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    For carnauba wax (and other stuff) see "thesage";...

    For carnauba wax (and other stuff) see "thesage";
    wax: https://tinyurl.com/y8gn4a2c
    The "OLD" STP mix had a lot of zinc, etc to help keep metal-to-metal contact in a rotating engine minimal....
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    Sticky: > Still haven't gotten the HF white to go on thin...

    > Still haven't gotten the HF white to go on thin enough, it bubbles ( outgassing the solvent) and cures <
    Yup. Paint is paint. A combination of solvents and solids. The outside layer is drying and...
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    You're forgetting about the whole Corps thing. ...

    You're forgetting about the whole Corps thing. The guy who owns Bass Pro bought Cabelas- for $4,000,000,000. This ain't supporting Mom and Pop and a kid going to Community College- you are...
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    Sticky: 9.3X62AL: Thanks for the msg. I thought I...

    9.3X62AL: Thanks for the msg. I thought I remembered @ 2/3 being misses, but my memory is just a memory these days. My kids and I go to the Burro Canyon range- get there before 10am on the weekends...
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    Sticky: We still forget that our culture begets our...

    We still forget that our culture begets our beliefs.
    A lot of Euro PDs like the 32 because it's small, quiet, and effective.
    With a little- but frequent- practice, shot placement works. Kill 'em or...
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    Sheesh! Thanks for all this help guys! I remember...

    Sheesh! Thanks for all this help guys! I remember looking at "the maximum" maybe ten years ago, but I couldn't find it. YAY! And I get older, I forget/ forgot about NOE, also. But I remembered my...
  7. Thread: Range Dues

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    Forum: Our Town

    It's .. all the above. I shoot rifle and pistol-...

    It's .. all the above. I shoot rifle and pistol- maybe six to ten times a year at the range, maybe the same hunting. Shotgunners go once or twice a week, plus a couple Saturdays- and never hunt....
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Sticky: White Label and Oil

    I had tried olive oil also. And lanolin. I recently (more from convenience) tried semi processed coconut oil. The thick gooey smells like coconut stuff. It's slipperier, and smells better than burnt...
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    Where's the molds?

    I have a number of 8mm mausers, and I reload. AND I know that many people here before me have designed some pretty good molds. Is there a list, maybe a pdf file, of different Lee custom mold numbers...
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    I know. I, uh, was being facetious. I actually...

    I know.
    I, uh, was being facetious.
    I actually like the 35 Remington, as it's a nice light load that knocks things down.
    But that 358 sure makes it easy to do. Everything fits. Everything works.
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    Exactly. Don't just say "Turked"; it's a "Turked"...

    Exactly. Don't just say "Turked"; it's a "Turked" something else.
    I have a 30's Turked K98, and a Turked 1891 Danzig. They looked very similar when I got them.
    The 1891 shoots outrageously well;...
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    Exactly. Don't just say "Turked"; it's a "Turked"...

    Exactly. Don't just say "Turked"; it's a "Turked" something else.
    I have a 30's Turked K98, and a Turked 1891 Danzig. They looked very similar when I got them.
    The 1891 shoots outrageously well;...
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    Mr Google, a pot of coffee, and a copy-and-paste...

    Mr Google, a pot of coffee, and a copy-and-paste twitch will do you good.
    There WAS an issue of "old" versus "new" metal, in the original barrel. Which you don't have. The old won't say "old", but...
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    That's one of the (many!) things that made me a...

    That's one of the (many!) things that made me a bit quizzical.
    There's the 6mm-06, the 7mm-06, the 8mm-06, and the 35 whelen. Based on the 06.
    Since we're doing our own thang anyway, why not make a...
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    I picked up a 44 revolver because of Bubba....

    I picked up a 44 revolver because of Bubba.
    After a little liquid engineering, he made a series of holes that look pretty good. That is, if you like zig zags; right back of the front sight. ...
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    Sticky: I would like to remind folk, as is was mentioned,...

    I would like to remind folk, as is was mentioned, that sulfur is commonly used as an insecticide. As simple as flowers of sulfur, in a box, with a wick. You will have bugs falling from the sky- or at...
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    Stripper Clips

    http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/MCB-321
    Yeah I know. I've been told before. They're not quite "correct".
    But neither am I, nor is my gun. They are new, they work, and they're cheap.
    I can...
  18. Thread: Counterbore?

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    Counterbore

    There's a lot of reasons to do it.
    A few decades of improper cleaning, and there's a little ridge or two in that last bit.
    When you put the gun down, you put muzzle down on the ground- a few...
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    7.62 NATO Large Ring Takeoffs for $50

    No, I'm not shilling for Sportman's Guide. I just buy stuff.
    I just got their new catalog, and they're selling the Mauser 1912 barrels for $50, and they have the stocks for $27.
    I don't know their...
  20. Thread: Signing Barrel

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    Signed Art...ticles

    Again, there's a lot more ducks in the pond than one can normally see.
    If you are an artist/artizen of some repute, yes your name is worth something. It may make it worth more, or less, as times and...
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    Turked Mausers

    The Turks ... Turked everything they could get. ie:
    I have a Turked '88, and a '98. The '88 receiver/barrel is numbered the same, but for the shroud and bolt. The bolt parts have their own but same...
  22. Thread: lube question

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    NOT shilling, selling, or having anything to do...

    NOT shilling, selling, or having anything to do with them, but
    the folks at thesage have a lot of interesting ingredients at low prices.
    Do you want coffee, coconut or chocolate smelling lube? Or...
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    Commission: I have a couple. I'd be disappointed...

    Commission: I have a couple. I'd be disappointed if my 8mm boolit made it all the way into barrel!
    Does your have a shroud? Take it off, clean the barrel and receiver, paint in all the little marks,...
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    *** Mausers

    Latest last update.
    Buddy and I spent more than a few hours debating and planning.
    Since both guns were merely incomplete collections of mismatched parts, we felt it OK to bubba them a bit. The...
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    Round Ball

    Back in the day some folk loaded rounds with "Buck and Ball".
    Today, you'd add the Trailboss, some BBs, then top with that big RB.
    That way, if you shot at a deer he'd drop from the ball.
    Shoot...
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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