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Does it work well on lead?

A Fellow Shooter says it works well on copper, but he doesn't know about lead.

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Swine Flu symptoms: muscle ache & pains, fatigue, unusual or abnormal thirst, diarrhea, vomiting, double vision, lethargy, lightheadedness, drowsiness, uncontrollable urge to wallow in mud & oink while eating. Bird Flu symptoms are almost identical, & inclue the urge to sh*t on a clean w...

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Hobie: what do you need?? In my library I have: Waite & Ernst "Trapdoor Springfield; the United States Springfield Single Shot Rifle -- 1865 - 1893" (1980) Frasca & Hill "The 45-70 Springfield" (1980) Frasca "The 45-70 Springfield; Book II 1865 - 1893" (1997) Dr...

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I'd like to attend on Sunday. What are the hours?

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See what Bruce Scott posted -- it's a Maltby #4 Mk I rifle, fabricated in 1943. Now, is the S/N on the bolt same as on the receiver? "MK405xxx" is a S/N applied by the importer -- CAI. Some importers apply another S/N. IIRC, it has something to do about being compliant w/ the Gun Control A...

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More than likely what you have is a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mark I. After WW II, some No.4 Mark I's were "converted" to "Mark II" standards by alerting the manner in which the trigger is fitted to the action. The No. 4 Mark I trigger mounted on the trigger guard. The Mark II trigger mou...

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Hobie: it is also unfortunate that many areas have restrictions on the am't. of BP that a person can buy in one day & the total am't. posessed.

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For white powder (AKA smokeless/nitro), I utilize an older Belding & Mull "Visible Powder Measure" & the micrometer powder tube that doesn't let me down. Even meters the course powders such as SR4759 accurately. For black powder, I reach for the Montana Vintage Arms (MVA) "Vis...

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IMHO, the best fighting revolver is the S&W 625 (or its “grandfather“, the M1917) in either .45ACP or .45 AutoRim. For serious work, I would want my 3" or 4" .45 AutoRim S&W 625. Then again, the ol’ S&W Model 15, K-38 Combat Masterpiece is sure handy too. Four inch barrels on t...

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Upper Nisqually Sportsman's Club -- Eatonville, WA -- has NRA sanctioned black powder cartridge rifle silhouette matches on the on the second Sunday of ther month. Lead bullets -- plain base, black powder, iron & scope classifications. Rifles not weighed though. See: http://www.uppernisquallyspo...

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How about using a black powder Duplex load??....

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As my physician once told me: "getting older is not for wimps"....

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Gents: thanks for the info.

I think I'll still w/ the roll crimp which works well in my revolvers. I was just wondering if the Lee factory Crimp Die would do a better job. May also try the taper crimp dies that I have. For some reason, I never really gave them much use.

Again, thanks.

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Gents: I reload for the .45 Colt & the 41 Remington Magnum. In my revolvers, I load with Berry copper plated lead bullets, which work quite well. (www.berrysmfg.com/). In my Marlin levers, I prefer a jacketed bullet with a crimp groove to securely hold the bullet in place. However, none of the B...

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336A: clicked on the link you provided. I did a Google search for "USFA 41 Short Mag" & found some more info. From reading a few links there, esp. those below, sounds like it is -- or will be -- what some refer to as the .41 Special. www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=426334 http://f...

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336A: I could not find the area on the USFA site that you mention. Can you posts a link to it? I wonder if the cartridge you asked about is a variant of the elusive & mythical .41 Special?? http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt41spec.htm http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_2_47/ai_68704860/...

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My one & only .30 WCF: a Browning 1885 "traditional Hunter", 28" OEM barrel, Leopold 6.5X20 Variable 'scope. W/ the proper rifle management will put 5 shot under 2" @ 200 yds....

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"The secret to successful fiction is the willful suspension of disbelief on the reader/viewers part"
--Buck Elliott

BINGO!

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Given what you stated about just shooting whitetails w in 100 yards -- +/- --, I think that you don't really the 405 SP. I'll bet that the 300 HP handily will do the job.... I load my Marlin 1895 Cowboy & Browning 1886 w/ that bullet behind IMR3031 & a Winchester Large Rifle primer. I don't ...

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I forgot to add that the handle is probably backwards. Does it come off?

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It is a breech-seating tool.

Place the bullet in the case, then push it into the rifling to center the bullet in the bore. The loaded case was then placed behind it.

Such tools were popular w/ the Schuetzen-era shooters.

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Is a .348 liner available?

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Since Memorial Day -- Decoration Day as it was once known -- is about & for those who made the Supreme Sacrifice, lest I forget: PFC David L Felt , USMC, DOB 04/05/46, Sacramento, CA KIA 08/17/65 Lt. Peter Paul Domiano, USMC, DOB 10/18/43, Industry, NY KIA 07/01/66 PFC Billy Dean Nelson, USMC, D...

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Ben R: thanks for that picture -- the corner joints are rabbeted. As for shrinkage, I have a hunch that the box originally was constructed w/ to 3/4" & not 15/16" boards. I don't have the box specifications for US .50-70 ammuntion, which could have specified 3/4" boards or contrac...

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Rusty: what you described is the miter joint & it is a very weak joint. I am 'sorta' stumped as to exactly what it means. I've read references to US Civil War ammunition boxes specifications calling for dovetailed corners & I've seen early 1900's wood ammunition boxes joined w/ box joints. B...

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Gents: I have 2 questions for you. I am reading through a copy of U.S. "Ordnance Memorandum No. 21" (1878) available through Buffalo Arms -- see below. Specifications for wood packing boxes for .45-70- 405 (rifle) & 45-55-405 (carbine) service ammunition, state: "Boxes are made fr...

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A better explanation of life:

"Life's a b*tch, then you die. if you're unlucky, you marry one"....

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Taps”?? Nope -- it is "Il Silenzio" (The Silence), an Italian song most notable for its trumpet tune. Written in 1965 by trumpet player Nino Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza, it became a world-wide instrumental standard. I couldn’t find all the lyrics in English, but I did find this: "Buona...

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I remember when I once thought how cheap things were in the late 1950's & 1960's, then I remembered just how much money I wasn't earning then....

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For years, I also applied RIG, but it is no longer available. :( I live in WA, AKA "Water World". My safes are in the garage & detached shop. Both concrete floors have a moisture barrier. The shop has a thermostat operated heater set to about 50 degrees, The attached garage is fully in...

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3leggedturtle: I have not shot 200 yds w/ a .22 LR, but several years ago I knew 2-3 enthusiastic .22 Shooters who did. If I recall, they first made 48" X 48" target backers to get rounds on the paper & made sight corrections from there. & I do believe that they shot w/ 'scopes. On...

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Now you need to find a Model 18; then a K38 (or a Model 14) & a Model 15....

It's a disease & there is no cure for gunorrhea

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About 12 years ago, the VA diagnosed me w/ very severe sleep apnea! In fact the Saw Bones who looked @ my test results wondered how I was able to function & said I was lucky to have not had a stroke or a really life threatening heart attack. I went home w/ a C-PAP & never looked back. Since ...

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Hobie & Pete44RU: +1

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Alcohol of any type is much more effective when the lights are turned low....

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I ignore people who ask what I consider rude questions....

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As far as appointments go, remember Eisenhowewr nominated Earl Warren to the Supreme Court. Anyway as for the jusdge in this case, in June 2008 she ruled that the Bush White House "Office of Administration is not required to turn over records about a trove of possibly missing e-mails, a federal...

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Here's my take.

let's say you paid US $900.00 for it. A reline will be about US $300.00. Total cost is now US $1200.00. For $1200.00, could you find one in better condition?....

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I think you 1st need to define what you mean by “hard cast”, then find out what is out there. What maybe hard cast to you may not mean the same to another. Do you have any idea as to what diameter you need or want? BearTooth sells Bhn 22 heat treated cast bullets + lubed & sized in boxes of 100 ...

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I agree w/ the posters who say one missed pay't. will not lead to foreclosure. I know a few realtors & mortgage broker & I’ve heard them same thing. You always need to look @ the complete loan history, mortgage holder’s (or holders’) finances, etc. Mosty people will never admit that they pla...

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If a product doesn't sell, a company will not market it. & as another poster said, has anyone ever seen one? Maybe most went to Ruger collectors??

But now that they are no longer available, I'll bet that all of a sudden they'll become "popular" & "desireable"....

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gents: read what Modoc Ed wrote.

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Doc Hudson, I think you've been had. You didn't make it past Jubellum. The article is from a satirical/political web site called "Jumping In Pools." If you click on the link mentioned -- http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/01/military-to-pledge-oath-to-obama-not.html-- it clearly says:...

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I am seriously thinking about having my .45-70 Lone Star Rolling Block re-barreled to .50-70 Gov't. w/ a wiping rod --like the Ballard #5 Pacific. I have 2 original .50-70's, but in deference to their age, I rather not give them much -- if any -- use. If I re-barrel, I'll have a new fore stock made....

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JoeArizona: I notice the same thing....

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"It's gonna get worse when Obama's EPA and OSHA get involved with shipping methods etc."

--Modoc Ed

What do you know about this?

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BlaineG: there is no pain. I'm just amazed that so much time has gone by in what seems like a short period of time. MarlinMan93: I can’t recall the USMC aircraft that I flew on from PhuBai to DaNang. If I recall correctly, we boarded a commercial 707 @ DaNang on 3/13. Landed @ Kadena, AFB, Okinawa. ...

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W/in the last 20-30 minutes, my computer calendar told me that 42 years ago today I left Vietnam. As Echo battery, 12 Marines, pulled out of Phu Bai for Conn Thien, this young Corporal watched the trucks roll by, waved a goodbye, & said a prayer for their safety. I've been sitting here in a daze...

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Another vote for the Ruger Ol' Army.

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Rifle: Shiloh-Sharps or Sharps
Pistol: pre-lock S&W
Shotgun: Winchester (givse me an excvuse to use the M97 & M1887 much more often)

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