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    Recent prices for .416 Rigby ammo that I’ve seen...

    Recent prices for .416 Rigby ammo that I’ve seen run from $175-210 for a box of 20. They can be reloaded FAR cheaper than that.
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    Dunno much about the .45-70 game but hard alloys...

    Dunno much about the .45-70 game but hard alloys are not necessary. BP works with stuff as soft as 30:1, and I'd not try smokeless with anything harder than 12 BHN, most likely something in the 10...
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    BINGO! The Lee Hardness tester is functional and...

    BINGO! The Lee Hardness tester is functional and if used properly, reasonably accurate. They are not expensive. Guessing is not the path to success.
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    [QUOTE=waksupi;5225259] Ok, if one filled a...

    Ok, if one filled a container with snow what portion of the volume would be air? For sake of the discussion pretend we are talking about dry snow. I ask only because it is virtually impossible to...
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    [QUOTE=waksupi;5224049] Is snow a liquid?

    Is snow a liquid?
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    Well, rice might work if the box had a roof and a...

    Well, rice might work if the box had a roof and a solid end. If one has any talent it isn’t a tuff trick to make the top cover a slide in fixture.

    Bottles of sawdust? The weakness is the...
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    Back in days gone by the catcher’s mitt was a...

    Back in days gone by the catcher’s mitt was a wooden box 8-10’ long 12-18” square, filled with damp sawdust. The sawdust does not deform the bullet much if any. Difference between sawdust filled...
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    What Slobalt asked about ain't that tuff to do....

    What Slobalt asked about ain't that tuff to do. 1) Cast bullets can be quite precise if one does the homework. The gun/load combo that fired the target below has the same zero at 20 & 50 yards...
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    Pigs don’t care for my .22’s. Varmints likewise.

    Pigs don’t care for my .22’s. Varmints likewise.
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    My experience with 20 & 12 ga Forster slugs on...

    My experience with 20 & 12 ga Forster slugs on deer and hogs tells me to expect a flop after the whop. Every time. Never gut shot anything with them except a buzzard little over 50 years ago. ...
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    Never found much use for hollow points, but there...

    Never found much use for hollow points, but there is some benefit to general form and alloy hardness.

    300 grain pure lead wrapped in a bit of paper for the 77/44. MV ballpark 1,600 fps....
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    l suggest your alloy for the .38-55 is too hard. ...

    l suggest your alloy for the .38-55 is too hard. Knock it down to about BHN 11-12.
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    Inclined to expand my earlier comment a bit with...

    Inclined to expand my earlier comment a bit with hope some might see a small light at the end of the tunnel. Firearms are tools, nothing more. It is up to the craftsman to employ it successfully...
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    To be clear, the round ball loads and 311041...

    To be clear, the round ball loads and 311041 targets were shot with a wildcat I call the .30 Sneezer. It's a .357 case necked to .30 caliber and has approximately the same case volume as a .30...
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    https://i.imgur.com/rZgILkb.jpg CCI 500...

    https://i.imgur.com/rZgILkb.jpg

    CCI 500 primers, 20 yards, Hornady .310" round balls w/light smear of SPG lube

    1.5 gr Bullseye, Avg 719 fps .79" for 5 shots
    1.8 gr Bullseye, Avg 881 fps .73"...
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    https://i.imgur.com/uPj90NK.jpg ...

    https://i.imgur.com/uPj90NK.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/fzOiOdM.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/cDvxPmy.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/PB5RNL2.jpg

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    All ballistic problems have a solution, it's up...

    All ballistic problems have a solution, it's up to the wanker with the problem to figure it out. List of variables runs from here to hell and back a couple times I'd think. Broad stroke of the...
  18. Thread: Night casting?

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Bugs might be good flux.

    Bugs might be good flux.
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    Don't be askeerd of Lord Black, or heavier...

    Don't be askeerd of Lord Black, or heavier bullets. The "-75" at the end of the cartridge ID is a hint.

    I load my .45-70 with 65 gr of 1.5FG.

    https://i.imgur.com/8kja5Q1.jpg
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    POOF! All gone.

    POOF! All gone.
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    WTS .44 Mag paper patch bullets

    And some factory bullets for the .25-20 Win.

    ...and a little more.

    2 bullets short of 10 boxes of Montana Precision Swaging bullets. 5 boxes (50 ct) are flat base, the other 5 are cup base....
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    Depending where you wind up in the afterlife you...

    Depending where you wind up in the afterlife you might get to debate that with Crockett, Boone or maybe Hugh Glass. Good luck, you might need it.
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    .310" ball from Hornady...

    .310" ball from Hornady
    https://i.imgur.com/PB5RNL2.jpg

    One of a half dozen loads tested:
    https://i.imgur.com/rZgILkb.jpg

    They all worked and inside 25-30 yards would smack the average...
  24. Thread: Bnh for deer

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    Paper patched pure lead, MV 1,600 fps. Shot...

    Paper patched pure lead, MV 1,600 fps. Shot taken at 80 yards, 160# doe didn't take a step. Under the hide off side after breaking both forelegs, 5 ribs and cutting the heart in half.
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    Hot rodding the .30 Carbine? Why not. Hodgdon...

    Hot rodding the .30 Carbine? Why not.

    Hodgdon data puts a 110 gr SP out the muzzle at about 2,075 fps in their labs, and does the same with mine using Li'l Gun. Nah, I don't jerk the trigger...
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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