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    Also makes a great patch lube.

    Also makes a great patch lube.
  2. Thread: Al 8 Powder

    by rocklock
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    Great find! AL-8 was the best powder I ever...

    Great find!

    AL-8 was the best powder I ever used for the .44 Mag.
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    I reload for quite a few oddball calibers (11x59R...

    I reload for quite a few oddball calibers (11x59R Gras, 8x50R Siamese, 8x58RD, etc.) and have been quite pleased with Buffalo Arms brass.

    I have had some serious problems with Bertram brass,...
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    Got mine, kind sir!

    Got mine, kind sir!
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    Toney, Here's a guy with a few tips for the...

    Toney,
    Here's a guy with a few tips for the Steyr.

    http://www.ryngate.org/M95/
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    Toney, What weight are the S&B bullets? My...

    Toney,

    What weight are the S&B bullets?

    My 1895 Chilean shoots the heavier 175 gr. bullets much better than the 139 grainers.
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    One of my shootin' buddies bought one when they...

    One of my shootin' buddies bought one when they first came out. I don't recall any smokeless data in the manual but I'll ask him to make sure.
  8. Thread: Dam-it

    by rocklock
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    There was a quote a fellow used to have on a...

    There was a quote a fellow used to have on a firearms board I was on years ago:

    "What will become of the wild men of the world when the last Lee-Enfield wears out?"
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    So...do you have a Luger or not???

    So...do you have a Luger or not???
  10. Thread: My C&R rack

    by rocklock
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    Mosko, I was all set to rebut you, then I...

    Mosko, I was all set to rebut you, then I realized you're probably right...I'm a sucker for old stuff that goes, "Boom"..
  11. Thread: My C&R rack

    by rocklock
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    Well, probably not in my case. I'm really not...

    Well, probably not in my case.

    I'm really not trying to amass a collection - I just have a technical interest in military firearms.

    For instance, I have an Oberndorf Gewer 1898. I can examine...
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    7.62x39mm?

    7.62x39mm?
  13. Thread: My C&R rack

    by rocklock
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    Added another Gew 88 to the stable...a Turkish...

    Added another Gew 88 to the stable...a Turkish 88/05/38. I've been looking for one of these for a while. I already have an unaltered Gew 88 and a Gew 88/05 modified to use stripper clips. The Gew...
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    The M44's are fun carbines, and a real "attention...

    The M44's are fun carbines, and a real "attention getter" at the range when you shoot the surplus heavy ball ammo.
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    Hi, legend! What kind of .41 Mag do you have?

    Hi, legend!

    What kind of .41 Mag do you have?
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    Sounds like a plan. Now, if I could just find...

    Sounds like a plan.

    Now, if I could just find a way to locate the *&$#& ejected brass...
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    See, I do enjoy some of the more mindless tasks...

    See, I do enjoy some of the more mindless tasks of reloading...swaging primer pockets, trimming cases, etc. The problem with lubing/sizing is that you have to pay just enough attention to the task...
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    I love casting. It's the sizing and lubing I...

    I love casting.

    It's the sizing and lubing I hate...
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    7.62x25mm in a CZ52

    Anyone have any favorite loads for the above beast?
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    46.5 gr. IMR-4895 under a 165 gr. Hornady BTSP. ...

    46.5 gr. IMR-4895 under a 165 gr. Hornady BTSP.

    Shoots great in my Plain-Jane Savage 110.
  21. Thread: Prvi partizan

    by rocklock
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    Very much. If I was ever limited to owning...

    Very much.

    If I was ever limited to owning only one gun (God forbid!), it would be my Jackie Brown 20 ga. fowler.
  22. Thread: Prvi partizan

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    I bought some Prvi partizan ammo for my 6.5...

    I bought some Prvi partizan ammo for my 6.5 Carcano. Only shot OK, but the cost of the loaded ammo was less than my only other option at the time, Norma unprimed brass.
  23. Thread: My C&R rack

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    Toney, Love C&R stuff - most fun-for-the-buck...

    Toney,
    Love C&R stuff - most fun-for-the-buck out there.

    Right now I'm loading for:

    - 1903 Springfield (.30-'06)
    - 1898 Krag Carbine (.30-40 Krag)
    - 2 Gew 1888's (8x57mm One .318 bore, one...
  24. Thread: Cz 52

    by rocklock
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    Although I have the dies and components, I...

    Although I have the dies and components, I haven't started loading for the CZ52 yet.

    First, I was able to buy a large batch of surplus ammo cheaper than I can load it.

    Second, the pistola...
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    Only One Single-Action...(Sniff)

    A US Arms Company Abilene.

    .44 Magnum, 7 1/2" barrel, blued.
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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        

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