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    I noted no one has mentioned WATER! I keep, as...

    I noted no one has mentioned WATER! I keep, as part of my "prep kit" in truck, two plastic supermarket-bought water bottles. From rinsing "whatever" from an eye, to irrigating a wound, or even ;)...
  2. With "note" I, at least once each summer, take...

    With "note" I, at least once each summer, take out and shoot my U.S. Rock Island Arsenal Model 1903 S/n 118,xxx which was made in 1907. My "note" is I have never shot military ball ammo in it -- its...
  3. Congrats on your find! I have one of these but...

    Congrats on your find! I have one of these but frankly it was just "OK" -- nothing too spectacular for me. (Note: This is just "ME" -- there's NO reason to suggest it shan't be the very BEST for...
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    THANK YOU for posting your experience, and happy...

    THANK YOU for posting your experience, and happy consequences -- skin broken only on a hand -- were sooooo minor. BUT -- in "prep for the worst" -- you definitely reinforced something I did NOT...
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    As I have/use/regularly tow eight different...

    As I have/use/regularly tow eight different trailers, I had a wee bit ;) of trailer-tow experience. Cutting wood and trailer-towing it home has, through the years, "opened my eyes" to what I see as...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MaryB Death by...

    Quote Originally Posted by MaryB
    Death by shrapnel from the branch LOL



    Winger Ed it's been quite a while since someone elicited such a groan from me as your 'barking'! My kudos to you --...
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    In my squirrel-target youth -- ~ 1/2-century back...

    In my squirrel-target youth -- ~ 1/2-century back -- we'd buy Zippo cigarette lighter FLINTS. On dad's drill press, a hole just the right size to snug in a .22 short was drilled in a flat board. The...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I, too, am not one to recall codes often rarely...

    I, too, am not one to recall codes often rarely employed. Hence, I have a "cheat chart" -- in *.jpg format -- taped to the side of my HP laser printer. Here is a copy :) which, if you wish, you may...
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    Another "ALT" trick is to create that missing ¢...

    Another "ALT" trick is to create that missing ¢ character! Why it is not provided really beats all out of me. But, using the ALT key -- as with others above, one can make/insert it.
    Make sure your...
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    I, too, have a .30 carbine chambered Ruger...

    I, too, have a .30 carbine chambered Ruger Black-hawk, and -- I did not mention -- the H110 load was suggested to me for shooting in this revolver. H110 works well in the handgun, too, albeit it (to...
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    Long out of production (1970's vintage) the Lyman...

    Long out of production (1970's vintage) the Lyman All-American Four station turret -- if you can find one ;) -- had my vote! Made with high quality, its only "fault" was lack of instruction manual. ...
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    I am on same page as most all responders. Having...

    I am on same page as most all responders. Having a few different M1 Carbines, I also was "a-scared" to cast/shoot lead. However, a range buddy (now deceased) turned me about vis this, with his...
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    I was never a Goodyear fan (other than watching...

    I was never a Goodyear fan (other than watching their Blimps :)) -- but my Toyota pick-up came equipped with "Goodyear Kevlar" all-purpose m+s tires. This, in 2016, on then-new truck. Zero...
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    Congrats at what appears to be an awesome deal!!!...

    Congrats at what appears to be an awesome deal!!! An anecdotal side-story is I took a pretty-much-anti-gun colleague to a gun show, maybe 20 years back, and spied a Ruger revolver in .30 carbine. I...
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    THANK YOU, Mr. Gibson (and others ;))! I had not...

    THANK YOU, Mr. Gibson (and others ;))! I had not entertained the thought of checking out ACP or Auto-Rim loadings (duh!). (I never professed to be the brightest lamp in the fixture!) And... that's...
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    .45 Colt Cowboy loading question?

    I purchased some Matt's Bullets 165 grain wad-cutters, and in seeking loading data I was told of (I didn't know they existed!) Star-line's shortened .45 Colt cases, which they call "Cowboy"; I bought...
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    I have, for years, used a free software to play...

    I have, for years, used a free software to play pretty much everything on my Dell desk-top, running Windows 10. I recommend "nothing!" ;) -- 'specially re any computer stuff, as your described...
  18. A marvelous machine, indeed. BUT, all parts need...

    A marvelous machine, indeed. BUT, all parts need to be in sync with each other, I have learned. My well-used specimen was quite fussy -- pretty much each trip to range had a draw-back -- until I...
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    My (late) friend Charles Leonard Smith had one on...

    My (late) friend Charles Leonard Smith had one on his truck. Strike one was when he got up (at State Park campsite) to eat breakfast; headed to toilets; and then went to launch his attached boat. ...
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    I, too, pretty much relie on the wife -- who, by...

    I, too, pretty much relie on the wife -- who, by happenstance worked as a Registered Nurse. She is most adept using a sewing needle most of the time. What I will add is re those nasty (to me ;))...
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    Thanks to all -- including a fellow who has PM'd...

    Thanks to all -- including a fellow who has PM'd me lots of GREAT stuff I was not aware of. (I did not know that Starline made short .45 Colt-- their "Cowboy Special" brass; two 100-bags now (Graf &...
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    45 Colt load querey

    I bought some items from the wife of a recently deceased friend which included two boxes of Matt's Bullets 165-grain wad-cutters. 328283 Interesting looking .452"-sized cast bullets, I was thinking...
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    I also have an H006M -- their .357 Magnum, with...

    I also have an H006M -- their .357 Magnum, with nary an operational -- feeding or firing -- problem: EVER! I also have their Henry Model H006 Golden Boy .44 Remington Magnum, with which I'm just as...
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    I share your frustration with the sprue-plate...

    I share your frustration with the sprue-plate dilemma: too quick, or too slow. My solution, bion, which has worked awesomely for me, it to cast using TWO moulds! For a few, I have the same mould,...
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    Just an added note re "reduced" velocity -- the...

    Just an added note re "reduced" velocity -- the start of this thread, is I clearly recall the words of the instructor when I was a student taking Hunter Safety a short fifty-five or so years ago. To...
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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