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    I is it soft, might be 30 to one, lead to tin....

    I is it soft, might be 30 to one, lead to tin. Another common alloy.

    Tim
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    Sticky: How do we know that by adjusting for ash content...

    How do we know that by adjusting for ash content we are not making things worse instead of better. There is no precision in the 75-15-10 ratio so adjusting it for ash content might just make things...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Don't think there are many 25 rf revolvers. Tim

    Don't think there are many 25 rf revolvers.

    Tim
  4. I think it is a plug to plug a well. Drop it in...

    I think it is a plug to plug a well. Drop it in the hole and twist and press until it is sealed then cast a concrete cap over it.

    Tim
  5. My cousin had a gun shop just outside of Bangor,...

    My cousin had a gun shop just outside of Bangor, Me. Morrison's, he was also a gunsmith. Anyway, the Shop was in a converted barn with racks of guns like 50 of feet long. Must have been four of more...
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    I don't think annealing will help. I think I know...

    I don't think annealing will help. I think I know what is the problem. The case head diameter is too small for this chamber. The case separated in the region where the solid head transitions (quite...
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    one other thing, I don't think it is a...

    one other thing, I don't think it is a coincidence that the numbers add up to 100.

    Tim
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    No, nobody or anything go hurt. I have had other...

    No, nobody or anything go hurt. I have had other case head separations with no adverse effects. It is not like the gun blows up just when you open the action only the case head is extracted. I did...
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    I had a case head separation today.

    I was shooting my Remington Rolling Block #4 in .32 RF and the second shot with a cartridge powered with a #3 Dewalt Green Powder Load had a head separation. I had fired three rounds with round...
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    You should test for hardness. If you don't have a...

    You should test for hardness. If you don't have a tester, use fingernail test, pencil test, or ball bearing/vice test.

    I really doubt it is a date or lot number, I mean could be but why bother...
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    Sticky: Range scrap 45 acp FMJ's and TMJ or even just...

    Range scrap 45 acp FMJ's and TMJ or even just plated if they did not mushroom. Dig them out of the berm for free.

    Tim
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    I have a box of those stainless non-mercuric...

    I have a box of those stainless non-mercuric Winchester primers with the wood tray. No way I would fire them (unless it was the end of the world) I collect old stuff, I think it is cool.

    Tim
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    Linotype is a wonderful casting alloy. I cast...

    Linotype is a wonderful casting alloy. I cast very easily and makes really sharp castings. It was developed to be just that. It is expensive compared to pure lead so most people add pure lead to...
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    It could be, but I would not really know, but...

    It could be, but I would not really know, but saying starch is starch might be like saying charcoal is charcoal.
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    I posted this range report in the Homemade BP...

    I posted this range report in the Homemade BP sticky thread.

    I shot round balls and semi-wadcutters.

    Weights are volumes not measured weights. Factory powder weight matches volume homemade...
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    The local yard is close so when I get a few bins...

    The local yard is close so when I get a few bins of stuff, I take it in and check out what they have. Never hundreds of pounds either coming or going.
    TEK
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    I don't see this as a problem, I trade scrap for...

    I don't see this as a problem, I trade scrap for treasure at the scrap yard all the time.

    Tim
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    I don't worry much about the cost per round. I...

    I don't worry much about the cost per round. I might if I had a full auto or a semi-auto that I rapid fired a lot. About the only rapid fire I do is the plate rack with my EAA Witness 9mm. I few mags...
  19. Forum: Vintage Ammo

    I hate to waste anything, yes, before trashing,...

    I hate to waste anything, yes, before trashing, pull a bullet, save and weight the powder, save the bullet. Look to see if the case is Boxer or Berdan primed. The bullets and powder are certainly...
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    You want something cheap to shoot look at getting...

    You want something cheap to shoot look at getting a 32 cal. flintlock and make you own powder?

    Tim
  21. Thread: New Supplies

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    OR a PID

    OR a PID
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    The shop "guy" is a young lady and I will be...

    The shop "guy" is a young lady and I will be asking. She runs our chemistry shop, does etching, cleaning, passivation, sample analysis, air sampling, chem film application, macro sample prep and...
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    I understand the warnings about contact with...

    I understand the warnings about contact with strong alkaline. Thanks.
    Isn't the electrolyte in alkaline battery potassium hydroxide?
    I will have to check with the shop at work, we use sodium...
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    It is not my equation it is one from an internet...

    It is not my equation it is one from an internet search on what happens when you dissolve Potassium Carbonate in water.

    I leached my wood ash and boiled the leachate to concentrate then set it...
  25. Thread: 9 BHN casts

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Oh, so many variables. First fit is king and...

    Oh, so many variables.

    First fit is king and goes double with revolvers because you have to fit to two things, the throats and the barrel. The throats must be bigger than the barrel and you must...
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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