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  1. Thread: Case lube

    by DonHowe
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    To each his own but I learned 40 years ago to...

    To each his own but I learned 40 years ago to despise the sticky oil/pad case lubing method. Nothing has changed my mind. After the Rcbs branded STP I used the Lee water-soluble stuff for a time and...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    RobP1 As others have mentioned, you need to...

    RobP1

    As others have mentioned, you need to control your alloy temp. Your bullets show me you are getting the feel for casting. Keep your ally temp steady then try to keep your casting routine...
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    Reading the comments in this thread leaves me a...

    Reading the comments in this thread leaves me a bit surprised. I have not loaded for. 35 Whelen but did so for. 338-06. Before beginning to make brass I read all I could find on the subject. Everyone...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Determine o. a. l then fill case to base of...

    Determine o. a. l then fill case to base of bullet with Swiss 1.5f
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    Not about hard to focus, just that it is easy for...

    Not about hard to focus, just that it is easy for any of us to look at a problem over and over and get nowhere because we look at it the same way each time. The various thoughts presented here merged...
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    OK, investigating. Chamber neck diameter is...

    OK, investigating. Chamber neck diameter is 0.2920-0.2925. Not fron Saami print, but physically measured from a lead slug of the chamber neck. Necks of several loaded rounds rounds with mIcrometer...
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    405grain: the projection on front of sear not...

    405grain: the projection on front of sear not etrring that slot in the bolt would explain what I am experiencing. It has to be ammo related as it only happens with a round in the chamber. The chamber...
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    Mauser Trigger Issue II

    I have mentioned this M95 before. It is barreled/chambered for. 257 Robert's. Yesterday while attempting to fireform brass I noticed a further issue with the trigger. More often than not the trigger...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    In my opinion 12 is The gauge due to it's wider...

    In my opinion 12 is The gauge due to it's wider and shorter shot column for a given shot wreght. But, and that is a big But, the Brits have always had the right idea in terms of 12ga loads. Our...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    It Is easier to shoot accurately with small mild...

    It Is easier to shoot accurately with small mild recoiling cartridges. However, one cannot always shoot the mildest recoiling cartridge unless only plinking or shooting small bore competition with....
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Recoil is purely physics. How the shooter reacts...

    Recoil is purely physics. How the shooter reacts to recoil is purely subjective. Every shooter has a recoil limit which has nothing to do with physical size. Learned technique and psychology can move...
  12. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have hunted deer with cast and jacketed...

    I have hunted deer with cast and jacketed bullets. Never harvested one yet but I have killed some. Either type bullet put in the right place will make em dead.

    A whole bunch of this comes down to...
  13. Thread: Ruminations

    by DonHowe
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thinking of gas cutting as "dumping BTUs in a...

    Thinking of gas cutting as "dumping BTUs in a small area" is akin to a leak in a dam becoming bigger as all the water tries to escape thru one hole. That raises another question in my mind. The...
  14. Thread: Ruminations

    by DonHowe
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    FWIW a bit of Googling revealed that the ignition...

    FWIW a bit of Googling revealed that the ignition temp of paper is 450°F and that of cotton is given as 410°F. Cotton is said to self-combust at 764°F.
    We are familiar with Temps at which lead and...
  15. Thread: Ruminations

    by DonHowe
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Ruminations

    Not sure how to pose this or if I can accurately state what is in my head but I will try. I'm looking for thoughtful comments, not argument.

    Over my years of gun owning, tinkering, reloading,...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You're right, the factory .30-06 barrel has a...

    You're right, the factory .30-06 barrel has a coned breech. The new barrel is fitted to the receiver (w/ P14 bolt) and flat breech face forrimmed cartridge. My planning has not gone as far as...
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    I know it is a hoot to load a fairky soft #353 in...

    I know it is a hoot to load a fairky soft #353 in .38 Spl cases over 2.7gr of 700X then shoot them from a 22" .357 Max Handi. Rifle.
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    .450 BPE with soft lead bullet or .22LR birdshot....

    .450 BPE with soft lead bullet or .22LR birdshot. Take your pick!
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Having an idea of Veral's thinking, if I had any...

    Having an idea of Veral's thinking, if I had any money, I would bet this mold was designed for a specific firearm and use and diameters determin# by a slug of the throat of that particular rifle. I...
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    Funny how things work out! This thread/project...

    Funny how things work out!
    This thread/project really caught my attention and interest. A rifle-builder buddy texted me Sunday PM that a mutual friend gunsmith had sent home with him a nearly...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Tapered bullets are often used for breechseating...

    Tapered bullets are often used for breechseating as the taper allows the bullet to be fully engaged in rifling without as much engraving/dustorting as with a cylindrical bullet. This is like the Pope...
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    Not going to say never but to get to base...

    Not going to say never but to get to base diameter from ~.470 it seems to me IF you could swage all that web down there would be no primer pocket or flashhole left and almost certainly lathe work to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sweet project!

    Sweet project!
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    Bertram maybe? 20+ years ago I went to check...

    Bertram maybe?

    20+ years ago I went to check out a Schuetzen match I had heard of. A gent greeted me and asked if I had come to shoot. I said I had no appropriate rifle and just wanted to see what...
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    I have never figured out how to post pics. That...

    I have never figured out how to post pics. That said, this rifle is a work in proress. At this point the stock is a rework of a broken military job and ment to be an interim handle. Also the metal...
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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