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    I always slug every barrel, never guess, never...

    I always slug every barrel, never guess, never use any GCs any more and load to 2,700 fps with no leading in rifles including ARs, and with .43" groups with the 358 RCBS 200. With the plain base at...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    This is a $20 junk M-510 I bought in a pawn shop...

    This is a $20 junk M-510 I bought in a pawn shop for the parts, barrel had a dirt dobber nest built by a wasp into the muzzle that had eaten up about 2"of the muzzle area. So took it down, cleaned it...
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    Did not buy, was a gift. SIL had an 870 he wanted...

    Did not buy, was a gift. SIL had an 870 he wanted me to fix for him, the pump slide was sticking. Turns out it had an old rust spot on the mag tube, so disassembled, cleaned it up was pitted and...
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    One thing the Hani rifle invites is a stub barrel...

    One thing the Hani rifle invites is a stub barrel change out, if you have a shop. Cut the old in front of the block, drill, ID thread, new barrel, turn to major, OD thread to match, chamber, etc.
  5. Goes back to reloading 101, change any part of...

    Goes back to reloading 101, change any part of the load, then you always reduce the load and then work back up, to accuracy or the performance level desired. No short cuts or assumptions, ever, do...
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    I have used Eastwood powder for auto chrome since...

    I have used Eastwood powder for auto chrome since day one, now nearing 20 years. I only do the shake and bake method and do not own a powder coating gun at all. At first I had problems here in FL,...
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    Best to always take a woman out to shoot several...

    Best to always take a woman out to shoot several guns that may fit her and never just buy one you think she will like. Most unlikely that I have run across so far is my hunting buddy's wife that is...
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    I have several of each, plus the 6TCU and the...

    I have several of each, plus the 6TCU and the 6x47 and the JDJ cartridges. The trick is to set the headspace on the shoulder, not the rim with a case with a rim. Use new unfired brass to form, and...
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    Forum: Our Town

    The US Constitution says all citizens have the...

    The US Constitution says all citizens have the right to sell or trade private property. An as a representative of the owner, acting for the owner and in their behalf you can sell the property that...
  10. Thread: Chinesesieum

    by Rapier
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    Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame...

    Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

    Ain't going to be fooled again.
  11. Thread: Tacos!!!!

    by Rapier
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    When you travel around the country as a military...

    When you travel around the country as a military brat, you find some great food from odd sources. A friend living in NW FL from Kansas City would have taco parties at his house. His father was a...
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    Forum: Our Town

    This is the reason you ask the service providers...

    This is the reason you ask the service providers where you live.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: Stock sanding.

    Stock sanding.
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    I use the 200 grain RCBS FP with about 20 grains...

    I use the 200 grain RCBS FP with about 20 grains of H-110/296 or 4227 with small rifle primers. Have both moulds, the plain base and the gas check versions. The plain base mould was discontinued by...
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    Forum: Our Town

    DE works because it is talcum powder fine and...

    DE works because it is talcum powder fine and made up of sharp edged crystals, like broken glass, the crystals get into eco-skeleton joints of insects and cuts their innards to shreads as they move....
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    Forum: Our Town

    Suggest that you Do not ask insurance buyers for...

    Suggest that you Do not ask insurance buyers for data, they know no more than you do, ask the folks that actually get paid, who it is that pays them the best and is easiest and fairest to deal with...
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    Sounds like a gun store "counter" story you can...

    Sounds like a gun store "counter" story you can hear some strange and outrageous stuff in a LGS.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Welcome back to the cast house from NW...

    Welcome back to the cast house from NW FL.[smilie=s:
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    If you powder coat then bake nose down in a...

    If you powder coat then bake nose down in a hardware cloth 1" deep upside down box, holding the bullet in the holes, base up, you do not need a gas check up to 2,700 fps. Repeat, You do not need a...
  20. Thread: 32-20 to 25-20

    by Rapier
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    If you want to reform brass, especially bottle...

    If you want to reform brass, especially bottle neck cases, you need to start with quality brass and use quality dies, plus you always clean, anneal and size the brass before you even think about...
  21. Thread: Prayer needed

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    Prayers sent. Suggest a second opinion.

    Prayers sent.

    Suggest a second opinion.
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    Poll: Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week,...

    Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week, mostly sub gauge, 20,28, 410, Quail and doves in FL, AL, TX, OK, SD , ND, Argentina a dozen times, Chile, Paraguay, 10 day trips, South Africa pigeon...
  23. Thread: Plumbing tool

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    Forum: Our Town

    When I moved back to FL in 71, long boring story...

    When I moved back to FL in 71, long boring story of a military brat, I got a job as a foreman/estimator for a renovation/repair contractor.

    A fixer upper structure especially a house is like an...
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    Forum: AirGuns

    Simple DIY carpenter bee trap. If you drill an...

    Simple DIY carpenter bee trap. If you drill an 1/8" hole through the side edge of the bottom plate a #8 finish nail will hang the plastic water bottle by the threads. Just hang the traps by...
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    Yep, did the first 120 grit rough sanding, so now...

    Yep, did the first 120 grit rough sanding, so now would be a good place to try the stain and/or ink, if no joy, it can be cut off with the 120 pretty quick. When doing such, a shade darker than you...
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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