federated-Fry
    40/60 .148
    Solid Solder Wire
  11. Thread: Old ingots

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    Old ingots

    About 40 years ago I did a little casting and am trying to get started again. Still accumulating tools, etc.
    Dug out some ingots I had cast way back then. I have some #2 Alloy and some linotype. ...
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    Interesting questions. I am trying to get set up...

    Interesting questions. I am trying to get set up for casting. I inherited a workbench my dad had made with a 3" laminated maple top (old shuffle board). However, I was also planning to cover that...
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    I bought one a few months ago and it has a large...

    I bought one a few months ago and it has a large heavy metal knob instead of a wooden handle.
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    Doesn't really matter what the price is or the...

    Doesn't really matter what the price is or the shipping is, or the hazmat fee is. All that matters is the total cost. Buy from the cheapest that has everything in stock.
    Midway does have several...
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    For 9mm I usually puff a little graphite on my...

    For 9mm I usually puff a little graphite on my bench and roll an occasional case through it. It does ease things up a bit.
  16. Amazing what the manufacturer knows about their...

    Amazing what the manufacturer knows about their products, isn't it.
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    My hopper got crushed in a move several years...

    My hopper got crushed in a move several years ago. Since then I have used the MEC powder bottle. IIRC, I had to file down the threads on the bottle to get it to fit.
  18. 55943 Found this at the Goodwill the other day...

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    Found this at the Goodwill the other day (cocktail shaker). I am always dropping the bullets from my hammer type bullet puller into my powder jug or powder measure when trying to salvage the...
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    TruTel is 19.95 + 9.50 shipping.

    TruTel is 19.95 + 9.50 shipping.
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    I am slowly accumulating items to start casting. ...

    I am slowly accumulating items to start casting. I see the cast iron pots mostly with legs. Are these in the way? Should I look for one without legs?
    I was in Tractor Supply the other day and...
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    Sticky: Interesting topic. I have about 20 cans of...

    Interesting topic. I have about 20 cans of powder I bought in the late 60's and early 70's. Over that 40 year period it has been stored in non controlled temps ranging from -20 to probably 150...
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    Poll: Some poster on some forum said it best: "If your...

    Some poster on some forum said it best: "If your turret is not a Lee Classic Turret, all you have is expensive die storage".
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    When I started guns and reloading in the latter...

    When I started guns and reloading in the latter 60"s Badger Shooters Supply and Brownells were about the only places I was familiar with. You would get your catalog out, full out an order blank,...
  24. "Custom Made Press Cover" and "Scale Cover" But...

    "Custom Made Press Cover" and "Scale Cover"
    But none of my large stash of Folgers cans. I use all three sizes.
    Oh, and crochet hoops. Great for corralling brass, bullets, small parts, etc.
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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