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    I use the 200 grain RCBS FP with about 20 grains...

    I use the 200 grain RCBS FP with about 20 grains of H-110/296 or 4227 with small rifle primers. Have both moulds, the plain base and the gas check versions. The plain base mould was discontinued by...
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    Forum: Our Town

    DE works because it is talcum powder fine and...

    DE works because it is talcum powder fine and made up of sharp edged crystals, like broken glass, the crystals get into eco-skeleton joints of insects and cuts their innards to shreads as they move....
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    Suggest that you Do not ask insurance buyers for...

    Suggest that you Do not ask insurance buyers for data, they know no more than you do, ask the folks that actually get paid, who it is that pays them the best and is easiest and fairest to deal with...
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    Sounds like a gun store "counter" story you can...

    Sounds like a gun store "counter" story you can hear some strange and outrageous stuff in a LGS.
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    Welcome back to the cast house from NW...

    Welcome back to the cast house from NW FL.[smilie=s:
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    If you powder coat then bake nose down in a...

    If you powder coat then bake nose down in a hardware cloth 1" deep upside down box, holding the bullet in the holes, base up, you do not need a gas check up to 2,700 fps. Repeat, You do not need a...
  7. Thread: 32-20 to 25-20

    by Rapier
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    If you want to reform brass, especially bottle...

    If you want to reform brass, especially bottle neck cases, you need to start with quality brass and use quality dies, plus you always clean, anneal and size the brass before you even think about...
  8. Thread: Prayer needed

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    Prayers sent. Suggest a second opinion.

    Prayers sent.

    Suggest a second opinion.
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    Poll: Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week,...

    Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week, mostly sub gauge, 20,28, 410, Quail and doves in FL, AL, TX, OK, SD , ND, Argentina a dozen times, Chile, Paraguay, 10 day trips, South Africa pigeon...
  10. Thread: Plumbing tool

    by Rapier
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    When I moved back to FL in 71, long boring story...

    When I moved back to FL in 71, long boring story of a military brat, I got a job as a foreman/estimator for a renovation/repair contractor.

    A fixer upper structure especially a house is like an...
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    Simple DIY carpenter bee trap. If you drill an...

    Simple DIY carpenter bee trap. If you drill an 1/8" hole through the side edge of the bottom plate a #8 finish nail will hang the plastic water bottle by the threads. Just hang the traps by...
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    Yep, did the first 120 grit rough sanding, so now...

    Yep, did the first 120 grit rough sanding, so now would be a good place to try the stain and/or ink, if no joy, it can be cut off with the 120 pretty quick. When doing such, a shade darker than you...
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    What I do is what I learned the hard way, to do,...

    What I do is what I learned the hard way, to do, prepare every component, every time, for every reloading session, exactly the same.

    When you run low on ammo and need more ammo, you are going to...
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    Snow is a four letter word. Military family, move...

    Snow is a four letter word. Military family, move around, Dad was in USAF Intelligence. In 62 we arrived in NH. Went to HS in NH, enlisted to go through SF Selection, was a mountain climber, cliffs,...
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    The Great Blue Herons around here do a fair job...

    The Great Blue Herons around here do a fair job of keeping the snapping turtle population down to a medium roar in our two ponds. Every once in a while I catch a big one that got through the Heron...
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    Best of luck with the match.

    Best of luck with the match.
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    There but for fortune. Usually it is a thin edge...

    There but for fortune. Usually it is a thin edge of divine intervention. At times you get a very distinct feeling that, as the events start to stack up, there is an unfulfilled purpose to your life,...
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    Wharf Rats in the tropics get very big, large...

    Wharf Rats in the tropics get very big, large enough that the cats will not take them on. I used to shoot them on the ranch, in the everglades, durng the 50s with 22 shorts out of a Rem 510 with a...
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    Sounds like buying the PP 6.5 Jap brass would be...

    Sounds like buying the PP 6.5 Jap brass would be a very good place to start. Wish it was around in 62 when I started fooling with Japanese surplus rifles and making ammo for them. My experience with...
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    Prayers sent for the best outcome for Brian's...

    Prayers sent for the best outcome for Brian's retina repair.
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    The white spacers and line were not to be on that...

    The white spacers and line were not to be on that stock. Was ordered without. I will just fix that myself. Not major surgery with a power miter box. I have Packmeyer grind to fit, black pads and a...
  22. Thread: Need some help

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    There are numerous targets that outline the heart...

    There are numerous targets that outline the heart area of a deer, hog, etc. Your effective range is the distance you can keep all bullets from that gun in that circle, unsupported off hand and...
  23. Thread: Must be spring!

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    Great time to shoot spring chucks, early grass,...

    Great time to shoot spring chucks, early grass, before grass gets too high. Reason I traded for my first 6.5x06 in 1967 when I was in college. Had some wide and long valley pastures in NH. The 6.5...
  24. Thread: Cleaning

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    Clean my guns after every outing, practice or...

    Clean my guns after every outing, practice or match, shoot five rounds set the sights to zero at 25 yards and am ready for the next outing.
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    Forum: Our Town

    FL no longer requires a CWP, with its new...

    FL no longer requires a CWP, with its new universal carry business, but is a catch 28, you will get a waiting period and no reciprocity across state lnes, without having a written CWP. So now no...
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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