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    I feel sorry for all y'all that still have to...

    I feel sorry for all y'all that still have to worry about bear encounters and caliber choices. Back when I was a kid here in the Stumpwater area of NE Texas we eradicated the entire population of...
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    Since getting addicted to cast bullets and...

    Since getting addicted to cast bullets and shotgun/pistol powders in my old Marlin 336 30-30 (6 years ago) I haven't shot more than 25 rounds of jacketed bullets. Not being physically able to hunt...
  3. The only difference I have found with my "mid...

    The only difference I have found with my "mid range" loads is that the Federal primer cup is a bit thinner/softer that the Win primer cup.

    jd
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    In 2012 I bought that mold for a buddy that was...

    In 2012 I bought that mold for a buddy that was just getting into casting (I never personally became a caster), and only started reloading (late in life) just a year or so earlier when the obama...
  5. Thread: Tripods

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    I'm an old land surveyor, April of 2023 will mark...

    I'm an old land surveyor, April of 2023 will mark 40 years in "private practice". In that length of time a person can collect a whole lot of stuff. I've got 8-10 old tripods stacked back in a cabinet...
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    get even with history .... store cigars in them...

    get even with history .... store cigars in them ;)


    jd
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    just not into the crimp groove jd

    just not into the crimp groove



    jd
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    so, the cartridge isn't headspacing on the case...

    so, the cartridge isn't headspacing on the case mouth?

    jd
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    I've gotta ask .... are you crimping 9mm case...

    I've gotta ask .... are you crimping 9mm case mouth's into the crimp groove of the bullet?

    just asking


    jd
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I'm kinda' hooked on Winchester Primers .... so,...

    I'm kinda' hooked on Winchester Primers .... so, are we at the end of that now, too?


    jd
  11. Thread: Aa #9

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    Thanks for the tip. AA#9 is my go-to favorite in...

    Thanks for the tip. AA#9 is my go-to favorite in .357mag and .44mag so I always have a good supply. The other AA "pistol powders", #2, #5 and #7 are also kept in good supply. I didn't get into the...
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    another vote for WD-40 jd

    another vote for WD-40



    jd
  13. Thread: Aa #9

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    I've shot quite a few 150-170 gr cast boolits in...

    I've shot quite a few 150-170 gr cast boolits in 30-30win using AA#7, but never considered trying AA#9 in the 30-30 .... I wouldn't even know where to start. I started re-loading a bit late in life...
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    why not try a 4-5:1 ratio of mineral spirits and...

    why not try a 4-5:1 ratio of mineral spirits and LLA? It makes a nice fast drying cast bullet lube, and twice around the block just make it better. I'd bet that a single tumble in that mix would work...
  15. Poll: I guess I am for sure getting old. This thread...

    I guess I am for sure getting old. This thread reminds me of the old game of "pass it down" from 60 years ago when us kids were all herded out to the bus shed to play games on rainy days.

    Wasn't...
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    you mentioned nickel plated brass.... I have my...

    you mentioned nickel plated brass.... I have my own opinions about nickel plated brass, but as a "rookie" it may be best to leave it alone .... I'll bet there are some more experienced folks here...
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    since I don't hotrod anything I load, I learned...

    since I don't hotrod anything I load, I learned from my old mentor "just shoot 'em til the casemouth splits"


    jd
  18. Poll: a handgun for daily carry

    a handgun for daily carry
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    The LEE Carbide Factory Crimp Die has the "ring"...

    The LEE Carbide Factory Crimp Die has the "ring" .... the LEE Factory Crimp Die is a collet style (stab crimp) .... BIG difference. Once the naysayers that trash the FCD understand the difference,...
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    wax bullets and 209 shotgun primers? jd

    wax bullets and 209 shotgun primers?


    jd
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    unfortunately there is the confusing use of the...

    unfortunately there is the confusing use of the title "LEE Factory Crimp Die". It looks like (to me - still a rookie) that the same title/name is used for two completely different styles od crimp...
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    I would give those bullets a tumble in...

    I would give those bullets a tumble in LLA/mineral spirits (maybe two) before using them ... especially sized at only .357

    just my opinion


    jd
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    I don't cast my own, but I do shoot about 95%...

    I don't cast my own, but I do shoot about 95% cast boolits that I buy commercially or have a buddy that trades me some of his casts. I do buy 1200-1500 commercial cast/pre-groove lubed a year, but...
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    ^THIS^ jd

    ^THIS^


    jd
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    when the wad peels off the slug early in flight,...

    when the wad peels off the slug early in flight, does that have any detectable affect on the trajectory of the slug?



    jd
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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