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    I have a similar combination. A 3" GP100 and a...

    I have a similar combination. A 3" GP100 and a Bulldog Pug. As they are both short barreled guns I favor 200-215gr full wadcutters in the 700-750fps range. Good defense loads and quite manageable....
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    It's been years since I've seen one bigger than a...

    It's been years since I've seen one bigger than a tennis ball.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Been working in a major university town for over...

    Been working in a major university town for over thirty years. The week before the beginning of Fall Term and the first two weeks afterwards are the local Silly Season. Lots and lots of kids with...
  4. Thread: the best shot

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    If I had not been there I would not have believed...

    If I had not been there I would not have believed it, but a friend of my stepfather would show up every year or so. He was one of those people who I came to call a "natural shot" in that he never...
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    While I do not believe the very rare encounters...

    While I do not believe the very rare encounters where trained and qualified people experienced something unexplainable were because of entities not of this Earth I can very well believe there would...
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    I'd be afraid to shoot a piece of old, dry Live...

    I'd be afraid to shoot a piece of old, dry Live Oak heartwood with a cast bullet for fear of where the bullet would bounce. In the days of wooden hulled ships it was favored for its toughness. I...
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    I've been experimenting with it. I bought several...

    I've been experimenting with it. I bought several brands of Szechuan peppercorns at an Asian grocery, but those proved to be worthless. I next bought a couple of bottles of Szechuan pepper oil and...
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    Made Chicken Lo Mein last night. It came out OK....

    Made Chicken Lo Mein last night. It came out OK. Everyone had seconds anyway, but there's a couple of things I'm going to do differently the next time. I don't have a gas stove and I'm not going...
  9. Thread: Yahoo/AOL mail

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    Thanks for this. I'm looking at it now. I've...

    Thanks for this. I'm looking at it now. I've had GMail for a long time now, but am ready to move one from them.



    And thanks for this. Explains why I wasn't able to sign up over there.
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    Every so often I cruise the AM band just to see...

    Every so often I cruise the AM band just to see what's out there. Mostly (so far as I am concerned) it's a waste of time, but good to know where the stations are. Once I got home after dark, but...
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    Lately we've been experimenting with making our...

    Lately we've been experimenting with making our own steamed dumplings. My girls really like them and they're a very social activity in filling and folding each one before steaming. They freeze well...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I haven't cast or shot any yet, but I not long...

    I haven't cast or shot any yet, but I not long ago picked up a 180gr full wadcutter in 44. Ought to be a fun plinking bullet.
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    I like them in short-barrelled 44 specials. Both...

    I like them in short-barrelled 44 specials. Both the swc and full wadcutters. In a revolver like a Bulldog I can get some respectable velocity while still being able to control the piece.
  14. Thread: Spent Primers

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Poll: I do save them, but not for any particular...

    I do save them, but not for any particular purpose - yet.

    I suppose it might one day come to having to try reloading them, but not at this point.

    A one liter soda bottle will hold a LOT of...
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    I am one of those interested in an electric...

    I am one of those interested in an electric vehicle. They're not quite ready yet for what I want, but I am watching them.

    The beginning of the twentieth century had very little infrastructure in...
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    My grandmother used to make strawberry fig...

    My grandmother used to make strawberry fig preserves. Ate many a jar. Basically half strawberries, half figs, pureed but not too smooth. A little sugar and pectin. I've made them several times...
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    Roosters crow at day break. They crow at...

    Roosters crow at day break. They crow at 11:00am, noon, one, five, and six. They crow after dark and in the pre-dawn hours. Dogs bark at all of those very same times. Trucks go by, sirens sound,...
  18. Yes, in 327 brass and I use them in both a Henry...

    Yes, in 327 brass and I use them in both a Henry and an SP101. Won't have my load journal available for a few days, but the data is available in the Lyman manual or from the Hodgon site.
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    I bought chicks local this year so as to avoid...

    I bought chicks local this year so as to avoid the whole USPS delivery delays problems. They've been a lot better these last several months compared to what they were in February and March when I...
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    What Elsa lacked in wind speed she made up for in...

    What Elsa lacked in wind speed she made up for in precipitation - eleven inches. We went from so dry even the native weeds were dying to so wet we have ponds where there used to be dry ground.
  21. For coon sized and smaller animals I like a...

    For coon sized and smaller animals I like a 90-100gr swc or fp bullet loaded to entry level .32 H&R Magnum levels. No need for anything hotter and .32 Long levels would probably suffice. For...
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    Went to a small show in Ocala, Fl last Saturday. ...

    Went to a small show in Ocala, Fl last Saturday. It's a Shrine hall so not a big venue, but it was packed. I didn't buy anything, but my partner got a couple of boxes of Fiocchi .32acp from one...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    My shooting partner and I have what's left of a...

    My shooting partner and I have what's left of a huge order of cast bullets we bought back during the first Clinton administration. Some of them now have the lube falling out, at least partially, so...
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    A stripper clip guide to allow one to load...

    A stripper clip guide to allow one to load 7.62x39 AR mags from SKS strippers in the way one can use a "stripper spoon" to load .223/5.56 AR mags from stripper clips.
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    While it was only a musical, not a history...

    While it was only a musical, not a history lesson, we watch 1776 in our house every 4th of July. They were only men who all had feet of clay, but they *eventually* pulled together enough to produce...
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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