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    reduced loads for a 416 Rigby

    Due to advanced age and a very serious car accident last December, I need to find some reduced load data for my 416 Rigby. I have access to 350 and 400 grain cast gc boolits. The most appropiate...
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    I was at Walmart yesterday and saw the first 22...

    I was at Walmart yesterday and saw the first 22 magnum ammo I have seen in probably 2 years ($13.49 per box). That is excluding dealers asking more than $20.00 per box of 50. My 22 mag guns will sit...
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    I don't cast for the 25 ACP (yet), but do reload...

    I don't cast for the 25 ACP (yet), but do reload for it. I set my powder measure to throw a lighter than wanted charge, and then use a trickler to bring it up to the desired weight. Maybe I'm just...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Poll: I prefer reloading, because I've never been...

    I prefer reloading, because I've never been burned while reloading.
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    There was a Winchester factory loading with a 230...

    There was a Winchester factory loading with a 230 gr. FMJ, and also one with a 260 gr. JHP. My AMT shoots the 260 gr. very well, and they expand beautifully.
  6. I bought a RCBS 41 mag. 210 SWC mold, followed by...

    I bought a RCBS 41 mag. 210 SWC mold, followed by dies, and lated acquired a 657 to put them to use with.

    Does it count if you used to own a gun, but but no longer have the gun? I am in the...
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    Sticky: Made my first foray into the 41 magnum world with...

    Made my first foray into the 41 magnum world with some mild 215 SWC loads for my 657. When I find the Hornady 210 gr. bullets bought at the last gunshow, I will make some test loads for my Mark VII...
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    I have a Dan Wesson pistol pac 22 LR. The 8 inch...

    I have a Dan Wesson pistol pac 22 LR. The 8 inch barrel gets the most usage.
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    Where I live, IF you see 22s on the shelf, 22 LR...

    Where I live, IF you see 22s on the shelf, 22 LR are 15 cents a round and 22 magnums are 40 cents a round. There may come a time in future in which I will pay those prices, but I doubt living that...
  10. You are starting out with the most versatile and...

    You are starting out with the most versatile and fun cartridge combo of all, IMHO. When I was young, I tried probably a dozen or more different powders. After awhile, Unique and 2400 accounted for...
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    When I got my AMT in 45 WM, my first thought was...

    When I got my AMT in 45 WM, my first thought was to buy new (RCBS) dies. When I found out the price, used dies became a priority. It didn't take long for a carbide set to turn up on eBay at an...
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    I bought 2 pounds of 2400 (all that was left) at...

    I bought 2 pounds of 2400 (all that was left) at the last gun show. It was the first I had seen in over a year.
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    Poll: I started casting in the 1970s, when I was in my...

    I started casting in the 1970s, when I was in my 20s. Made the usual progression of buying jacketed bullets, then ran across some hard cast bullets for sale. Since I could get lead free back then, I...
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    I can't berate you because I did something just...

    I can't berate you because I did something just as bad. It was at least thirty years ago when I received my visit from the tinsel fairy. I was not wearing goggles because they were just too...
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    Agree. Except I do buy ammo. If there is a...

    Agree. Except I do buy ammo. If there is a cartridge that I do not have much brass for, and see some ammo at at a gun show for bascally what it would cost me to assemble, I buy it. Why buy the...
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    I don't mind reloading the cartridge. Finding the...

    I don't mind reloading the cartridge. Finding the cases after firing them is a bit of a challenge.
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    Before I started casting, I shot 45 acp Zero...

    Before I started casting, I shot 45 acp Zero swaged bullets. I had no problems with leading or accuracy. My only problem was strictly gun related. My brand new out of the box Colt 1911 would not feed...
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    Not real judgmental are you? (sarcasm, in case...

    Not real judgmental are you? (sarcasm, in case you missed it) If shooting paper yields consistent groups that are of comparable size between bullets of >.3 grs variance and those of <.3 grs variance,...
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    You got a great deal. The 35 Rem is a excellent...

    You got a great deal. The 35 Rem is a excellent round, and I really don't understand why it is so often neglected. My experience with one was with a TC with a 14" barrel. I used a RCBS 180 Sil gc...
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    I'm not really a Glock fanboy. My ratio of 1911s...

    I'm not really a Glock fanboy. My ratio of 1911s to Glocks is about 4/1. My ratio of other autos to Glocks is also about 2/1. (I have a G17, G20, and a G21.) The only real complaint I have about...
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    When I used to shoot a lot, I would always buy...

    When I used to shoot a lot, I would always buy something at any gun show I attended. If I had opened my last sleeve of (whatever) primers, I would buy a back up. The same applied to my go to powders....
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    The only pistol powder I've shot more of than...

    The only pistol powder I've shot more of than 2400 is Unique. I love the versatility of 2400. You can make some pretty stiff magnum loads with it, or throttle it back and make the loads more pleasant...
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    I used my SBH in Silhouette either with a stout...

    I used my SBH in Silhouette either with a stout load of 2400, or H110. Either one would turn over the rams at 200 meters. My mold was a plain based 240 gr one that cast bullets a bit heavier due to...
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    I guess that makes two of us. If I can ever find...

    I guess that makes two of us. If I can ever find a 10mm Win Mag, I will have all of the commercially produced AMs.
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    nouseforaname1246, you're a good man. In NC I...

    nouseforaname1246, you're a good man. In NC I can't even find WWs for sale, and you're giving them away. I hope something good come your way soon.
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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