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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Yes, if there is enough neck tension and the...

    Yes, if there is enough neck tension and the boolit is of pure lead or soft enough alloy it can crush the boolit.
    I have a couple of special "M" die inserts I've made for the 38-55 and 45-70 that...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Use lead, not jacketed. The lead conforms to the...

    Use lead, not jacketed. The lead conforms to the rifling better and can be shot with much less pressure.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You're over thinking it. Just roll with enough...

    You're over thinking it. Just roll with enough force to embed the grit and wipe off the excess.
  4. Forum: Leverguns

    As been mentioned, .44 leverevolution and...

    As been mentioned, .44 leverevolution and practice.
    It's really no different than doping a 100 yard target with a .22LR
    The other alternative is a small FFP scope with a MIL or MOA doping...
  5. amen!

    amen!
  6. Call them up and tell them your tale of woe,...

    Call them up and tell them your tale of woe, dollars to doughnuts they send you a new one gratis.
    They have come through for me after losing various bits and bobs through a couple of moves.
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    Options in the order I have had the most success...

    Options in the order I have had the most success with:
    1) Anneal and fire form.
    2) Anneal, step expand with increasing button sizes using graphite and annealing between 6.5 and 7mm
    3) Anneal...
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    Can be done easily in a lathe with a 4 jaw chuck...

    Can be done easily in a lathe with a 4 jaw chuck and boring tools.
    Don't waste your time with a drill press. Not rigid enough.
    Could be done on a mill with more time and effort than the lathe, but...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    There's no need to be restrictive, should you...

    There's no need to be restrictive, should you chose to "fix' this.
    My 94 in 44Mag will feed anything from extra long 44mags with 320 grain bullets to .44 russian wad cutters.
    Its all in the...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Putting the radius on the cam, can cause the...

    Putting the radius on the cam, can cause the Marlin Jam. Be prepared to follow the fix for the Dread Marlin Jam I published some years ago.
    You can find the write up here:...
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    In one pound ingots loaded in 50# wooden chests...

    In one pound ingots loaded in 50# wooden chests the same size as .30cal ammo cans.
    1000 #'s or so like that. And then 500# or so of pure Pb as 1.25# ingots in old russian ammo crates and 300# of...
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    A little beeswax is all that is needed for flux. ...

    A little beeswax is all that is needed for flux. This is lead that has been melted, blended and refined more than a couple times.

    I was thinking the same thing about the missing alloy; maybe its...
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    I have definitely learned my lesson on trusting a...

    I have definitely learned my lesson on trusting a printed or internet source, that won't happen again.

    I measured the ingots with the XrF machine.
    Then used those "known" measured ingots as...
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    Buckets of type set were melted and poured into...

    Buckets of type set were melted and poured into pie tins for use as weight lifting weights by a very frugal individual, Now I have them.

    I am confident that it's Monotype D because it fits the...
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    I did some reading and some more testing, with a...

    I did some reading and some more testing, with a different operator, same XrF unit. I made sure to clean an area of the ingots with a file to insure a fresh surface. Its a portable XrF unit...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I have one centered on a length of chain used as...

    I have one centered on a length of chain used as a decorative Gate Weight.
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    Found a guide on these machines here:...

    Found a guide on these machines here:...
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    xrf testing questions

    I have access to an XrF machine and its not showing any arsenic in alloys that by common internet wisdom say there should be some. It is however showing Silicon.
    Does anybody know how these...
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    Thank you, that's what I figured. Dang.

    Thank you, that's what I figured.
    Dang.
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    Lee 380-135-1r

    It throws a .380 bullet 135 grains. Is this for BP pistol? it seems terribly light for .38-55.
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    Sticky: No, bronze is high Cu to low Sn alloy, this is...

    No, bronze is high Cu to low Sn alloy, this is going the other way.
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    Only counts if fired in a handgun.

    Only counts if fired in a handgun.
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    the screw threads for everything else on them is...

    the screw threads for everything else on them is imperial, so my guess is the barrel is too.
  24. Do you have a drill press and valve lapping...

    Do you have a drill press and valve lapping compound.
    Get a piece of 5/16 brass rod (.3125) and make a lap. It will prevent you from making the hole hourglass shaped.
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    Just a suggestion, don't get too close to that...

    Just a suggestion, don't get too close to that 16" min. Arguing over .020 with a guy using a sharpie and tape measure is going to go poorly. We like to keep them at +.2 min.
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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