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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Normal for me is to soak my cylinder in my fuel...

    Normal for me is to soak my cylinder in my fuel oil/ATF mix for a day or 3 and I spend
    more time on the cylinder chambers than I do on the barrel. I shoot both loads a lot and the older I get the...
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    Think about it for a minute, light spring, heavy...

    Think about it for a minute, light spring, heavy load, heavy recoil banging on parts you don't want banged. Light spring, light load, matches recoil, gun functions and she can work the slide.
    ...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Blame that line on John Wayne. Yeah I really...

    Blame that line on John Wayne.

    Yeah I really am a grumpy old man and will politely remind a man talking about clips for his 1911A1 or his Ruger 10/22 that he means magazines. I don't make a big...
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    Great looking building, I hope it works out for...

    Great looking building, I hope it works out for you, I see a lot of years of plenty to do but you sure shouldn't have to worry much about outgrowing it.
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    I can't say for all handguns or all calibers but...

    I can't say for all handguns or all calibers but in my experience my accuracy loads have been on the lower end of the scale. For hunting loads I crank up and keep cranking till accuracy takes a...
  6. Thread: Anti fog wax

    by Old Grump
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    Forum: Our Town

    Old fashioned glycerin, just a tiny dab wiped on...

    Old fashioned glycerin, just a tiny dab wiped on and it lasts a long time. Women's hand soap or baby shampoo, can be found anywhere and lasts a looooong time.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Of all the lever actions in the house the oldest...

    Of all the lever actions in the house the oldest (1930), Win 94 32 Win Spcl is the smoothest and the most accurate. I literally bought it in a coffee can, the barrel and stock were handed to me at...
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    Forum: Our Town

    My only difference is I don't grip with my non...

    My only difference is I don't grip with my non shooting hand but let it lay flat palm up, I only use it for a cushion between the butt and the sandbag. I find if I grip with it I influence the gun...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Now you tell me. Actually I just dump a few...

    Now you tell me. Actually I just dump a few bullets like 9MM or 45 hardball in the pot whenever I have a batch going, never tried to do a bun of them all at once. It always ended up with the empty...
  10. Thread: K-31 loads

    by Old Grump
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    .308 150 GR. HDY SP, Hodgdon H4895, Overall...

    .308 150 GR. HDY SP, Hodgdon H4895, Overall length 2.790"
    40.0 gr. 2484 fps
    42.0 gr. 2578 fps

    This is what I have in my book for the loads I make for my brother. 2" - 3" at 100 yards is...
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    Load em and shoot em. After the first shot your...

    Load em and shoot em. After the first shot your bullet will fit the grooves just fine.
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    Common misconception, most of those we have been...

    Common misconception, most of those we have been fighting the last 50 years don't worry about their wounded during a fight. After the fight is over the man who can get back to an aid station gets...
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    No-no-no-no. There is a reason you sepearte the...

    No-no-no-no. There is a reason you sepearte the lighting circuit from the utility circuits. If you get a power failure on your machine and it causes your lights to go out and your hands are in...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    With varmint hunting as your goal I would go with...

    With varmint hunting as your goal I would go with the 7MM-08. Everybody seems to have missed why you want to change calibers.
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    Poll: Sitting on a hillside behind my house when I hear...

    Sitting on a hillside behind my house when I hear a flurry of shots, guestimate about 20 of them from at least 3 rifles and a shot gun. Saw nobody and saw no deer.

    Approximately 10 minutes...
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    Old dinosaur myself and I have to admit if there...

    Old dinosaur myself and I have to admit if there were any men I would love to have walked their path it was Kieth and Cooper. One of the bigger thrills in my life when I was still a puppy, (nearly...
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    Poll: Have both. like both but out of force of habit...

    Have both. like both but out of force of habit shoot single action most of the time. Accuracy trumps shooting fast.
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    I have a H&R 308 and a 10 gauge and love them to...

    I have a H&R 308 and a 10 gauge and love them to pieces but I am a gorilla and it's a good thing because the single shots are lighter, shorter and will recoil more, even in 20 gauge. Seriously I...
  19. Thread: "Lost" Gun

    by Old Grump
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    Forum: Our Town

    Been there done that, you are in a very large...

    Been there done that, you are in a very large non-exclusive club. How about losing a gun while in the middle of 5th army matches. Forgot I had dropped it off at the armorers truck to get some minor...
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    To much reliance placed on the numbers on paper. ...

    To much reliance placed on the numbers on paper. Proof is in the pudding or in the holes in the target paper.
  21. Old and slow but I can shoot them faster than I...

    Old and slow but I can shoot them faster than I can make them. Molds as old as I am and they worked 40 years ago, (got them second hand). I'm getting to old to change horses now so don't feel bad...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Sticky: Old shooter, sometimes caster and new to forum

    Been trying to post for about a month but when I tried the message that came back was I had to sign in even though I was signed in and then it didn't accept my sign in. Today is the first time I...
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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