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    These are all helpful replies, folks -- thank you...

    These are all helpful replies, folks -- thank you very much for your advice. I really appreciate it.
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    Light Plain-Base Cast Boolit for 30-06?

    Hey, all,

    I'm looking for a light, non-gas checked boolit mold for casting bullets somewhere around 100 gr for my 30-06 (FN M98 from the Colombian military -- Model 1950 -- originally chambered in...
  3. Thread: 686 or GP100

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    I like the GP100 better overall -- particularly...

    I like the GP100 better overall -- particularly its lines and beefiness -- but I have to admit my friend's 686 has a much nicer SA trigger.

    I tried the Wolff reduced-power springs, but found I got...
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    I've used quite a few Wolf & Tula SRM primers in...

    I've used quite a few Wolf & Tula SRM primers in service rifle competition. They're very good.

    I've never tested them over a chrono, but guys I know have said they are more consistent than...
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    Wow!

    Wow!
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    Don't forget the so-called "Personal Property...

    Don't forget the so-called "Personal Property Taxes" that many of us pay year after year, every year, on vehicles, boats, trailers, tools and machinery (if you have a business where you use tools and...
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    I've probably killed 30-40 deer in PA and VA...

    I've probably killed 30-40 deer in PA and VA using 270 Win and 30-06 and one or two with 6.5/284. Shots from 50 to 288 yds. Most were shot with 270 Win 130gr j-words and dropped where they stood....
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    That's some great info, Larry. Many thanks for...

    That's some great info, Larry. Many thanks for doing the testing and making the results available to us.

    I bought a keg of RD back in the 90s when I was shooting skeet twice a week, and now use it...
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    OK, here's one thing I learned that may be of use...

    OK, here's one thing I learned that may be of use to other newbies to HP casting:

    1. These brass molds really soak up a LOT of BTUs before they get hot. I guess brass has a much higher "specific...
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    Thank you, 358429 and especially Forrest R ......

    Thank you, 358429 and especially Forrest R ... this is very helpful information and I will try your suggestions. Forrest R, that's good news about the soft range scrap alloy performing so well, since...
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    Finally tried casting with this mold today. I'm...

    Finally tried casting with this mold today. I'm fairly new to casting and have never tried a HP mold, but holy cow, I had a devil of a time with the boolits sticking to the HP pins. Had to use pliers...
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    That's all great information, thank you very...

    That's all great information, thank you very much, Megasupermagnum. Yeah, the 5" GP100 just feels so right to me, seems like the perfect barrel length for that piece. Mine is the Davidson's version,...
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    I've just been using the one that came with my...

    I've just been using the one that came with my RCBS 3-die set so far, although all I've really loaded is WCs and SWCs for 38 Spl. Haven't loaded up any 357 stuff yet, and it appears my mold is tied...
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    Thanks, 358429, good to know that's an option. I...

    Thanks, 358429, good to know that's an option. I would prefer to stick to 357 cases if possible, though... golly, just checked the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook and saw under bullet 358429 that the H110...
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    Thanks, Rintinglen, good to know. And even if I...

    Thanks, Rintinglen, good to know. And even if I did run into problems with length, in a worst-case scenario, I could always trim (and segregate) my 357 cases to a length that would both allow...
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    Thank you sir. I'll be using these in a...

    Thank you sir. I'll be using these in a GP-100...I did not think about the "too long" issue...I hope it doesn't cause me problems! Looks like my cylinder is about 1.609" long, and the gap between...
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    This is all good helpful information, thank you...

    This is all good helpful information, thank you 358429 ... was kind of hoping you'd weigh in.

    On a related note, I just found some H110 in stock at PV...I should play the lottery!
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    Thank you ABJ, that makes sense.

    Thank you ABJ, that makes sense.
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    Thank you Zarrinvz24, sounds like that's exactly...

    Thank you Zarrinvz24, sounds like that's exactly the info I need to know. I appreciate your help.
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    358-429 HP -- What speed and alloy?

    Hey, all,

    Miha at MP molds just emailed me to tell me their 358-429 Keith style HP mold is back in stock, so I bought one (I ordered the plain base version). I'd like to use this boolit for...
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    I could never get my BHP to shoot very well. My...

    I could never get my BHP to shoot very well. My cheaper CZ-75B always outshot it by a fairly wide margin...
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    IIRC, back in the day, OSS and CIA also used...

    IIRC, back in the day, OSS and CIA also used suppressed Hi-Standard 22s for that kind of thing. (Not that assassination is strictly legal and all anymore, mind you)
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    I'm fighting them off to get the pecans right...

    I'm fighting them off to get the pecans right now...
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    When I was a kid, my dad used to carry a block of...

    When I was a kid, my dad used to carry a block of dehydrated mince meat in his hunting vest, and when we took a break, he'd bust it out and carve off hunks to eat. It often had pheasant/woodcock/dove...
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    LOL you read my mind! Except if it was my dogs,...

    LOL you read my mind! Except if it was my dogs, they'd jump in BED!
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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