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    tumbler motor died

    ive got a frankford arsenal vibratory tumbler, after running it the last 4 days with various cases, it stopped today. it gets power all the way to the motor, but no movement in the motor. has any body ever replaced the motor in one of these? i did a search but couldnt find an individual...
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    how long are your sessions?

    how long are your standard reloading sessions? i just seized/deprimed 2213 .32acp with a single stage press. took me 4 1hr TV shows, and an hour for dinner. much too long. now i have to expand them all.
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    favorite press lube?

    whats your favorite lube for your press?"
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    sort THEN tumble! lol

    i just pulled a bunch of brass out of the tumbler, i was sorting it into the boxes when i pulled out a 45/70 case with a .44mag stuck in it. i pull out the .44 and am tossing it in its box when i decided it felt heavy. looked in it and see a .32acp, i smacked out the .32 and look in to see...
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    ahh, thats why i went to a "mouse" gun!!

    i lent a buddy my kel tec p32 to cary for a few days so he could see if he likes it or not. i wasnt planning on going anywhere, but the cabelas urge got me. so i got my xd40sc out of the truck, with my bladetech uch holster. i was annoyed! heavy, bulky, tugging on my belt, etc... i dont see...
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    cci aluminum cases

    the cci aluminum/blazer cases. why cant they be reloaded? i just deprimed/seized 10 successfully. i dont have any .40 bullets or id try loading some up.
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    bad idea to store your cases primed?

    i just got finished sizing a large bunch of cases(rifle), and was thinking of priming them all since they will be in their boxes. i have no plans on reloading them just now, just thinking of cutting a step when i do load them up. what are your thoughts?
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    not a real 1911???

    i was at a local shop today looking for 10mm 1911 mags, when he asked what gun for, i told him a Dan Wesson razorback. he replied "thats not a REAL 1911". i have heard this several times, about various brands/models. so what IS a real 1911?
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    days of the master gunmaker gone?

    what happened to all the master gun makers? did they just get phased out by computers? "back in the day" they had people like Dan Wesson, bill ruger, h. smith, Oliver winchester, Mikhail Kalashnikov, Eugene stoner, john browning, etc...(yea, i know i missed some! :rolleyes:). but there havent...
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    not another naa thread!!

    got some questions for you naa guys. on the holster grip model, how difficult is it to get it out and ready to shoot? also has anybody shot the aguila 60gr SSS .22Lr rounds thru theirs yet? im thinking more of a hiking/backpacking gun. where every ounce counts.
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    .30-40 krag?

    ive had a growing intrest in old us military rounds. kinda working my way thru the list. ive read a bit about the gun and round, but found nothing about real world experience as to how it shoots, what kinda critters people hunt with it, recoil, availability of brass, etc... unless i were to...
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    round you most hate to reload?

    what round do you most hate to reload?
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    smallest group size for hunting?

    whats the smallest group size you consider good enough accuracy for hunting? deer + sized animals? varmints, coyote on down?
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    5-10 shots a year?!?!?

    i was talking to a neighbor this morning about deer hunting.(he had a small buck in the back of his truck) he uses a marlin 336 in .30-30. i ask what ammo he uses? he said he bought a box of 200 10 years ago, doesnt know what brand.:confused: then i ask how much he shoots, and to my...
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    quick change scope bases?

    anybody know of any quick change scope bases/mounts? something that i can pop the scope on and off with out loosing my zero?
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    non-scope sights for .45/70

    ive got an encore in .45/70 with a 1.5-5x40 shotgun scope on it. the scope works great, and the eye relief is plenty long, but with the recoil i often get whacked in the eye by the scope if i dont get my face back far enough, mostly from trying to pull off a quick shot. ill be mostly shooting...
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    7mm mag to .30-06 and back.

    i have a savage 111 in 7mm mag. due to the tiny tiny deer in south louisania, and the fact that i cant cast boolits for it i started looking for another barrel for it. got a 111 .30-06 bbl for $50 shipped. the '06 wont do near as much damage to the wee lil deer as the 7mm mag. and i can cast my...
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    gun cleaning kit.

    how big is your gun cleaning kit? mine seems to keep growing. just upgraded to a medium largish tackle box, now it doesnt fit in my range bag.:rolleyes:
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    rust preventative for ccw's?

    i live in humid louisania, and my ccw guns get surface rust real easy. any good products out there that wont make it slippery, or transfer to my clothes as well as keep the rust away?
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    firearms appearance???

    lately i have been noticing a bunch of people on firearms forums basically panicking that they got a scratch in their AR, or a dent in the wood stock of their mossy 500/marlin 336, or a gouge in their ccw pistol. do you expect your hunting/hd/carry/plinking gun to stay flawless looking? my...
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