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  1. Sticky: At my LGS today to get powder. Noticed he had a...

    At my LGS today to get powder.
    Noticed he had a few 50 count bags of new Winchester brass in .223 WSSM and .25 WSSM
    for $59.00 per 50.
    Louisiana Reloading Supply in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on...
  2. Looking for 10 or 20 32 Winchester Special brass.

    Recently bought a 1894 Winchester in 32 Winchester Special. I have everything I need to load for it except brass.
    Would like to buy 10 or 20 cases.
    32 Winchester Special OR even 30-30 Winchester...
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    WOW, I had totally forgotten about posting this...

    WOW, I had totally forgotten about posting this question. I'll have to blame it on the after affects of the 6 week coma that I survived 5 years ago.
    So sorry!
    I just wanted the cases, sized or...
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    A couple cases wanted

    Hey guys, I am trying to get my hands on TWO
    22-250 Rem. A.I. and TWO 6.5-06 A.I. cases.
    I have Ruger #1's that I am seriously having them chambered in these two cartridges.
    My email is...
  5. Max loads for 62gr SS109 and WC-844 powder

    Does anybody have any load data for 5.56x45 using WC-844 powder and 62gr SS109 bullets?
    I really need to know what is max so I don't load it too hot.
    Thanks!

    Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    I have the RCBS Universal hand primer. It works...

    I have the RCBS Universal hand primer. It works great for everything EXCEPT 45 COLT/454 CASULL(that really small rim)
    Anyway the other night I swapped over from Large primers to Small primers.
    The...
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    TAC Powder for 5.56x45 and 7.62x51

    Hello gents and maybe ladies,
    I have 13lbs of TAC that Iwouldlike to use. I am almost out of WC-844 (probably used close to 40 pounds so far)
    I lost contact with a reloader at my LGS. I do remember...
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    Screwed up lee factory crimp dies

    Several months ago I ordered 357 mag, 44 mag and 45 Colt Lee Factory Crimp dies from MidwayUSA. Not knowing any better, I typed in Lee FCD in the search bar.
    I ordered one of each. I expected them...
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    Rocky 31, The late Mr. Ken Waters did a lot of...

    Rocky 31,
    The late Mr. Ken Waters did a lot of research on the origins of the incorrect long colt nomenclature. He is well qualified to do this kind of search.
    There was ABSOLUTELY nothing to be...
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    Actually Mr. Ken Waters did a deep dive looking...

    Actually Mr. Ken Waters did a deep dive looking for when the term "long colt" came into use. He found ABSOLUTELY nothing in writing from 1873 through 1910.
    However after the introduction of the 45...
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    Sorry, wrong answer. Ken Waters, cartridge...

    Sorry, wrong answer. Ken Waters, cartridge inventor, ballistician, author in his indepth research could find ABSOLUTELY no references to a 45 long Colt in the 1870's through 1910.
    It ONLY showed up...
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    PLEASE explain your load of 13.5 grs of Varget...

    PLEASE explain your load of 13.5 grs of Varget with a 50 gr Zombie bullet?
    The Hodgdon's manual states 26.5 grs as a starting load???
    27.5 grs as Max. load.
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    Did not recognize "GNS" so I looked it up with...

    Did not recognize "GNS" so I looked it up with Google.
    Which do you mean?
    Global Name Space
    Google Number Search
    German North Sea
    Glock Night Sight

    Which one of these applies to your "GNS"...
  14. Thread: 45-70

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    Sawman, did you forget to list the Winchester...

    Sawman, did you forget to list the Winchester 1886 ?
    I have a Perdoselli Winchester 1886/71
    .45-70 and while I have no intention of making it a .458 Winchester Magnum, it is rated as a very strong...
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    Sticky: .223" bullets are not plentiful and usually used...

    .223" bullets are not plentiful and usually used in low in 22 caliber rounds, maybe 22 Hornet. *See Hornady's bullet selection*
    .224" bullets are what's required in 22 caliber high power rounds...
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    LEE was less than helpful and could've cared less...

    LEE was less than helpful and could've cared less when I asked them about this data!
    The English language has enough words to use to describe pretty much anything.
    IF they meant LEAD "FREE", then...
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    Sorry for the huge delay! Complications on this...

    Sorry for the huge delay! Complications on this end.
    This data is from the renowned LEE Reloading Manual.
    It's showing a 35gr LEAD plain bullet at up to 4400 FPS which is INSANE!
    EVERY OTHER...
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    Just curious, Wes has 338 Lapua brass cases by...

    Just curious, Wes has 338 Lapua brass cases by GWT and I believe he offers them for $1.45ish.
    Wes says everyone who trys them loves them.
    GWT= Great West Trading
    Maybe this will help someone.
    ...
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    I ran the 1,000 I had through an extra tumbling...

    I ran the 1,000 I had through an extra tumbling in corncob media and then checked every one of them in a L.E. Wilson case gauge.
    None needed sizing or trimming!
    So, they're primed and awaiting...
  20. I did not kill it. Someone working in the area...

    I did not kill it. Someone working in the area where my cousin was working clearing right-of-way somewhere in south Texas.

    Sent from my SM-T387V using Tapatalk
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    Have you guys heard of the renowned Ken Waters? A...

    Have you guys heard of the renowned Ken Waters? A very knowledgeable and proficient wildcatter!
    In an article in Handloader Magazine was a page "Water's Notes". Mr. Waters researched where this...
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    Can anyone find the 45 long Colt?

    Hint: A number of my reloading manuals says it doesn't exist, mistaken identity, erroneous nomenclature.
    Even the famous Ken Waters researched it thinking this error occurred in the 1870's!
    NOPE!...
  23. Bad bad bad rattlesnake from south texas where my cousin is working. If i go there,

    Shitttt!!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190318/7750d130252df9ffb3cc4c092be62d13.jpg

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    I had some primed .30-06 and .45-70 brass that...

    I had some primed .30-06 and .45-70 brass that was dull and since I had a lot of time I put foam earplugs in the case mouth and threw them in the tumbler with corncob media.

    Sent from my SM-T387V...
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    On the great advice from Wes Sage, I switched...

    On the great advice from Wes Sage, I switched from RCBS case lube w/pad and tried UNIQUE CASE LUBE.
    That stuff is AWESOME, probably will never ever get case lube dents, it's very light and it's...
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