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    any interest in these parts???

    Springfield Trapdoor 1878 Butt Plate with trap Antique Excellent Condition... 1903 Springfield rear Sight Base complete assembly excellent condition... I'm trying to help my buddy sell some parts... I have these for sale in the gun show section, ( in revolvers ) since I have a bunch of...
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    Will I see enough difference in milt. head stamps with my Garand, to justify

    buying only one headstamp brass... I generally ( maybe it's OCD :o ) try to have just one headstamp for each rifle... I have 4 different 30-06's & currently have 3 brands of commercial brass for the 2 bolt actions & one Remington semi auto... with the shortages what they are, & as great a...
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    peened case heads 30-06... Garand the culpret ???

    still going through & organizing my stuff after getting my walk in gun safe room completed... in this case, I'm going through & sorting 30-06 cases... I opened a 50 cal ammo can full of more than once fired military cases... these came from my FIL... many of them have the edges of the case head...
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    Wet tumbling... major differences in tumblers ???

    I was just reading the thread "brass flakes" & didn't want to sidetrack the OP's thread... I've been wet tumbling now for over a year, done many 1,000's of cases, ranging from belted magnums, to the lil 25 autos I've been working on lately, I always tumble only one size of case at a time, &...
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    Lyman Super Moly spray lube for cast bullets...

    is this enough to lube the bullets ??? no need for a tumble lube, or use a conventional lube pressed into the lube groove ??? thoughts ???
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    S&W purists... look away... ugly gun gets lipstick... how'd I do ???

    before... antique S&W #2... barrel was cut by some former owner to make it more concealable, & ugly wood grip added... this gun was carried way more than shot, as the function is perfect... cosmetics... err... not so much... BTW... I used this gun to re-qualify for my last CCW renewal, & out...
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    Brass headstamps... your thoughts...

    I've been processing several 1000 25 ACP range cases over the last several months, in an attempt to get between 1500 & 2000 matching headstamp cases for my custom revolver project ( see the "getting a new squirrel gun" thread in the revolver section for more on that ) I have 2 lil 25 ACP autos...
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    maybe a little bummed may need to rebarrel my Remington 700 heavy barrel...

    it was my FIL's rifle, a beautiful vintage heavy barrel 223... I've shot it some in the past, but put a nice new scope on it over the winter... & tried to really wring it out this summer... it's looking like the best it'll shoot, is between 1.5 & 2 MOA... had it out again this weekend & finally...
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    which caliber parent case is most prevelent at your place ???

    I was working in my gun room last night, when it struck me... on one rifle rack, I have a 25-06, 270, 30-06, & 35 Whelen... 4 different cartridges based on the same case... I think that is the most I have... ( at least that I can think of, off the top of my head ) I also have some wildcat...
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    personally challeging, but learned alot yesterday 17 caliber in 5-20mph winds

    had my custom Remington 700 in 17 Fireball out yesterday... I'd had it out previously to sight in at 50 yards with my new 4.5 -14X Burris C-4 Plus scope, with wind reticle... my goal yesterday, was to get a solid sight in, at 100 yards, so I could change to the custom elevation knob I received...
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    your favorite brass brand in cartridges or rifles with a brand name attached...

    1st off a little back ground... I'm a bit of a collector, but shoot all my firearms... also a pretty big reloader ( almost 75 different calibers ) because of the variety, often my supplies are not very "deep", & these shortages are driving me crazy, so I'm making a big investment in both time...
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    just got an e-mail notice... boydes now has stocks for the Ruger Gun Site Scout

    the Ruger was one of the rifles I was looking at for a new bolt action .308... the short length of pull, was one of the issues I had with the carbine.... I was looking for something more shootable, & less Assulty... http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/subgrouping.htm?cat=6798 thoughts ???
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    460 S&W... safe in Encore 45 Colt / 410 barrel ???

    so... 1st off, I already know, to never attempt this in a Contender, ( which is the flavor I collect ) ... however, I have a buddy that started on the Encores... & he has an Encore 45 Colt / .410 barrel... his brother is buying a 460 S&W, & my buddy asked me, if he could shoot that cartridge in...
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    WHOA... grip style change warrents new muscle memory...

    I'm almost too embarrassed to write this, but I just switched grip styles on my 45 Colt Ruger Montados, to the Colt Lightning style grips... just put a couple cylinders through at "race pace" on my home range yesterday...:eek::mad: only averaged 2 out of 5 hits :o guess I got a little muscle...
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    Exercised an old revolver this weekend...

    had a buddy & his son over this weekend... only gun my buddy has, is a Ruger .380, which is a little snappy for a young boy... he asked if I had something we could shoot with him... looking for something appropriate, that I hadn't shot in a while... I cleaned up & took out an old Hopkins &...
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    getting a new squirrel gun...

    I've always been interested in both the biggest & smallest of reloadable cartridges... even went so far as to build a revolver that shoots lathe turned cases loosely based between the old 22 Velo-dog, & the 22 Cooper Centerfire Magnum well the 22 lr shortage has finally bothered me enough ( I...
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    Why almost no Remy 700 BDL's in .308 ???

    I don't have the money saved for a .308 bolt action yet... so I'm still looking around... while I'll likely buy one of the new Mossberg MVP Varmint rifles, I really love all of my Remington 700 BDL's, so I often stray to Gun Broker & look for a 700 BDL in .308... I noticed, that there aren't...
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    I see a new 480 Ruger in my future...

    I've always wanted one... but it's actually pretty low on the list ( several other guns are higher anyway ) this last weekend, the small town I live near, has a city wide rubbish sale... one sale had a coyote plywood tracing for a sign... I thought... hmmm... I better check that one out... then...
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    ordered my Brass Colt lightning grip frames for my Rugers...

    curious if anyone else has tried them... putting them on a pair of consecutive polished stainless Montados in 45 Colt, just for something different ( they'll go nicely shooting CAS with my stainless & brass 45 Colt lever gun ) got a tracking number today, so they are one their way...
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    Bipods... never used one... a couple questions...

    so... I'm thinking about a bipod or two... having never used one, I have to rely on info gleaned from the www I'm hearing the Harris notched leg models are pretty good... I'm thinking I'd like one or two that can be switched around from similar rifle, to similar rifle... do they make one...
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