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    I think so Gobeyond

    I think so Gobeyond
  2. Rapier, do you recall the names of the fellows...

    Rapier, do you recall the names of the fellows from the Colorado school, the “Colorado School of Trades”. I graduated there in the late ‘sixties. I’m still around and I’m 83...only the good die...
  3. Enjoy! BTW as a young man I used to canoe the...

    Enjoy! BTW as a young man I used to canoe the Boundary Waters out of Ely. Had a nice wood canvas Old Town then later a Kevlar Bell Magic, Bell Canadienne and a Wee non nah Sundowner.
    Cheers Richard
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    As I mentioned in a previous post, I went to my...

    As I mentioned in a previous post, I went to my eye doctor complaining about the dry eyes and vision problem. After a thorough eye exam it was found that the oil gland in my eye were pretty much...
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    As suggested I ran the patched bullets through a...

    As suggested I ran the patched bullets through a Lee .458” sizing die. The actual bullet diameter miced .459”. MOA groups at 200 yards. Good improvement in accuracy. Also this bullet shoots well at a...
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    Ah! Just a young fella in the full bloom of...

    Ah! Just a young fella in the full bloom of youth...lol. Get crackin’ Bill
    Cheers Richard
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    Avert, It was a great experience and wish there...

    Avert, It was a great experience and wish there were more long range matches close by. If I were a young man of around 65 to 75 I’d be traveling and shooting a bunch of these LR shoots.
    If you get...
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    Normally the first thing I do when waking up is...

    Normally the first thing I do when waking up is have a glass of orange juice and two glasses of water. Besides hydrating the next time I shoot I’ll use eye drops that are developed for lubricating...
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    Thanks for asking Don, yes I did. I enjoyed it...

    Thanks for asking Don, yes I did. I enjoyed it immensely. My first long range shoot. Unfortunately, I was only able to make the first day as I had family commitments for the last day. I was squaded...
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    Poll: This is really a sore spot for me. Inline...

    This is really a sore spot for me. Inline ignition, scopes , white powder, BPCR’s and sabot loads are not in the spirit of traditional/primitive season hunts, and were not fore seen when the...
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    Don, thank you. I’m going to order the .325scope...

    Don, thank you. I’m going to order the .325scope block today from DZ Arms. Yesterday I used a dial indicator with .0001” divisions and found that each division on the DZ scope mount was .001” and...
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    Thanks guys! Cheers

    Thanks guys!
    Cheers
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    Long range sight settings

    I posted this question on one other site too.
    Hi Folks,
    I’ll be shooting my first long range match at the end of the month, the Creedmoor match put on by Rick Weber in Oak Ridge TN. I’ll be...
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    Tried to rotate the info you wanted Don but no...

    Tried to rotate the info you wanted Don but no luck.
    Cheers Richard
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    288825

    288825
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    I order my lead alloy,16:1, from Roto metals or...

    I order my lead alloy,16:1, from Roto metals or BACO, I’m wondering now if I may have gotten a softer alloy. It sure has a lot of engraving for supposedly 16:1 I’ll break out my hardness tester and...
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    Hi Arnie, thanks for weighing in. I’ll try your...

    Hi Arnie, thanks for weighing in. I’ll try your suggestion of reducing the belt dia although I was hoping initially to not have to neck the case. I’m heading in the direction to reduce anything that...
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    That’s the problem Don, there needs to be a match...

    That’s the problem Don, there needs to be a match in bullet diameters, as I mentioned using thinner paper will work for the belt section then the bore section of the bullet winds up too small in...
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    DDPP bullet finning

    Hi,
    Last year with help from fellows including Arnie, I designed a DDPP bullet for my Browning BPCR, .45-70. It was designed to be patched with BACO .0020” paper and the belted portion to be a slip...
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    ...and then use a piece of 80 grit sandpaper and...

    ...and then use a piece of 80 grit sandpaper and sand a criss cross pattern on one side of the template and place the sanded side on the paper...this will prevent the pattern from sliding on the...
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    I agree with Kenny too. As the OP, I was tossing...

    I agree with Kenny too. As the OP, I was tossing this idea out for two hundred yard shooting only. I’m out of ideas on how to load PP with reduced loads and still keep the the seating depth of the...
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    Wow! General Aviation has sure upped their game...

    Wow! General Aviation has sure upped their game with high performance aircraft. A bullet in an ideal world would spin about its axis and any shock wave pressure would be evenly distributed, but when...
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    Yaa think ? Lol Richard

    Yaa think ? Lol
    Richard
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    I’m not sure Michael is correct. A bullet at a...

    I’m not sure Michael is correct. A bullet at a standard day at SL is just below the speed of sound at 1100fps. by definition it is air speed and if there is a no wind condition it is ground speed too...
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    And that’s why it’s called the transonic range.

    And that’s why it’s called the transonic range.
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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