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    .204 Ruger

    When the 222 Rem first came out I had to get all the Special Reloading stuff for it , same thing when I got a 17 Rem, same thing when I got a 204 Ruger...So big deal if you wont to play you got to pay...
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    Herter shell holder table??

    Midway USA sells the RCBS Herters shell holder Adapter Product # 413580 for $ 23.99. If you get the adpter you then can use any of the modern shell holders..
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    Savage 110 .300 Mag to .308 Norma Swap help

    When the 308 Norma first came out it was common to take 300 H&H cases and run the H&H case into a RCBS 308 Norma trim die. I cut the case neck that came out the top of the die off with a fine tooth metal saw. The cases were then primed and loaded with 3.5 Gr of Bulls eye powder. Then corn...
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    22 Hornet, good for P'dogs??

    I have had more problems with reloading the long tapered, thin Hornet case then any round I have reloaded. Having the Hornet rifle chamber reamed to a K Hornet solves some of the problems-----Get a 221 Fireball , its a modern case . It can be down loaded to near Hornet velocity.. I live in...
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    Is there a limit to the number of rds one can possess?

    Living in prairie dog country , my cases are allways close to empty..
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    Need info on a Winchester 190 .22 rifle

    The trigger pull can be improved by taking a hard stone to remove a very small hump on the surface of the sear. Have gunsmith do the work .The trigger pull on my Win 190 was off the scale, Must have ben about a 15 Lb pull before it got a tune up.. Also keep the bolt face and sides clean.
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    Pistol-Packing Pennsylvania Mom Sues PC

    If I should happin to see a person carrying a firearm I would not know if they were a nut case or trying to make a point. Should I then get my 357 and put it in my belt. If some one else then sees two people with guns should they then get their gun? There could be two nuts. We can not have...
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    Chicken Little

    You will be seeing all semi auto firearms on the ban list if o boma hood get to be pres.-- GET OUT AND VOTE......
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    Remington Model 700 still shooting strange

    I have given a few Remington 700 rifles a tune up. Clean the barrel, glass bed the action, free float the barrel, adjust the trigger pull, lapp the bolt locking lugs, recrown the muzzle, trim the magazine box so that it does not have any pressure on the action or floor plate. All screws...
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    Anyone have a rifle chambered in FN 5.7x28

    I have a bit of reloading data for the 5.7X28MM.. Hornady 35Gr V-Max .224 Dia bullet , 5.3 -5.9 Gr True Blue powder------6.7 -7.5 Gr AA No. 7 powder. I would like to try out a bolt action rifle with a 24 inch barrel.. From what I have read the bullet velocity would be a bit less than the old...
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    AARP...did I miss something?

    I am a member of AARP. I belong not to get any insurance or giveaways, but I wont to know what they are up to. I have goin to a few of their meetings. I may be the only consertive there. I have ask {How much will the plan put the U.S. into debt ?} All the AARP stand for is more hand outs from...
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    lever addicted

    Get a better paying job, save money, make investments, purchase only things that you need, food, clothing, and shelter. Then some day a $ 10,000 firearm can be yours. I have read a number of times post by people that can only afford a $ 150 scope or $ 200 rifle---That plain old bull...
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    If you could make a wildcat cartridge ;)

    The Handloaders Manual Of Cartridge Conversions is a 608 page book in which 11 pages list various standard and wild cat cartridges. One that is not in the book is the 25-6.8 Rem. I started reloading in 1952 and whenever a new or different size case come out it wasent long before some one made...
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    Retired marine shoots and kills armed robber.

    That one less that the tax payers has to support in jail..One good shot one bad shot. That good old marine need to do some target shooting , he only took care of 50 % of the problem...
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    AR Varmint

    Go to www.benchcentral.com to see what it takes to win a 1000 yard shoot. The prairie dogs make about a 3 by 10 inch target -- good luck
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    Automatic firearms--what's the draw?

    Some years ago when I had advanced infrantry tranning I shot the various full auto military arms. I will admit that as a young man shooting the Browning 30 and 50 Cal machine guns was fun. But what I enjoyed the most was the 30 Cal BAR when going thru the pop up target feild. When I found...
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    thinkng about the 22 hornet, anything i should know before i start?

    The hornet has ben the most difficult case to reload of all my varmint rounds. The case is much thinner than more moderan cases, The case head is not made for high pressure. The long tapered case requires trimming after each time reloaded. It has a short case life when campared to the 221...
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    Gun Rich, Ammo Poor?

    When I was a teenager my brother in law who was some 18 years older than I told me to get guns, fishing and camping equipment, while I still lived at home with my folks. He also got the Outdoor Life and American Rifle magazines which he saved . So around 1947 I was reading about the Winchester...
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    Need an Elk/Deer combo rifle

    After shooting mule deer, pronghorn, and elk with a few different calibers I would go with a bolt action rifle with a 3-9 X scope . The cartridge would be a Rem 7 MM Mag. A person who reloads ammo can get 100, 120,139, 154, 162, and 175 grain bullets. I may have missed a few bullet grains. -- My...
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    Rimmed Cartridges- Hard on Brass?

    When full sizeing a rimless case you can control the headspace by using Redding Competition Shellholder Sets. There are five shellholders with which one can lengthen the case shoulder in .002 inch incrments from +.002. +.004, +.006, and +.008 0f an inch. The set can also be used to reduce...
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