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    Forum: Leverguns

    I have a bough new in 1969, Marlin early...

    I have a bough new in 1969, Marlin early production rifle, without a pistol grip. Micro groove barrel the gawd awful open sights that cover a deer at 100, etc. So I put an old steel body Burris USA...
  2. Thread: 307 Win

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    Forum: Helping Hands

    That is an XTR M-94 with the reinforced action....

    That is an XTR M-94 with the reinforced action. The 307 is basicly a lower pressure 308 in a 94 Winchester 94 with a reinforced action. My Win M-94 XTR in 375 is built the exact same way. Traded...
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    I have a fair list of stuff I do not eat, I...

    I have a fair list of stuff I do not eat, I usually will try it once, but am smart enough to not fool with it again. Turkey legs is on that list. They remind me of some girls I have known, look good,...
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    While shooting small bore silhouette for 45...

    While shooting small bore silhouette for 45 years, I did a fair amount of testing with ammo of all makes and configurations for accuracy, penetration and terminal energy on targets at 100 yards. Did...
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    Years ago, I did a Dillon conversion. Dillion did...

    Years ago, I did a Dillon conversion. Dillion did or does sell a 450/550 conversion kit, and when coupled with a large ball handle for function, it makes a dandy press. Also got an extra powder throw...
  6. Thread: Woodchuck Bait?

    by Rapier
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    Forum: Our Town

    If you have smaller pests, the 22 LR Subsonics...

    If you have smaller pests, the 22 LR Subsonics with a can on a single shot are the ticket. I bought this Rem 510 single shot with a dirt dobber ruined barrel, for $20 from a pawn shop. Cut the barrel...
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    Actually the standard 223/5.56 OAL length is...

    Actually the standard 223/5.56 OAL length is 2.26 so an apparent transfer of numbers in the 2.62 number.

    The P mag can give you 2.30 in length due o a different method or build. So the RN and...
  8. Thread: damp safe

    by Rapier
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    Forum: Our Town

    Once interiors get wet, houses, cars, etc. Best...

    Once interiors get wet, houses, cars, etc. Best to remove the interior, to the exterior surface, clean it up, on houses and other structures we use soda under high pressure to blast the wood surfaces...
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    Our local wild hogs move around in a feeding...

    Our local wild hogs move around in a feeding circle about 10 -20 miles in diameter. They eat off one area until the food supply is gone then move on. At this time the larger group is on a 130 acre...
  10. Thread: .218 Bee works

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    With 22 center fires legal for deer in FL. The...

    With 22 center fires legal for deer in FL. The 218 Bee is a great, deer in the garden, head shot rifle. A turnip eater drops like a stone.
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    The fiberglass poles would be strong and light...

    The fiberglass poles would be strong and light weight. Dry bamboo which can be free, for the cutting, would also be very strong and light weight. If you hang a shot bag with 5# of sand below the apex...
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    When the Pro Melt starts leaking it is really...

    When the Pro Melt starts leaking it is really time to clean the pot and disassemble and clean the pour valve parts. The shoulder and stem for the gravity seal gets crud on them and they need to be...
  13. Thread: truck bed cover

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    Forum: Our Town

    My experiance with bed covers, several types, is...

    My experiance with bed covers, several types, is thay all suck. So I just went down and bought a new Yukon XL Denali with a sealing and locking 12' roof carrier that I used when I had to carry five...
  14. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have found that the 38 Super 160 grain RN plain...

    I have found that the 38 Super 160 grain RN plain base hard cast in the 9mm Para case with AA #7 you can get fair results with a Tarus 92 with its supported chamber. Also found that they do make up a...
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    Have about a dozen primer pocket reamers, the two...

    Have about a dozen primer pocket reamers, the two I use the most by mfg are the CH reamer on a hand crank that can be used with a cordless drill and the RCBS motorized on a Case Prep Center. The Case...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Yeah, them solar panels in cloudy Florida are not...

    Yeah, them solar panels in cloudy Florida are not so much. My front gate opener's panel would not even stay charged, so canned that crapola and dug a trench 300 ft to get to my pump house so now the...
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    Would suggest a set of action inletting screws...

    Would suggest a set of action inletting screws with T handles, These oversized screws make the repetitive putting in and taking out of the receiver metal and bottom metal quite a bit easier. If you...
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    KISS, I just went to a kitchen supply store, 50...

    KISS, I just went to a kitchen supply store, 50 years ago, bought an adjustable wick alcohol heat burner and filled it with mineral spirits, it became a metal blackening tool.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Poll: Only time will tell, as the proof is in the...

    Only time will tell, as the proof is in the pudding, but... this buyer could be that Belgian/French bunch that has gone all over the world buying stuff and steadily dinking the poodle, with their...
  20. Might take a look here, say on line, that they...

    Might take a look here, say on line, that they have Green Dot in stock 8# at $230 also found 1# cans at $45 but saying and doing today may be two different things.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Our volunteer fire Dept had a volunteer EMT...

    Our volunteer fire Dept had a volunteer EMT Instructor as a member, that taught emergency first aid to our firemen. So as a Commissioner I took the course along with them, just because. I have done...
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    Seems to me that my Accurate Arms #1 manual has...

    Seems to me that my Accurate Arms #1 manual has reloading data in it for the Old Army, with 5744 as I recall. I know I have been told many times on the range that shooters were shooting smokeless in...
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    Guys, the original postings were 2018 and between...

    Guys, the original postings were 2018 and between then and now, I understand that Veral's shop burned to the ground and he stated that he was not going to rebuilt to restart production and I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Wife had to go to Crestview, storm made a mess,...

    Wife had to go to Crestview, storm made a mess, looked like a tornado went down interstate 85 in the middle of Crestview, right through the intersection of hiway 90, took out the store fronts and...
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    Forum: Our Town

    God's Light and Freworks Show

    Woke up at 4:00 AM to one of those strobe light continual flashing lightning shows, bedroom lights up and stays lit, kind of deal, accompanied by the roaring rain and 85 mph wind, as recorded. Turned...
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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