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    What CCW? NH is a constitutional carry state. I...

    What CCW? NH is a constitutional carry state.
    I got mine anyway just to make sure of any question.
    MA non-resident carry is an ANNUAL renewal and they make it as difficult and expensive as they...
  2. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Well here are the results: I wrapped a 410 ga...

    Well here are the results: I wrapped a 410 ga brass cleaning brush with Chore Boy strands of copper, gave it a squirt of WD40 and spun it in the sizer die for 5 minutes, stopping to oil it a few...
  3. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I shot well over 1000 45 acp cast that looked...

    I shot well over 1000 45 acp cast that looked just the same with the scratches on the drive bands.
    No ill effects.
    I just hate the way they look.
    I'm sure that thousands of dollars of therapy...
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    To all: I bought a 410 ga bronze cleaning brush...

    To all: I bought a 410 ga bronze cleaning brush and spun it in a drill for a couple of minutes with some Hoppes #9.
    I sized a few, and while it improved, it did not get rid of the marks totally. I...
  5. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Can you elaborate a bit? My thought is that the...

    Can you elaborate a bit? My thought is that the brass ball will have to be .429" since the sizer die is .430".
    OR....just a brass ball and rub it back and forth, even if it is smaller?
    I guess I...
  6. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I always thought the Star sizer was nose first....

    I always thought the Star sizer was nose first. been doing it that way for many years.
    I have never tried it base first.
  7. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Scratches on the drive bands of a cast bullet

    I know this is all about the sizer die.
    The facts: 4 cavity H&G #237 200gr lswc gc.
    Awesome bullet and mould. Great 44 mag full house lower recoil bullet.
    Alloy is 5lbs ww to 1lb lino.
    Star...
  8. I ordered one. I am ready to conquer the wheel...

    I ordered one.
    I am ready to conquer the wheel weights!
    Interesting that these are very old (maybe 20 years+) and there are darn few zincs in it.
    I am estimating 100lbs mixed in a 5lb bucket, I...
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    Great casting pot!

    I used the same Lee 20 lb drip-o-matic pot for 30 years. I have to say dollar for dollar, they can't be beat. I finally decided to get the ProMelt and did so. The Lee has been mothballed and is...
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    My exercise is starting too. Spring time yard...

    My exercise is starting too. Spring time yard work, stacking 9 cords of wood, and prepping the 35x35 garden.
    Starting slow and working my way up.
  11. Smelting a TON (literally) of wheel weights - respirator?

    I have well over a ton of wheel weights to smelt. These are probably 20+ years old and back in the day I had a friend sell his tire shop and give me all I wanted for FREE!
    I think I took way more...
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    WTB This may or may not help...

    This may or may not help
    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?464895-32-20-to-25-20
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    If they use payment methods that are not scam...

    If they use payment methods that are not scam protected, like a credit card, it is a scam. Period.
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    Here in NH winter is hardly over. Almost 60...

    Here in NH winter is hardly over. Almost 60 today, but March and early April can have some nor'easters with heavy snow.
    That's just the way it rolls here.
    I recall April 15th (tax day - that's...
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    Settled this - I ordered a Lee 223 sizer die and...

    Settled this - I ordered a Lee 223 sizer die and 3 extra decapping rods.
    No more broken/missing decap pins for me!
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    Just got notification of a friend's passing. The...

    Just got notification of a friend's passing. The first couple I got to know when I moved here to finish school at UNH.
    It makes one reflect about the time remaining.
    Make the most of it,...
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    I have navigated the intricacies of NFA and...

    I have navigated the intricacies of NFA and estates without a trust.
    The paperwork is already filled out so they will transfer to him upon my death with no tax paid.
    Need the original Form 4 and...
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    I use a Dillon 550 with a toolhead with a single...

    I use a Dillon 550 with a toolhead with a single 223 sizer/decapper to process all my .223 brass.
    I probably need some psychological help, but I seem to enjoy the brass prep.
    Losing/breaking a...
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    Sick of replacing decapping pins

    I have a ton of 223 brass that I am prepping.
    I have lost two decap pins to an undersized flash hole with one particular headstamp of brass.
    Until I get this sorted out, I am sorting the brass and...
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    That's a very interesting question. I read the...

    That's a very interesting question. I read the obits every day and see who has bought the farm that I know.....too many of them I would add.
    I'm 75, still working 2 jobs (self employed for 40 years...
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    Quiet classical when reloading. I agree that you...

    Quiet classical when reloading. I agree that you want to hear and feel the Dillon 550 to make sure all is well.
    Usually a ball game (GO CELTICS!) or talk when doing case prep.
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    You are not the first to tell me that. An old...

    You are not the first to tell me that. An old timer told me 5:1 was Lyman hard cast equivalent. Maybe or maybe not, but it works for me.
    I DO have a rich supply of lino.
    I have some 75 lbs (3...
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    Same here - these ww's are 15+ years old and I...

    Same here - these ww's are 15+ years old and I have found not too many zinc and even fewer steel.
    I will not lack for anything to do in the future - just sorting them all into lead only will take a...
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    Magma Engineering - CLOSED?

    Does anyone have any info on Magma Engineering - the makers of the Star Sizer.
    It appears they have closed their doors.
    Fact or fiction?
    Web site says good bye.
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    Spent some time each night last week sorting out...

    Spent some time each night last week sorting out ww's from my stash. I now have 2 5 gallon buckets of lead ww's ready to smelt into ingots.
    I estimate there are about 150 lbs of lead ww's in there....
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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