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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Powder deterioration is probably due to a batch...

    Powder deterioration is probably due to a batch that was out of spec somewhere during production. Given our powder shortages and now euphemistically seeming to be reaching orbital trajectories in...
  2. Thread: Caps in Stock

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    Thats 15.2 cents per - not including shipping. ...

    Thats 15.2 cents per - not including shipping. Glad I am making my own at those prices.
  3. See Post # 85 above. So far all the Tests have...

    See Post # 85 above. So far all the Tests have primers as depicted in that posting. No indications of pressure signatures with 33 Grains of No.7 in a 308 Winchester case with bullets/boolits...
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    Watching - A question I too have had in mind....

    Watching - A question I too have had in mind.
    :popcorn:
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    Forum: Vintage Ammo

    If one scrolls through the picture; there are a...

    If one scrolls through the picture; there are a few with corrosion showing through the primer/case junctions - same for the case/bullet jacket junction on at least one. I noted one case that appears...
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    Forum: Vintage Ammo

    6mm Lee Navy ammo available on Gun Broker

    Saw on Gun broker this morning that one can buy legacy 6mm Lee Navy ammunition. Price is only $27.50 per round, plus $20.00 shipping per round, and of course the 3% credit card fee.
    ...
  7. Thought some might be interested on seeing a...

    Thought some might be interested on seeing a Materials Cost analysis for the No.7 Powder.



    Computing cost per pound of No.7 Powder (Shipping Not included in this computation):

    Chemical...
  8. Cabin fever day; so my wife suggested we go to...

    Cabin fever day; so my wife suggested we go to the Rifle Range. The forecast storm front had not materialized when we departed the house this morning; but was beginning to make itself felt at the...
  9. The 308 Winchester and 7.65 x 53 have similar...

    The 308 Winchester and 7.65 x 53 have similar case capacity, performance, and load range.

    308 Win Case Capacity 3.6 cm3 (56 gr H2O)
    7.65 x 53 Case capacity 3.70 cm3 (57.1 gr H2O)

    I...
  10. For the next test firing session; the granulation...

    For the next test firing session; the granulation of powder will be evaluated. The No.7 Powder mixture was created with an equal volume of water to chemicals in the mixture; thoroughly stirred to...
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    Yes. I have. Sulfur will combine with the...

    Yes. I have.

    Sulfur will combine with the Zinc and a scum appears on the surface - scrape it off and it pulls the amount of zinc in the mixture down.

    It will also do the same with Tin in the...
  12. Follow on to previous post. The No.7 Powder...

    Follow on to previous post. The No.7 Powder might be described as one of the Transition Powders between the Black Powder era and the Nitrocellulose based Smokeless Powders of today. With that come...
  13. Back to the range yesterday. Shot 10 rounds of...

    Back to the range yesterday. Shot 10 rounds of No.7 mixture. First Five rounds was a batch made from scratch with new materials. Second string of five rounds was from a batch made using a...
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    What velocity have you achieved with "White...

    What velocity have you achieved with "White Powder" compared to velocities for Black Powder, and Golden Powder? I am interested to see actual velocities, impressions help but do not provide hard...
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    Bullet Jackets are predominantly what is called...

    Bullet Jackets are predominantly what is called "Gilding Metal". Sierra for example uses a 95% copper and 5% zinc mixture for their Bullet Jackets.

    For creation of "Brass" for pistol and rifle...
  16. I am not poo poo ing the comment on Toxicity of...

    I am not poo poo ing the comment on Toxicity of any/all of the chemicals used; but has anyone taken the time to read the MSDS (Manufacturing Safety Data Sheets) on any of the day to day items found...
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    Forum: Vintage Ammo

    Definitely two different cartridges. Shoulder on...

    Definitely two different cartridges. Shoulder on left is considerably lower than shoulder on the right.
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    Forum: Our Town

    I would immediately start looking for a Tax...

    I would immediately start looking for a Tax Professional as dverna recommends; but I would also lookout filing a Tax Extension also. This will give a "Tax Professional" a longer window to assist...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I use Safari with Firefox. The ads are...

    I use Safari with Firefox. The ads are definitely Google because when I do the "Report Ad" drop down it says Google. The annoyance is 1/3 Strip up and down the middle of the screen as soon as one...
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    Forum: Our Town

    +1 on the observation and appreciation to the...

    +1 on the observation and appreciation to the Site for judicious Ad placement. I have been using Weather Underground for my weather prognostication needs for at least 10 years. I am about to...
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    Yes; Lee deprimer die is what I am using. ...

    Yes; Lee deprimer die is what I am using.

    Caution - I have been processing many hundred of Range Pick up .308/7.62 over the last couple of weeks. I have experienced exactly the same problem...
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    There was some question over the life of this...

    There was some question over the life of this thread as to the potential of the Golden Powder to attack the brass when used in Centerfire Ammunition; or ..... I test fired my last batch about two...
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    I believe it will be the opposite. They are...

    I believe it will be the opposite. They are tailored to Semi/Full auto use (over runs of primers for Milspec applications?) Designed to avoid "Slam Fires".
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    The Barber Shop I use has an almost continual...

    The Barber Shop I use has an almost continual Raffle for a Rifle or Shotgun as a fund raiser. These are fund raisers for a specific (named) child with an acute illness to help the families with...
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    Poll: Well; yesterday was consumed with cleaning brass...

    Well; yesterday was consumed with cleaning brass that was all green, blue, brown, and black. Last week I picked up 1/4 of a 5 gallon "Brass Bucket" containing .223 and .308 really nasty brass. (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