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    Easy to say, but where have you seen a better...

    Easy to say, but where have you seen a better system? Almost everywhere else in the world would make it near impossible to get out of jail awaiting trial, and in some countries the misdemeanor...
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    Have done a few of my own, here is what I have...

    Have done a few of my own, here is what I have learned. Prefab floor pans are Awesome if you get a good quality one. You can even buy custom cast ones, they are expensive. Where you have to make...
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    I only scanned the messages here, but did not see...

    I only scanned the messages here, but did not see any mention of a sizer/luber. Get one. You will want to measure your cast boolits because they will likely not be the exact size that you will want...
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    yep, seen a couple of cars with the doors nearly...

    yep, seen a couple of cars with the doors nearly pulled off too. Youtube has videos.
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    Tents are terrific except in bear country. Not...

    Tents are terrific except in bear country. Not even talking grizzly here, Had a black bear go through a tent once, what a mess. No Food or drink, but the darn thing went in after the Wife's lotion....
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    Poll: Like so many others, I learned by sitting in the...

    Like so many others, I learned by sitting in the "reloading room" while my Dad went through the steps. These were literally hundreds of hours spent sitting on a stool watching the progression of the...
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    Started to cast 9mm, bought a new pistol, SA35,...

    Started to cast 9mm, bought a new pistol, SA35, new MP mold, 400 new cases, 1000 primers (ouch, that still stings) a couple of used Cramer sizers and a few dies, then found my Stars in an attic,(howd...
  8. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I shoot the wrinkles. I sort them as I size and...

    I shoot the wrinkles. I sort them as I size and lube so they get shot separate from the good stuff, but a mag full of wrinkles when practicing close up drills where it is more about smooth and...
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    Poll: Two Hollywood super turrets Two Hollywood...

    Two Hollywood super turrets
    Two Hollywood Turrets
    Hollywood sr
    Hollywood Jr
    Hollywood ? can't remember what they call it
    Two Dillon 650s
    Dillon square deal
    Rock chucker
    Corbin
    3 ponsness
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    For those of us that have been using them for...

    For those of us that have been using them for more than 40 years the Hollywood is like an old flannel shirt, soft and comfortable and easy to slip into. You have to remember that when these were new...
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    Yep, I know why it's done, just never got around...

    Yep, I know why it's done, just never got around to doing it, Then I started thinking.... I usually have between 300 and 5000 rounds for everything I shoot and I would guess that most of those cases...
  12. Thread: Lead source

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    This is only part joke. While supply lines have...

    This is only part joke. While supply lines have not been lead for a long long time, drain pipes, particularly for tubs, toilets and larger drains in old homes have a fair chance of having lead...
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    neat, I might try this too. I always just put a...

    neat, I might try this too. I always just put a small ladle on the plate to catch the drips. Looks like a long term solution to me.
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    Sticky: Test cast about 75 slugs from my new MP 9mm mold,...

    Test cast about 75 slugs from my new MP 9mm mold, two different hollow points and solids all from the same mold. Now to find my sizing stuff so I can size these for the new SA35.
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    Howdy boys, I'm Back!

    Funny how life takes you in so many different directions. Kids grow up, go to college, move out, get married, start a career. Luckily my Son in Law likes to shoot and is now wanting to learn to...
  16. Just bought a 9mm mold on Ebay, Montana maker. ...

    Just bought a 9mm mold on Ebay, Montana maker. 6 hole, casts hollow points or flat tip, .358 as cast, about 128 130 grn using wheel weights and hollow points, will size down for 9mm, shoot as cast...
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    I started swaging myself because My dad did it...

    I started swaging myself because My dad did it and I learned how from standing underfoot. When I started I wanted to make sure that I would always have something to shoot. since then there have...
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    Long time since I was on the forum, but I still...

    Long time since I was on the forum, but I still tinker. If you have the two piece Hollywood dies, I can probably walk you through the process. The first step is to set up the base die so that you...
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    Sticky: I don't recall there being much on lead extrusion...

    I don't recall there being much on lead extrusion on this site, but I could be wrong. Not much out there. I recall that one fellow was using a log splitter to push lead through a home made die that...
  20. I would certainly take a 4 hole mold

    I would certainly take a 4 hole mold
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    Not sure why airweaver is catching flack on this...

    Not sure why airweaver is catching flack on this thread, I was one of the earlier folks to jump on this buy and been waiting 3 years to hear if it would ever move. I have several of the maker's...
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    over the last several decades, (can it really...

    over the last several decades, (can it really have been that long?) I have asked many many varmints if they objected to the way my bullets looked. Never had a complaint. Truth is, never had a...
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    I use the Dremel cone grinding stone to make my...

    I use the Dremel cone grinding stone to make my bevel on the die and then use the felt cone with grinding or polishing compound to bring things to a mirror finish. Every once and a while I tune up...
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    These would be a good start on the .243 bullets...

    These would be a good start on the .243 bullets or even the 25 cal stuff using the 17 hmr or 22 mag brass.
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    You machinists with drill stops etc forget about...

    You machinists with drill stops etc forget about the use electrical tape on the drill bit. You stop when the tape starts to touch. [smilie=s:
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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