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  1. Thread: Lead For Sale

    by earlmck
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    WTS I'll take lot 4 -- 60# various, $100 shipped. ...

    I'll take lot 4 -- 60# various, $100 shipped.

    PM on the way
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    Interesting, almar. I had exactly the same...

    Interesting, almar. I had exactly the same experience with my k-hornet, or even more so. First shot with the starting load expanded the primer pocket so far I didn't even find the primer. Old...
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    Kinda' depends on what you are doing with that...

    Kinda' depends on what you are doing with that rifle. If, like me, you are shooting gongs out to 600 yards you will want to concentrate on the loads with 4895 or 3031 for those 2000+ fps velocities....
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    A few years ago my aging eyeballs quit...

    A few years ago my aging eyeballs quit automatically centering the front sight in the aperture (that would have been in my early 70's). Took me a few years to realize why all my iron-sighted rifles...
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    At QL's suggested COAL of 1.169 they show the 5...

    At QL's suggested COAL of 1.169 they show the 5 grains Unique giving 91% fill, 26.4k psi, PMax of 35k psi
    -- at 1.1" COAL they show 111% fill and 35.5k psi
    -- at 1.06" we have 128% fill and 44.8k...
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    A fellow member here, marlinman93, has posted...

    A fellow member here, marlinman93, has posted about loading for his 50/140. He is using amaranth seed as a filler (which I had not heard of but it sounds promising). He got his off eBay...
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    I can tell you that QuickLoad thinks that 45...

    I can tell you that QuickLoad thinks that 45 grains of IMR 4227 (which I use as a stand-in for 4759 which my QL doesn't have listed) would give about 20k psi and almost 1400 fps (I estimated your...
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    I also have been thinking of using LVR in the 223...

    I also have been thinking of using LVR in the 223 -- have a nearly full jug and just don't shoot many full-power j-loads out of my 30/30's (for which LVR is wonderful). Seems like LVR has a burn rate...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Marlin 336's are new Marlins as these were made...

    Marlin 336's are new Marlins as these were made from the late 40's onward and need to be purchased through the FFL process. Old Marlins were made prior to 1900 and can be purchased as "antiques". But...
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    I've been happy with a bit of modification from...

    I've been happy with a bit of modification from Mr. Wolf's prescription. I didn't enlarge flash holes and use Remington large rifle primers as the trapdoor I'm using tends to pierce primers that are...
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    WTS I'll take it higgins. PM on the way

    I'll take it higgins. PM on the way
  12. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I'm guessing you had a very weak primer that...

    I'm guessing you had a very weak primer that didn't ignite the powder. I've had a couple instances where a standard primer failed to ignite a ball powder and the force of the primer drove the bullet...
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    That LBT boolit with a stiff charge of H110 has...

    That LBT boolit with a stiff charge of H110 has been my main load in the Ruger gp100 for close to 30 years now. Good 'un.
  14. Thread: Sizing

    by earlmck
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Do you really have to go down to .255? That is...

    Do you really have to go down to .255? That is unusually skinny for 25 caliber. All you need to do is reduce the diameter enough for the cartridge to chamber freely and you are good to go: my...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Wow! That was quite a test. Thanks for the link...

    Wow! That was quite a test. Thanks for the link Ickisrulz.
  16. Yes he does. 2400, 4198, 4227 powders.

    Yes he does. 2400, 4198, 4227 powders.
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    Forum: Our Town

    What Dusty Bannister said. Happened to me a...

    What Dusty Bannister said. Happened to me a couple of times over the years and a couple good straight-down thumps on the ground got 'em flowing again.
  18. It's an aluminum mold. It will cast better each...

    It's an aluminum mold. It will cast better each time you use it. Your problem was expecting it to throw good boolits from the get-go: After the cleaning you gave it I wouldn't have even started...
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    Looks like QL has your cartridge listed as...

    Looks like QL has your cartridge listed as 11.2X60 Mauser/Schueler. If I had bullet weight and length and cartridge COAL and powder to use I could get you something to play around with...
  20. Forum: Cast Boolits

    My old levers do fine with pistol primers and...

    My old levers do fine with pistol primers and Green Dot, and I'm sure the Red Dot and Bullseye would be similar. I'll bet all your powders will work fine with the Large Pistol primers, though Clays...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Oversized gas check shanks -- that's why God...

    Oversized gas check shanks -- that's why God invented Star sizers.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Yes, that's an easy transition. I'd check...

    Yes, that's an easy transition. I'd check cartridge length afterward, trim 'em uniform.
  23. Thread: Out of africa

    by earlmck
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    What a hunt you had Dick. And a whole magazine...

    What a hunt you had Dick. And a whole magazine article to share with us. Thanks!
  24. Forum: Leverguns

    Poll: The bunch I shoot with here in Central Oregon...

    The bunch I shoot with here in Central Oregon does this shoot with pistol cartridge leverguns, which is why I went with the 38/40 for my choice of weapon. We shoot the 50 yard off-hand and the 100,...
  25. Thread: New to me A2

    by earlmck
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    Primers are supposed to fall out the bottom of...

    Primers are supposed to fall out the bottom of the ram but frequently get hung up and that is the minor design flaw in the press. Congrats on your classy acquisition.
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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