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    Considering 357 Lever Action

    The problem with a 357 lever rifle is that it's a real chick magnet. Every single female I've ever taken shooting has gravitated to it. If you have a girl-friend or wife and they shoot it, it will get appropriated and you'll never get to shoot it again. You'll need to get two.
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    cleaning around furnace and water heaters....

    I use Ed's Red, which may contain up to 25% acetone, which could be of concern. I was cleaning the oil out of bullet casting molds by scrubbing with acetone (pure acetone, not Ed's Red), and then flaming it to dryness. I was decanting some acetone from a 1 gallon metal can (1" metal screwcap)...
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    AR that Accepts AK Magazines?

    This has been my experience. Any random handload I've created for the 7.62X39 beats factory Wolf or SilverBear loads by at least 2" at 100 yards.
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    Why pistol cartridges in a rifle?

    The real reason is because they're chick magnets! Every single female I've ever taken target shooting, wants to claim my Marlin 1984 as their own. They can shoot 38 specials, see targets fall down, and fulfill their cowgirl fantasies. Almost all don't want to shoot magnum loads in it. Seems...
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    45 acp 200 gr PB SWC load with W 231

    My favorate is Lyman's 200grain SWC 452460 cast in #2 alloy. I load that with 10.0 grains of Blue Dot. This load gets 2.0" groups at 25 yards.
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    looking for a new 308

    Just go to your local "mart" and pick up a Savage Axis in 308. On sale you might pick one up for 399$ Top it with a 100$ 3X9 scope and you'll be good to go.
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    Thinking of loading up some 45 in lead

    Have never shot anything else in my 45s. Get it done. I started with Lyman's 200 grain SWC. Was a chore to get it feed just right, but now it's flawless.
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    Twilight hunting/scope

    Quick question about these new illuminated crosshairs. Is the crosshair still viable if the battery goes dead, or does it disappear completely? My biggest beef with red dot sights is that I'm always replacing batteries. Is the scope useless if the battery goes dead?
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    Lead Melter for Boolits and Fishing Weights?

    I'd go with the Lyman if you want quality, Lee if you're cheap. I've had both, and I threw my Lee pot in the garbage can. BTW, the lead alloy for making fishing weights is not going to be the same as the best alloy for making bullets. What's your source of lead? Raked berm lead bullets...
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    Mineral Oil...question about

    I keep some mineral oil in a plastic squeeze bottle in the garage for general purpose lubrication. I do use it on guns and think it would work fine for you. For me, it seems a little thick, and what I've done is mix it 50:50 with ATF. That doesn't seem to have a strong odor, and that might...
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    Palmetto .308 AR10 - Crazy Great Prices

    Actually, when you shop for an upper at RedXarms, they state "THIS UPPER IS DPMS COMPATABLE". When you shop for an upper at Hardenedarms, they state "Fits DPMS style lower receivers". When you shop at MidwayUSA, it's "DPMS LR-308". You can be right about the SR-25 pattern, but that's not what...
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    6.5 Grendel users

    I built mine with a 24" bull barrel j&tdistributing kit. Out of the box accurracy while sighting it in with Hornady 123gr A-max was 0.81" . Sadly, J&T has stopped selling them recently. Apparently there are some cycling issues they told me. I'm in the market for another kit, a...
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    Optimum 6.5 x 55 twist for available bullets

    Hello Chris A big part of the appeal of the 6.5X55 is the fact that it was available in inexpensive (back then) military surplus firearms. I myself have two, in model 96 Mausers that I bought back when they were 80$. I've reloaded for it and have carried them in the field hunting. That being...
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    Bullet Casting Help?

    I like Lyman's 429421 bullet for 44 magnum. It's a plain base bullet that I cast in Lyman alloy #2, which works well even in my Marlin .44 magnum rifle. Before you get started, I think I'd suggest seriously investigating how much lead you can actually accomulate before actually investing in...
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    Lever Gun in 357 Magnum

    Sorry to tell you, but you will never get to shoot it. I have a Marlin in .357, and it's a chick magnet. All the girls I've ever taken shooting have appropriated it for themselves. Your wife/girlfriend/significant other will feel like a cowgirl and won't give it up. If you're really nice...
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    What's Blue Dot good for?

    I use it for everything from 9mm to 44 magnum. I've bought it in 5lb jugs because I use so much.
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    Lyman 450 lubrisizer lube heater

    Before I purchased the plate heater for it, I wrappped an old electric heating pad around mine. Held it in place with thick rubber bands. It had only three heat settings, but I got mine to work.
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    .223 Rem and prairie dogs (gophers)

    Please, call them gophers. The word squirrel has a warm and fuzzy, Chip & Dale sound to it. Ladies in the office get upset when they hear you are shooting "squirrels". Gophers however are universally dispised by everyone, so what you are shooting is a gopher! OK?
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    158gr SWC for 35 Remington?

    IMR4895 is very close to the burn rate of H335, and Speer's tenth edition manual lists 35.0 grains of IMR4895 as their starting charge for their 158 grain jacketed soft-point. I would guestimate that the starting weight of H335 would be within 1-2 grains of that. Assuming you wanted to reduce...
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    I'm thinking about starting to cast bullets for pistol calibers ???

    Again, have to second what 243 states. The problem with wheel-weights today is that many states are gradually phasing out lead, and mandating zinc or iron weights instead. The very first thing you learn in casting is you DON'T want to get zinc in your batch. But, zinc is easy to separate...
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