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I've not had any success with 5744 and paper patching in my 30 cal rifles either. As others have found the slower powders that filled the case worked best for me. On the other hand, the same 5744...

I've used the Lyman #2 formula for 40+ yrs for everything I shoot. Works excellent for me as I don't "hot rod" cast bullet loads. Under 2000 FPS with liquid alox as lube works very well with little...

Ranch Dog's 170 FP is excellent. Bought it to use in my 30-30 but ended up using it in a Savage 30-06 SS bolt gun. Accuracy was excellent in this rifle with 27.5gr 5744. I had to adjust the cartridge...

TEFLON TAPE........ AARRGGH !! Developed nervous tics,slobbered a lot and developed a "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" trying to get them absolutely gorgeous little ladies to do me right. SShhh.......

A few hose clamps and your in business. :bigsmyl2:

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Every once in a long while they do,

Gatchelville, South East Pa., Fall 2011 - According to a friend that sent me the photo...

Doesn't matter how many times you head out to the woods. You get that same feeling every time you come home with the meat. For me, a NICE 8 point, a huge doe and 2 smaller does.
The last one was...

Just goes to prove "No good deed goes unpunished" :groner:

Liquid Alox is an easy lube to use. Used undiluted you just put some on your finger and "dab" around the shank portion and then sit it up on wax paper or aluminum foil to dry. Slow, but works well....

RL-15, IMR 4895, Ramshot TAC. 25 grains +- of these will shoot 1 hole from a Shilen Barrel on a Remington 40X action in a McMillan stock with any one of several custom bullets. Nosler BT 60 gr or...

Deer shortage ? Here in Maryland they're about to be declared varmints. Just kidding, but the deer population has grown to be extremely large in most areas of the state. If a person hunting each...

Up until a few years ago my experience had been limited to the M16 A1 rifle back in the early 70's. I have to admit I never thought the AR platform would or could evolve as far as it has.

Mike

This one's easy, keep the VZ-24.

Mike

A Charter Arms 44 Special "Bulldog". I bought it a long time ago on an "impulse" and had it about a year before selling it. It was inaccurate and the trigger pull both single and double action was...

Ditto on getting at least two reference manuals and study the loading tables before making any decisions. I find myself going to my Hornady and Lyman Manuals more than any of the others I have. Lee...

I like that. I'm gonna give it a try in the near future. Slipped away from paper pacthing for a while while doing a little traveling here and there.

Mike

My go to load with that exact bullet in 30-06 is 27 1/2 grains of 5744 (no filler) with the bullet into the rifling just enough it will not pull out when unloading. Shoots better than any jacketed...

3.6 Bullseye/158 semi-wadcutter. It is extremely accurate in my 38's and 357's. Barrel lengths from 2" to 6".

I pretty much stopped using Lube machines/stick lube after becoming acquainted many yrs ago with the tumble lube process. Most have their own preferences as to how thin or thick the Alox liquid...

Over the course of 30+ yrs carrying first revolvers and transitioning to semi-autos in the mid 80's we were trained and drilled to always scan our surroundings for unexpected additional or multiple...

I read it twice and found myself smiling and agreeing with all of them. We have most, if not all, of those trades somewhere within 20 miles of where I'm sitting right now. A lot of time and thought...

I,ve shot many, many thousands of wadcutters in the last 40+ yrs and had equally good results both ways. The hollow base wadcutters were designed to be loaded flush and the solid bevel base wads were...

I've tried many powder and bullet combinations over the years and keep coming back to 27 to 27 1/2 gr of 5744(no filler). I fire-form the cases to the rifle and then load them completely un-sized...

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Mike

1975 Camaro

I use to Bracket drag race almost every weekend. Now that I've gotten older I just attend a couple of races a year with a few other "seniors". We have been attending the "Super Chevy...