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    The NRA Basics of Metallic Cartridge Reloading...

    The NRA Basics of Metallic Cartridge Reloading lesson plans say to use the same manufacturer. But I tell my students it’s usually ok to mix and match, but it’s something to keep in mind if they have...
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    I once had lot number sticker fall off a jug of...

    I once had lot number sticker fall off a jug of powder. I emailed the lot number to Hodgon, they told me it was from HP-38 or Win 231, same lot different bottles. I taped it back onto my 8 pound...
  3. Thread: Patch Lube

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    First, let me remind everyone that I’m in...

    First, let me remind everyone that I’m in florida. And yes it’s warmer here than Maine. Having said that for a patch lube I use 50% bees wax 50% unsalted lard. It might be a tad thick up north,...
  4. Thread: TC Bore Butter

    by LabGuy
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    Use up your bore butter for patch and bullet...

    Use up your bore butter for patch and bullet lube. Use many gret products for storage, heck, in my opinion Mobile 1 motor oil preserves better than bore butter.
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    Poll: I recon I could crono them, but they are well...

    I recon I could crono them, but they are well below max, more like starting loads.
  6. Your mission should you decide to accept it is to...

    Your mission should you decide to accept it is to “make handloads that look like factory loads” and put them in a factory box. I used to do this with 45 Auto at a local range. Much easier to keep up...
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    Well, I see three options. 1. Oil it, rub it,...

    Well, I see three options.
    1. Oil it, rub it, and shoot it. Every gun has a story to tell.
    2. Have it scrubbed, ground, and re blued.
    3. Make it real purdy by sending it to Turnbull.

    Your...
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    Poll: First molds used were Lyman 2 cavity round ball,...

    First molds used were Lyman 2 cavity round ball, borrowed from my neighbor Clark Flake along with his Lyman pot and dipper. First mold bought, a single cavity Lyman 452460, purchased used at a gun...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I don’t know if they “grew” or changed hardness. ...

    I don’t know if they “grew” or changed hardness. I once took a 20 year sabbatical from shooting. Loads that were leading the barrel were not 20 years later. Same gun with 20+ year old reloads.
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    I have access to a rather large thermonuclear...

    I have access to a rather large thermonuclear device that I use to dry mine. I’m in North Florida, only works on non-cloudy days, which we have a lot of.
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    Get 150 to 180 lbs out of my cut off propane...

    Get 150 to 180 lbs out of my cut off propane tank, depending on how brave I am.
  12. Thread: Pulling Bullets

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    I would load them up as low level target loads,...

    I would load them up as low level target loads, probably with my own cast bullets. Save the half jackets some more “fun” higher velocity loads.
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    I was a peanut butter jar guy, but have switched...

    I was a peanut butter jar guy, but have switched to the square mixed nut jars from Costco.
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    On a somewhat humorous note, I had the lot number...

    On a somewhat humorous note, I had the lot number fall off a jug of Hodgdon powder, one of those orange/red price sticker labels. I emailed Hodgdon to see what it went with, and was told W231 or...
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    Paul, I use the Lee 356-102-1R for my 380...

    Paul, I use the Lee 356-102-1R for my 380 loading. I load for a S&W 380 Bodyguard. This has been one of my more difficult loads to develop. Using HP38 or Bullseye, any of the loads in the Lyman Cast...
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    Mustang, I assume you mean the Lee 356-102-1R. I...

    Mustang, I assume you mean the Lee 356-102-1R. I use that for my 380 loading, but unfortunately I do not have a Walther. I load for a S&W 380 Bodyguard. This has been one of my more difficult...
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    Have y’all ever checked out the National Center...

    Have y’all ever checked out the National Center for Forensic Science smokeless powder database? Here is the link for H4227: https://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sample_detail.php?powder_id=69
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    USMC69, if your going to be around Tallahassee, I...

    USMC69, if your going to be around Tallahassee, I could swap you 1K to get you going.
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    It depends on how much powder you have.

    It depends on how much powder you have. <20 lbs? 20 to 50 Lbs? >50 lbs?
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    I’m with KYcaster, I render down wheel weights...

    I’m with KYcaster, I render down wheel weights and range scrap. My grandmother (in KY) used to render hog fat. I’m pretty sure she didn’t make it.
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    They still make it. ...

    They still make it. https://www.henryusa.com/shotgun/garden-gun-smoothbore-22/
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    Poll: Poll is fairly useless without including your...

    Poll is fairly useless without including your intended bullet weight.
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    Speaking as an analytical chemist, XrF is a fast...

    Speaking as an analytical chemist, XrF is a fast cheep close look. Digesting (in acid) a sample and running by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), and/or ICP mass spectrometry (ICPMS), is...
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    The easy answer is buy a Magma caster. You know...

    The easy answer is buy a Magma caster. You know you want it.
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    Well, I use 50/50 beeswax/unsalted lard. You...

    Well, I use 50/50 beeswax/unsalted lard. You might want to very the ratio depending on your climate/season. I’m in Florida.
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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