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I cannot answer your question on how it would work. However I remember reading an article by "someone" using this material. In these tests for expansion and pentatration the panels were soaked into a pulp state, not sloppy but firm to the touch. They had found this pulp was a very good tes...

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Richardx is right about muffin tins. If you can visit garage sales and such you might luck out and find some cast iron muffin tins and also cast iron corn bread moulds, look like half a ear of corn, fill them with batter and bake the corn bread, don't use these for any cooking but they sure do make ...

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That hole is not a screw hole, if you look on the opposite side of the receiver you will see a slotted screw head. The hole is to push out a retaining pin in the bolt after the slotted screw is removed using a properly sized pin or punch. The pin that is pushed out is held in place by the slotted sc...

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For ingot moulds, use angle iron. Figure the dimensions of the ingots you want to make. Get some pieces of angle iron which is close in width, using some type of welder depending on the length of the pieces of angle iron, place little dams along the inside of the angle iron(s). Put a piece at each e...

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I have seen some Norwegian Krags which look like M-98K's which were taken to German and rearsenaled by the Germans during the war for issue to special units in Norway. Nice looking rifles. One collector I knew of had several different Krags so treated and the Museum of Norway didn't have one like it...

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Put a couple of sheep on the grass. Will landscape the lawn, fertilize it, and fun to watch. If you don't have or want to own sheep, get someone who does have some and give a go. Just Saying.

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I remember some "gun Magazine" years back, probably around early 1960's which had a featured article of a customized M1-Garand. It didn't look like a Garand, the maker made it thinner, hid the gas operating system, all in all it looked like a regular sporting rifle, until you were above it...

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How can you say it is not all that effective. Gee Whiz, Hollyweird loves the Long Gun version. Have you never watched Star Gate Command,on TV, they shot up a bunch of bad guys in all sorts of armor and shot down flying saucers to boot. Had to say it just for the heck of it. ATB

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Looks like it is moving along. Got to keep a few for the newbies. I saw on the net a Brit, has found a large number (Maybe) 20 new in shipping crates Spit Fires which where ordered to be buried near the end of WWII in Burma, to prevent their capture or use by unfriendly Goverments. Seems this man ha...

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Engines will keep a long time, as mentioned. I had a 1946 Chevy six cylinder which sat in the woods on the farm, not being run, from 1959 till 1975, put clean fuel to the carb, a fresh 6 volt battery into it and drove it out of the woods. I do wonder how well they will keep with this new methanol, g...

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H-380 was used to load the .303 British ammunition. H-4831 was used for the 20MM cannon ammo, I believe 4350 is in there as well. There are several others which were used, but most of it was made in lots of 50K pounds and pressure tested to meet velocity and pressure specs for various types of ammo....

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Interesting discussion. Looks like an enlarged firing pin hole and a possible weak firing pin spring if it has one. The first thing that moves upon firing is the primer. They will set back, John Garand, used this feature on his first design for his rifle the M1-Garand, had to reengineer it when the ...

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I don't know if this any help or not. Tim Sundles of Buffalo Bore ammunition was very interested in developing a stopping slug. He mentioned some he thought were good and wanted to even improve on them some. His ammunition is great stuff and he doesn't put out any B.S. information. http://www.buffal...

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Thanks for the tip. I have several older military pieces. I have done one M-14 with a lot of rubbing, time and boiled linseed oil. Over about 6 months. The guys in the ordance department liked it so much they found a flaw and called the stock, "unserviceable". I did find it about 8 months ...

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Interesting. I have read somewhere you can cut shampoo about 10 to 1 with water to extend it. Tried it with mine, it does seem to work. I picked up some of the Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap. It is supposed to be good for washing, shampoo and shaving soap. Seems to work real well. Rinses off very clean, sm...

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Pretty cool looking machine. Wonder what happens if rear drive wheel blows out, in regard to safety. Can you get a trailer hitch for towing a fishing boat for it. ATB

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Hmm, an auto ejecting shotgun. Some duct tape, glue and a hinged bolt would fix that right up. (NOT)

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As far as I have found all the various trimmers out there require some type of pilot to center the case to the trimmer. I see you are using some Lee products, again I find them good for making their case trimmers. Just a thought. ATB

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I use them and they are pretty user friendly. I think Lee has a good product here. Rather hard to mess up with their crimp die. ATB

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I believe they make a low tempurature Silver Soldering. Will work with a propane torch. It has been around for a while and have heard good things about it. One other thought is common soldering. The British have used it for years on many of their firearms. It is all in prep. I am no expert. Take car...

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Not a hand loaded .308. I have a Savage M-12 for a scout rifle. It absolutely loves one type of ammo. Winchester 150 grain silver tips. Old style ones. Heavier bullets won't group. Other brands of 150 grains won't group. The old style W-W 150 Silver Tips will do around 3/4 inch at 100 yards, if I ho...

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Good Topic to discuss and think about. My grandfather quit driving when he was around 80 due to running over a house cat. It bothered him and he gave his car to my Father. My dad drove until in his 90's but when his eyes began going bad he quit. One idea I have read about is if the person is living ...

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For the "Old Style" handcuffs, I believe you could check with Dixie Gun Works, I seem to remember they had some in one of their catalogs. Also another source may be Atlanta Cutlery they offer up some unusual things sometimes. They and some others bought up a whole bunch of British and Nepa...

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I have the Kel-Tec 16B and it is a lightweight rifle. Fun to shoot. Now I would like to get the Kel-Tec RFB but cannot justify it as I already have an M1A and several Garands. Jeff Quinn did a nice article on the RFB on his site, Gun Blast. would be a good rifle for a left handed shooter as well. Ej...

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Just be careful in the hospital. Yes they may I.D. Chip you but don't let them neuter you!

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Nothing to fear with a Glock and appendix carry. Simply get a trigger block plug. It fits in behind the trigger and you push it out when you draw, it falls free and you are good to go. Cost about $20 buck. I use them with my "ClipDraw" devices. I believe Clip Draw sells it along with the r...

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I saw a report that the Department of Homeland Security is in the process of buying up 450,000,000 rounds of 40 caliber ammunition. Wonder what they will do with the used brass? Another bit of information. A while back some T.V. show followed Donald Rumsfeld around his office and such in the Pentago...

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I don't know, I believe you are an enabler. I like my Glocks. Now I am thinking of getting another one or some other barrels. How about a five inch barrel in .380 ACP. Would be interesting. ATB

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Just curious. I have always been around 3 in 1 oil as long as I can remember. My father had it on hand in his shop and we used for gun oil and tool oil and so on. I did a search on the "net" and found the 3 and 1 stood for it's uses. Metal, Wood and Leather. Didn't know that after 65 plus ...

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I don't know if it would do any good but contact Corbin. They make bullet swaging equipment which can even make a bullet from tool steel, of course that would require hydralic machine using huge special dies. They used to sell a catalog of customers they have set up to swage different and unusual ca...

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Just a bit more. When Ruger introduced the Mini-14 their first big order was from the French national Police. They bought up a whole bunch, but the caliber was .222 Remingtion, as even they were not allowed military caliber weapons at that time. The action on the Mini-14 was made a bit shorter for t...

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Interesting data. One reason I can figure for the 270 is that it has never been a military caliber. A lot of countries do not allow civilians to own a rifle or handgun of military caliber. I have seen a lot of that caliber sold in France and several other countries. It does do the job quite well. Ju...

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Hex wrench properly cut and ground to size make fine hollow ground screw drivers. Good steel, may need some heat treat. Some sizes you can use inexpensive file handles. Just Saying....

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I have seen that Federal is producing law enforcement loadings of 12 guage 00Buck shot. What is different is the shot wad is not cut to open up when it leaves the muzzle. It holds the buck shot in place while going down the bore, then at the rear of the wad it does open, allowing the wad to slow and...

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They can be annoying. I did hear of one guy who was born to American Citizen parents while his father was stationed in France. He was born in a french hospital and recognized as a full U.S. Citizen. Well one time he returned to France on a vacation. Going through customs and all that stuff to get in...

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I have to laugh at the film critics. One wrote it is okay, but they didn't develope the characters enough and should have used professional actors. He did admit to the action and reality of it. Kind of proves what critics want, not the truth, real life, rather some nice person and tree huggers can l...

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The main thing when working with or making a steam engine, is to know what you are doing. In a lot areas there are regulations concerning size and power you are allowed to mess with. Even steam powered boats work well, but in a lot of cases some goverment entity will step in and require you to have ...

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Some of the powders listed are quite clean. Like mentioned the amount of powder to bullet weight and velocity makes a difference. Of what I have seen and read over the years if you are shooting lead bullets, most of the dirt, soot or what have you is from the bullet lubes. Alox blends are notorius f...

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This stuff is education and looks like a thing to pass winter in your part of the country. Hope it goes well and safely for you. OF course you do realize that once it flys you will have to have a few TSA people there to supervise who is flying and what they are carrying. Not to mention all the other...

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I do like the english products on Masterpiece Theater as well as many english movies. They always seem to find actors who really look the part. In the U.S. it seems our movie makers only want beautiful people or sterotypes for looks. I do like Downton Abbey as well. Sure would not have liked to live...

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This one of the reasons Linotype was favored for bullet casting. It's blend of metals was found the be the best and quickest flowing alloy. Another problem still being debated is on a bottom pour pot sometimes if the "Head Pressure" is too high or Low you may bet freaky mould filling. I be...

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How to learn to prepare, "Pitchy" is right on onthe subject of pulling the main breaker on your breaker box. One thing was mentioned back then was do a weekend "TEST". Just off all electrical power on Friday night, don't leave home and see how well you can get by with what you ha...

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In answer to a question by "Rusty" in Florida, yes it is a series of sort starts around 9PM EST on the National Geographic channel. Watched it for the first time last night, they are doing repeats of it as well. I think it will be available on DVD from National Geographic. Interesting show...

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This is live ammunition being sold through Cabelas under the "Herters" name. Should work okay in a Glock. Same effect as any other jacketed bullet on the bore. the problem with the glocks is the polygonal rifling doesn't do lead well. Any lead build up creates pressure problems. Of course ...

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Are these bullets being sold as reloading components or already loaded ammo? I think Federal used to have quite a line of nyclad ammo. Shot good never had a problem with it. Might be a good alternative. IIRC they had a problem at first getting the performance they wanted. AThey were slick feeding an...

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"Old Ranger" is correct. For now use a heat shield between the bevel based bullets and also rub them with some soft lube like Lee's. It will protect the base of the bullet from the heat of the powder burn. Good Luck.

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The "all Copper Chore Boys" do work well, but be sure to carry a small magnet to the store, a lot of them are now copper plate over steel. Just be careful when buying them. ATB

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Well if you are married, tell the wife you are don't have anything to do. They like that, seeking advise. Or follow her around pointing out what she is doing wrong, I guarantee you won't be board very long. Just some helpful hint from someone who is not married. ATB

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Have to chuckle. In West Germany in the early 1960's I was in the A/C on the Czech border. We found the gun tubes on M-48A2 tanks could carry a large quanity of bottle booze, usually snapps or Brandy. I was in signal and we had duece and half trucks with trailers. Two 5KW generators, always had plen...

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No reason for hard lead bullets in the .45-70. Go with dead soft lead, good gooey bullet lube and a slight taper crimp should fix. Most over crimp a 45/70. Up to around 1600 FPS you shouldn't get leading. Lead will fill the rifling properly and you should decent accuracy. Good Luck.

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