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I had some luck with Sportsmansguide.com and with ammoman.com. Not certain anymore about Cheaperthandirt.com. Haven't looked at them. Of course if your looking for less than a case, I don't know. Good Luck.

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Powders recommend are the medium range. Such as 4895, Varget and several others. I believe Hornady reloading manual gives loading data for Garand ammo. Don't want to go for broke on bullet weight or velocity. Original loads were around 2700 fps. 150 grain bullets and 165 grain bullets. Slower powder...

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Hopps is brewed into the beer as a preservative to keep it from spoiling and to cut the sweetness of the malted barley. Someone resurrected an ancient Egyption beer from several thousand years back and it was described as a light flower beer not suited to modern tastes. A TV show with the guy going ...

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Smokeless powder doesn't not need oxygen to burn, it brings it own. Sounds like they had unburned powder on the floor of the tunnel, it was touched off by something. It also sounds like the initiator was not an explosion rather a Flare, this when a bunch of smokeless goes off, it doesn't explode rat...

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I believe "Rusty" has the answer. Ken Waters in his writings did a four part write up on the .45-70. He showed all the various loads used in the .45-70 Govt. loads. The forager load used a wooden sabot type bullet, which looked somewhat like the 500 grain lead bullet load, but was filled w...

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That is cool way to go. I have seen track inspectors who used motorized bikes with one outrigger to balance and hold the track. Cheap running as well. I used to work for a railroad and got the oppurtunity to travel the cross country routes testing locomotives. Seen a lot of game and great scenery, n...

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Great find. They will last forever. The last time I priced them new (a number of years back) they were pricey. I used one for a lot of years. You need a couple of side by side rinse tubes. Wash, wring, rinse in first tub, wring again, rinse in second tub. Hang to dry if you can or wish to. Great mac...

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Some good advice has been given regarding your not feeling well. But no one mentioned purging, bleeding, application of leeches. Ice water enimas, followed by Cayenne tea as well as Cayenne infusion as an enima. Eat a lot of sauekraut as well. Nothing else it will take your mind off how bad you feel...

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I had a friend who retired from NYPD and at one time worked on their stake out squad, setting up in stores which were targets for hold ups. He commented one of their favorite loads used was the 148 grain HB wadcutters in their six inch revolvers. These were common match loads. It seems the round nos...

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Good choice, I remember when a bunch of the Martini Actions in 12 guage were being sold by Navy Arms. They turned out to be some great trap guns. Very fast trigger like it was guided by radar. Good Luck, hope you enjoy it. ATB

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It would be an interesting cartridge but Marlin did offer a rifle which had a removeable magazine. The levermatic there are some still out there with attendent prices. One I idea I had was to find a halfway decent spanish destroyer carbine bolt action, which was chambered for the 9MM Largo used remo...

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I only have two and they are chinese. One in 9MM and one in 7.62X25. Both are great shooters, lousy safeties keep wanting to fall off. Used to get them for 70 buck from a dealer they came with holster and extra mags. Bush I stopped their importation. I have read that in Russia and some of thier form...

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Not a Puma, but some years back a writer named Frank Marshall wrote a bunch of articles for the Cast Bullet's assoc. journal the "fouling shot". He wrote frequently of his rich uncle who liked Winchester rifles. His uncle was on a first name basis with a lot of the Winchester company peopl...

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Don't know a whole lot about them, but if you are an Incorporated Business you may be able to avoid the $200 Tax problems and stuff by buying it as a part of the corporation. The Corporation becomes the owner and it remains as an asset of that corporation. This applies to most all of the class III i...

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I found my CZ452 seems to have a tapered bore. When I run a tight patch through the bore it seems restricted the last two or three inches. At first I didn't trust some of the various CB's because of another 22 I have (French MAS Mauser) has a similar bore and sometimes the bullet would not exit the ...

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I recently was looking at a catalog which lists this round. Says it is a new one and they call it a 22 match long CB with a 20 grain bullet. I have shot their discontinued 22short CB's with very good accuracy. Was wondering if anyone on the board has had the oppurtunity to try this new round? May be...

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Why not follow tradition. Send Al Gore over there. He can walk up to the eruption wave his arms at and make it go away. Of course a human sacrifice may be called for after the arm waving. Just an idea. Good Luck......

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Rat Terriers were in demand and welcomed in the trenches in WWI. They had big problems with rats and such and found these little dogs hearty and effective in helping reduce some of the rats. You might want to do a search and see if there is any rescue groups devoted to these dogs. You can usually fi...

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I have his book "The Complete Guide to Handloading". He originally wrote it in 1935 and then updated it in 1953. He goes into great detail on the developement of the 7MM S&H cartridge which he developed from an experimental French cartridge he found during or after WWII. He felt it had...

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I don't worry too much, only problem I have with head lights is when I switch on the high beams the recoil causes my old truck to slow down. Here in Florida during Snow Bird season, I believe it is the rule always drive with high beams on. When another car approaches from front or rear, aim for the ...

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Bloodhounds are some of the best tracking dogs out there, but it is in the training and the skill of the persons working the dogs. I worked at a prison that had them and a chief who was almost legend in his ability to work them. He said they never forget a scent and will remember it several years la...

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The red wax discs or wads appear to be a product called Soft Checks. I have used them to protect soft bullets from powder heat, with mixed results. Ignor the powder if it isn't certain, it makes good fertilizer. ATB

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I go with stuff from the Pet Shops, but if you browse the yellow pages you can find companies which sell metal cleaning products which are in fact great for tumbling bass. Only thing you have to buy a lot of it usually and live in an area with enough industry which uses the stuff. Maybe look under m...

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The Parker Hales were built to the original patterns. The long barreled ones use a 1-72 or 1-78 twist. The musketoon used a 1-48 twist, which is more friendly to minie ball, but poorer for shot loads. Have some fun. ATB

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I don't know about those weights listed but I have bought nice 357 FMJ semi-wadcutters from Norma. They were sold as reloading components. Sure do go out of a rifle. Sorry on the other weights. ATB

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Of course prayers going up for both of them. It does help a lot. Best wishes for them.

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Everything went to heck when they started the metric system. Also you may be too close to the equator and the earth's spin could be throwing the amounts off, not to mention if you are loading in day light, artifical light, or anytime after sundown. Have to watch planet alignments to. Sorry couldn't ...

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A little different approach I have used is to use "Wire Pulling Lube" This is the same stuff as Lee Case Lube. Lee buys it in 50 gallon drums transfers it to the little plastic tubes. This stuff is water soluable if mixed around 10 parts water to one part lube, leaves a waxy coating when i...

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A retired NYPD officer I knew had worked the Stake Out Squad with Carillo, was a heck of a shot and always shot master, regardless of what handgun he was shooting. He favored the six inch K-38 loaded with the 148grain target wadcutters, said most of the time they only had head shots and the wad cutt...

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You have it nailed down. I got one of these for one of my nieces and she took to like a duck to water. First magazine of Federal's 9BP 115gr. hollow points chewed the X-ring out of her target at around 10 yards. She loves it. She is not an avid shooter, but it travels with her. I highly recommend it...

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I always enjoyed the Willy and Joe cartoons and figured Mr. Maldin was right on with them. I think it is a great idea. Would be interesting to see if he will update them to the new gear. I imagine a lot of the younger generations don't know what a moral booster these were when they came out in Stars...

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Sent off my renewal paperwork for my Concealed Weapon or License on February 2, 2010 just came back renewed in the mail today, February 6, 2010. Good until 06/14/1017. They did great service. Just had to say happy, happy.......

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You might check with Lee Precision on the six cavity and Lyman for the four cavity. Also check on the Cast Boolit forum they have done some group buys with six cavities by Lee. http://www.castboolits.gunloads.com as they have done a number of different designs by a number of different mould makers. ...

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I have a reproduction of the 1853 Enfield made by Parker Hale. Mine is the 3 band, excellent rifle. 577 caliber and the .562 ball works very well. They were rifled very slow twist which likes roundball loads. Mine will shoot lightweight (350) grain minie bullets but likes only about 35 to 40 grains ...

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I found that adding a bit of garlic to Mac and Cheeze makes a big difference. It seems to add to the cheeze. Doesn't take much, just got enough to let you know it is there. I also found well cooked cabbage mixed in with Mac and Cheeze goes very well together for left overs. ATB

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A lot of the early smokeless powders were whitish in color as they didn't have some of the stuff that is now put into them. ATB

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Sorry I cannot answer your questions but I believe if he is still in business this one can answer them all and do just about anytype of conversion you might have in mind. It is Jack's Gun Shop in Tampa, Florida. Just have lots of money. He is one of the best builders and stands behind his work. It h...

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Looks good. Should work well for you. As long as you not using the rod as a ram rod shouldn't be a problem with cross grain which is common in most commercial dowels. Wooden ramrods should be split out of a solid piece of some long grained wood like Hickory, you split the hickory until you are close...

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NOT to steal the post, but I can remember some of the old early (1942) military propaganda films where a submarine crew had lever guns (m-92) also had a number of the old "B" western actors in it as well. At that time a lot of prop stuff was made up on the fly. The Japenese were sqaut, bow...

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While I haven't made soap, I have heard of the soapifcation process being used to make homemade bullet lube for cast bullets. Interesting topic. ATB

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Might want to try putting a tail on the ball. Drill a hold in the sprue, put a strip of material(linen or some such) held in place by a wooden plug crimped in by a punch. Have read about it being done in Muzzle loaders, don't know about shotgun shells. Said to help down range. Good Luck and Good Hun...

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You are right Doc. I didn't realize it dates that far back, but it still funny today. Never had it explained so well. Have a good day. Thanks...

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Okay I am bored and this has been tickling in my mind. How much common salt is a good amount to keep on hand for emergency use. I was thinking about it as it is so easy to pick up a pound to store at most food stores. But with problems similar to Hati and other areas I figure Salt would be nice to h...

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The best explanation of what football is and how it is played was done by Andy Griffin, way back I heard his recording of it. Hillarious. Wish I could sometime find a copy of it. It made sense. A southern boy explaining the game to his friends after a trip to a big game in another town or state. ATB

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Yes I am. His books are always good reading. His book on the Winchester 94 and 30-30 got me hooked. Of course so did Paco Kelly's "Leverguns an American Heritage".

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You might try to get your hands on a copy of "Hatcher's Notebook". He has a lot of data about this stuff. Back when high velocity smokeless loads were introduced the military did a lot of experiments on ways to reduce the noise (aka) muzzle blast. The Germans developed their M98Gewar (29&q...

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Good comment about retired machinest and other skilled people who retire and don't do some of their skilled work. Reminds me of one Gentleman I knew who was a master blacksmith and hammersmith. Went to work at the railroad when he was 16 and went through their apprentice programs over the years. He ...

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Did Marlin ever make a stainless steel version of the 1894 in .357 with and octagon barrel. In addition to this did they make a stainless steel model with the 16 and 1/2 or so barrel. Just curious. Kinda difficult to keep up with their limited runs and such. I would like to aquire one, but do not wi...

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I think Gobbleforge has it right. Early Smiths could make an octagon easier than a round barrel. Another thought, no evidence but it would make it easier to define it as a rifle as opposed to a smoothbore. Same as the arsenal made muskets. They were left in the white and all rifles were made with br...

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When Shutzen style shooting was the vouge a lot of match shooters used nothing but 22 shorts. Range was usually 100 yard. The SingleShot Assoc. Journal had a story of a grudge match between two shooters around the turn of 19&20 Century at a match. They agreed to settle it by having a shoot off u...

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