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    I've been using a Lyman 450 since 1972 ......

    I've been using a Lyman 450 since 1972 ... nothing has broken and it's still doing it's assigned task ... I don't have a bad word to say about it ... I Like It !
    Gary
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    :goodpost: I Agree ... If 8.2 grs of Unique...

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    I Agree ...
    If 8.2 grs of Unique wont get you there ... Don't Go !
    Besides ... If you have plenty Unique on hand ... then it's the best place to start !
    Gary
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    Thanks for the Link ... I will see if i can get...

    Thanks for the Link ... I will see if i can get it printed out !
    :drinks:
    Gary
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    :goodpost: LIKE LIKE LIKE !!! We have a like...

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    LIKE LIKE LIKE !!!

    We have a like button ... sorta , post : then goodpost then : and LIKE ...
    Tah - Dah... I has Liked Your Post !
    Gary
  5. Pure lead , even when powder coated is too soft...

    Pure lead , even when powder coated is too soft for loading into a 9mm Luger .
    When you seat the boolit in the case it gets squeezed down and the soft nose deforms on the feed ramps .
    I mix pure...
  6. Thread: gas checks

    by gwpercle
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    I have never had a gas check make a load shoot...

    I have never had a gas check make a load shoot worse .

    Everytime I used a gas check (rifle loads here) things got better .

    You can work up decent loads with plain based boolits but ... by and...
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    The gas check protects the boolit base ... ...

    The gas check protects the boolit base ... Powder coating does not .

    Anytime I load rifle boolits at over 900 fps ... a gas check is used .

    The Gas Check can be your friend ... do not fear...
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    You want something like a Crawfish Boiling Rig...

    You want something like a Crawfish Boiling Rig ... 100,000 - 110,000 BTU Jet Burner and steel stand to hold a 100 quart pot , full of crawfish and water ...
    forget turkey fryer ... Wimpy , wimpy ,...
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    :goodpost: Awesome ! Gary

    :goodpost:
    Awesome !
    Gary
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    :goodpost: The Man is as Right as Rain ! Gary

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    The Man is as Right as Rain !
    Gary
  11. Thread: wood stove ?

    by gwpercle
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    :goodpost: This is a good idea , We bought a...

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    This is a good idea ,
    We bought a 110 V. heater / fan from the Wally Mart for our green house , can be used as fan or as heater... worked so well my Son "borrowed" it for his apartment...
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    Dry Purina Rabbit Chow . Carries easily in a...

    Dry Purina Rabbit Chow .
    Carries easily in a zip-lock and doesn't spoil ... rabbits seem to like it along with the "Trash Panda's" .
    Gary
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    Advice for the Future If you have a gun that...

    Advice for the Future

    If you have a gun that shoots good groups with anything you stuff in it ...

    Do Not Sell It !

    As my Daddy put it ...
    " Gary , never sell a gun you like ... you will...
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    :goodpost: LIKE LIKE LIKE !!! Gary

    :goodpost:
    LIKE LIKE LIKE !!!
    Gary
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    Let me warn you ... Custom Moulds ... in my...

    Let me warn you ...

    Custom Moulds ... in my case NOE Moulds ... Are Habit Forming !!!

    You can't live with just one ... trust me !

    I am a Cajun and we are very thrifty people , but after...
  16. What if it doesn't make sense ... will he make it...

    What if it doesn't make sense ... will he make it anyway and not catalog it ?

    I love it when things have to make sense ...
    ... that is just so Cool !
    Gary
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    If you have Unique powder on hand ... I would...

    If you have Unique powder on hand ... I would start with a load of 6.0 or 6.5 grains Unique and work up slowly to get the desired recoil / accuracy ...
    My pet / favorite load with a 185 gr. JHP...
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    :goodpost: I don't have no PID or thermometer...

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    I don't have no PID or thermometer ... But
    Get best boolits just at "frosty" ... I hear the frosty surface helps hold coatings !
    Gary
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    Good advice ... from my Momma ... "Better Safe...

    Good advice ... from my Momma ... "Better Safe Than Sorry !!!"

    Remove the nipples or pull the lead balls out , clean the cylinder chambers and
    start over fresh and new . Buy some proper pistol...
  20. Forum: Cast Boolits

    #1 Since the boolit is shorter behind the crimp...

    #1 Since the boolit is shorter behind the crimp groove ... and heavier , the first thing I would do is seat a boolit to the crimp groove in a dummy round or two and check if the dummy rounds will...
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    The photo's are Wonderful ... I swear I can...

    The photo's are Wonderful ... I swear I can almost smell it baking !!!

    You know what would be mor wonderful than photo's ... A Recipe !

    You print that recipe and I will bake 3 or 4 ... They...
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    The very first 45 acp mould I ever bought was the...

    The very first 45 acp mould I ever bought was the Lee 452-228-1R ... This wasn't the Tumble Lube boolit , I wanted a regular lube grooved boolit .
    It sucked so bad ... I sold it at a garage sale for...
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    A little extra heat will not hurt any mould ... I...

    A little extra heat will not hurt any mould ... I get my best fill out when the boolits drop right at frosty .
    Trying to cast too cool is just hurting your casting ... different moulds like to be...
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    :goodpost: LIKE ! My Lyman 450 was paid for...

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    LIKE !

    My Lyman 450 was paid for in 1972 ... I can lube , size , seat a gas check and have a boolit ready to shoot with ... One Cycle of the handle ... Fast Fast Fast .
    Too set in my...
  25. Thread: Lpi ?

    by gwpercle
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    18 or 20 lines per inch is the usual layout ,...

    18 or 20 lines per inch is the usual layout , depending on the wood hardness and texture ... how open the grain is .
    When you get into 22 and 24 lines per inch the diamonds become very fine .
    I...
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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