Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-12-2012, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 25
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Re: 1st attempt at casting my own.....failure.
Like you, I recently started casting my own bullets. I've used the cast Boolits website as a learning medium and have received lots of good advice from the members. I originally started with Lyman...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-04-2011, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,251
Re: Ground Walnut at PetCo
I use the Petco ground walnut and it works great. I also put a capful of Nu-Finish car cleaner and a piece of dryer anti-static cloth in, which absorbs a lot of the dust. I cut the sheets in...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
09-07-2010, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,476
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
08-28-2010, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,476
Re: Facsimile Stag Grips USFA Single Action
I agree that real elk stag grips are better. I just didn't know about Grasshorn. The company I was looking for is Tombstone Gun Grips, but its in White City Oregon, not Arizona. Thanks for the...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
08-27-2010, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,476
Facsimile Stag Grips USFA Single Action
I am looking for a maker of facsimile Stag/Horn grips for a USFA Single Action. I bought a pair for another gun but have lost the name and address of the manufacturer, which I think was in Arizona...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-30-2010, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,005
Re: how good is military brass?
I used to shoot HighPower matches with a .308 Match Rifle, and at Regional matches I'd try to get paired up with a Marine, because they would give you their spent Lake City Match brass and the white...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-30-2010, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with 30.06 reloading
There are a couple of things you can do before resorting to buying a bunch of new stuff: 1) Only lube the main body of the case, not the shoulder or outside of the neck. That should eliminate the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-29-2010, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,255
Re: Pistol cartridge case lengths
I just got a new bag of 100 .44 Special cases from Winchester, as requested. And, they are all the minimum length, i.e. long enough. It took a while, but they got it right.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-13-2010, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,403
Re: Lee or RCBS Carbide Die Sets?
Think through why you are reloading the .38 Special. I bought an RCBS taper die crimp set of .38 Special dies and now I wish I had a roll crimp die too, maybe a Lee Factory Crimp Die. Heavy charges...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-10-2010, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,255
Re: Pistol cartridge case lengths
The .38 cases had been fired several times, I don't know how many but probably about 5. So, they never got to the minimum length and were never trimmed. But they are now all about the same length,...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-09-2010, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,255
Pistol cartridge case lengths
In another thread I mentioned some new Winchester .44 Special cases I had bought that were too short - less than the minimum trim-to-length. One reply suggested resizing and loading them anyway.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-09-2010, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,134
Re: Reloading Equipment Value
Most of the equipment shown in your photo is RCBS. The rockchocker reloading kit on the RCBS website is $445 and contains all that stuff and more. I wouldn't pay more than $100 - you still have to...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-06-2010, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 1
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Ladder test for pistol loads?
The Creighton Audette "ladder test" is used to find an accurate combination of components for reloading rifle cartridges. It is fired over 200, or preferably 300 yards, varying only the powder...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-06-2010, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,717
Re: .38 special reloading question?
Part of your answer depends on what kind of gun you have and the other on its intended use. If your gun has adjustable sights then you can adapt it to whatever bullet you choose. If it has fixed...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-26-2010, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,214
Re: Case Lubricants
I've used Marvel Mystery Oil on a Hornady lube pad for cases, and Lee Case Lube for inside the necks. I wipe off the outside lube with a paper towel after sizing which seems to clean them and remove...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-26-2010, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,087
Re: Problem Winchester brass - .44 Spl.
I decided to take the "smart person" approach and wrote a letter to Winchester about the problem. They wrote back and asked me to send them the cases and had UPS pick them up at their expense. ...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-12-2010, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,087
Re: Problem Winchester brass - .44 Spl.
It looks like the consensus is to ignore the problem, run them through the sizing die and load them. As a former competitive rifle shooter, I spent a lot of time trying to get cases as close to...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-10-2010, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,087
Problem Winchester brass - .44 Spl.
I recently read about short Winchester .44 special brass on another website, so I checked a new bag of 100 I had just bought. Sure enough, the cases averaged 1.148" in length, when my Hornady manual...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-28-2010, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 1
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Work hardened .308 brass
This afternoon I full-length sized several different lots of fired .308 brass, some LC 64 Match, WCC 70, and WCC 67. I randomly checked the sized hulls with a MIC gauge and found a lot of variation...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-26-2010, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,416
Re: range report 45 acp rainier 200 grain fp
I wouldn't worry about your .45 technique. The way I look at those targets all of the shots would have been in the center of a bad guy's chest except the first one that would have hit him in the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-12-2010, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 875
Re: Range report on my first every reloads
There's a simple way to check your reloads to see if they will chamber. Take a flat piece of wood about 4"x6" and drill an angled hole the same size as a dowel which will fit inside your .45 barrel....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-12-2010, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,079
Re: Redding Die Sets
The comment about 100 different opinions is right! Eventually most people who reload wind up using what works for them. I'm a Highpower match shooter and .308 RCBS dies have worked fine for me....
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
03-27-2010, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,421
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
03-27-2010, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 179
Views: 8,826
Re: Your next handgun?
I've already ordered mine - a USFA Rodeo, 4 3/4" barrel, in .44 Special (custom order, extra charge. I've always wanted a single action and I've always wanted a .44 Special, so now I'll get both.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-09-2009, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,957
Re: Stauffer Eshleman and Company?
Thanks for the information about Eshleman. My Colt letter says my gun, an Army Special in .32-20 cal., was sold to Stauffer Eshleman along with 4 other revolvers of the same model and caliber. But,...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-09-2009, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,957
Stauffer Eshleman and Company?
I recently obtained a Colt Authentication Letter for my 1922 vintage Army Special that indicates it was sold to Stauffer Eshleman & Company of New Orleans. I am would like to obtain information...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-07-2009, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 953
Re: New reloader///.308
This may be overdue since you discussed the subject in January, but for what it's worth...I shoot a .308 bolt match rifle, and the load I use for 200 and 300yds is a Winchester case and large rifle...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2007, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 816
Re: "New" California law!
I was amazed to find out about the Department of Justice's Handgun Safety Requirements, which ban the import into California of only a small number of existing pistols and revolvers. I'm in the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-10-2007, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,131
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
07-01-2007, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,860
Re: S&W Mod 10 Custom
My first revolver was a Model 10. It was a police training gun and the full-cock sear had been filed off the hammer, so it would only work double action. About the same time I read an article about...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-05-2006, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,397
Re: Les Baer / Wilson 1911 Technical Question
I live in California and I recently bought a 1911 "parts gun." I've always wanted a .45 auto. I went through all the rigamarole, took the State's new "Handgun Test", administered by the Dealer at a...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-05-2006, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,512
Re: .303 vs 30-06
Your question doesn't specify what type of .303 you are considering, other than surplus British military. As far as other applications are concerned, I have a Mark III, 1917 BSA Mfg that I use for...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-04-2006, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,332
Re: .308 military brass
I used to use Military (LC Match) .308 brass for high-power reloading, but I got it from the Marines I was paired up with at matches so i knew it had been fired from M-14's. I did get a batch of RA...
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