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First off, I want to wish everyone here a very good Christmas, if not a perfect one. My friends in Ukraine are miserable, and where other countries in Europe celebrate Christmas with lights and fanfare, my friends in Kyiv have only partial heat, electricity and water. Their city is mostly dark now. ...

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Blue Dot here, for both pistola and rifle, but tend to agree with my spiritual Brother Earl on the "rather eat my gun thing".

-Tutt

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Great photo guys, thank you! And thanks to Scott for coming back to say he is OK. You were missed my friend. -Andy

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Just got back here tonight on Christmas Eve after a wonderful time with my Mom and Sister. Getting over a regular cold, not COVID. Kept me down a few days.

Thank you guys! Christ is Born! -Tutt

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Now, I could see a lot of potential uses for this cartridge depending on pressure level. But if you had a rifle that can handle 30 K PSI, it could really rock things for the amounts of ammo it could hold that still had some real stopping power! -Tutt

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Thanks Guys, I was loath to return here before just now, days later, and be an outcast for sure. I meant to return earlier to delete my posts but life got in the way. Mom and chemical EKG's and stuff. She historically had not done well with them, and one of them had to be aborted entirely. She seems...

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Ray, we are the same age within a year. I always enjoy your posts. I think you are quoting me out of context here, so I mean to correct that as I'm still up for some reason. I guess others were not available for a phone call LOL! (Its like 1:20 am here Pacific Time) So, as to my original post, newly...

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Ran it again with a 300 grain Woodleigh RN SP HD bullet (round nose, soft point, heavy duty I think) just for comparison purposes with RL 26 in the same 20" barrel. I was surprised on the data. Barrel time in MS was not much different. My Puma is extra heavy with its merc tube by Model '92 stan...

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Good ideas start with "spit balling" and thinking! I did have some time for myself tonight, and crunched numbers in Quick Load for two cartridges for you to compare the pressure curve and how it might affect "perceived recoil". The first is a 454 Casull, about 62K PSI plus change...

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Joe, you need local help, that is for sure and for certain. Doc gave you good advice. I will say some prayers for you also. I would only add that it is amazing what you "find" when you start "seeking" and while it may take a week or more, God usually comes through if you are look...

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P.S. Blue Dot came in around 1524 fps under similar criteria of 36K PSI but the fill was lower at about 93.5%. -T-

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Ran the data on the .41 Mag at 36K PSI with a 210, Hornady HP/XTP #41000. Lil' Gun had a 37 fps advantage to H110/Win 296/WC 820 (the last is I believe a military surplus powder but Jim, please correct me!). All 3 are the same except for when made and lot variations I suspect. Somehow I don't think ...

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I didn't read the linked thread but don't most recoil calculators take "time" into consideration already? For example, this one, which isn't particularly special has the usual foot lbs of energy of the recoil, the recoil velocity as measured in feet per second, and this one also has "...

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Paul, I agree the two bullets look identical so no need for a mold if they are still available somewhere. When you get around to testing them, maybe shoot them at least to 100 yards and preferably further if you can, to look for keyholing. Obviously just do what you can do and what you want to do, b...

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Mic McPherson asked me to post this: Memories of Wayne Baker: It was always a great pleasure to visit with Wayne at the Holiday or at the SHOT Show. I'd ask him what was new and he'd bring out pictures of another bridge he'd built and placed, practically single-handedly designing, obtaining material...

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Good information Gents, thank you. I had no idea about this cartridge although I may have heard of it at one time and forgotten about it as CAS is not really for me. I do appreciate how it adheres to tradition for the most part and I think that is culturally important. Versatility in a hand gun or r...

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I have to agree with MarlinMan, that loosing a pet, cat or dog, is horrible, and my two cats are getting way up there now. I totally understand the love of dogs and their unconditional love. I would only have to add that even cats can show the same love, depending on how they are raised. Terrible ci...

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OK, been holding back here. My two best friends load this 45 "Cowboy Special" thingy, just as we are getting over yet another dose of the whole "45 (Long) Colt" fiasco. So first off, you guys should publicly know that Griff's SASS number goes back to the Jurassic period and not m...

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I'm a bit surprised to not see more posts on this thread. While his obit does not emphasize it much in lew of his other accomplishments (can you imagine being a son or grandson of this man and being able to say, "My (Dad, Grandad, Great Grand Dad) built that bridge! (read the obit)? How much is...

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Paul105, if no one makes a similar bullet to your 200 grain Lead Heads bullet, it behooves you to have bullet molds made so someone can cast it and the bullet design is not lost. You can measure the dimensions yourself and write them down on a napkin and send them to Tom at Accurate Molds, or in a p...

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Thanks Jim. An incredible life.

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He gave me and my best friend a tour of FA years ago. He was a very kind man. Deeply sorry to hear. My condolences to Bob and family for their loss. -Andy

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RockRat, I agree with you and my new friend James at Bengal or TTII Armory (that's pronounced TT two by the way) also seems to think that there are differences in hardness depending on how the powder coated bullets are quenched after baking them according to a Lee Bullet Hardness tester which is not...

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A Ruger #1 chambered in 303 Brit would offer some real interesting opportunities in this cartridge as you could load it very hot. The brass may not withstand it much, but it would be a real hum dinger for sure! -Tutt

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From James Tow at Bengal Bullets or TII Armory: Baking is necessary after application of the PC. I run oven temperature at 400 degrees and cook the bullets for a 20 minute duration once it reaches temp. Depending on customer preference, I either allow them to air cool or quench them at the end of th...

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Thanks Guys, it turns out that Tom at Accurate is not only limited in making a round nose, which is no big deal, but his bullet length is limited to 1.375, and my bullet is 1.5 inches long, so going to keep looking....again! Bummer, -Tutt

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Griff, I'm waiting to hear back from someone who powder coats and casts my bullets. Once I hear back from him, with his permission, I will post his reply. -Tutt

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Gentleman, I have a question and as I don't cast bullets, please excuse my ignorance. I was just wondering at what temp do you bake this coating at and for how long, and how does that affect bullet hardness? Lets say you harden your bullets to BHN of 20-22, then you coat them and bake them at 30 min...

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I thought I had finally found a mold maker who could do this design, but I may have been mistaken. Waiting to hear back. -Tutt

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James at Bengal Bullets uses the electrostatic method to powder coat his bullets so no tumbling is necessary. -Tutt

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Hey Earl, looks promising! Who makes it? Spec's please! Inquiring Cowboys want to know!!!

-Tutt or Andy to you,

God Bless Brother!

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For those who have been asking about him, he said he is covered up with "end of the year" work and just does not have time for internet stuff right now. But both he and his wife are doing OK.

Thank you Jim!!!! -Tutt

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I needed some "stewing time" to actually believe it. Griff actually has a You Tube page! Shocked beyond all imagining!

Still trying to adjust!!!

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I still have a dry tumbler myself and it works pretty well, but I would also like to upgrade to a wet tumbler. I've seen 1st hand with some nasty corroded brass that I sent to my best friend to be cleaned an annealed after trying to clean it with my dry medium and excellent additive. His wet tumbler...

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Hey Jason, I tend to want to ignore birthdays but I'm grateful for yours. You make my world a better place and God Bless you and your wife and children! And I'm retired Special Ed too! -Tutt

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Gruff, I think this one would be very fun to shoot in the 3 shot bursts it does. Lethal too!!!!

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Earl, Ray and Old #7, thanks for the insightful replies gentleman. I'm always impressed with the knowledge of my friends here. Wow, interesting stuff. I agree that you can replace the front sight of the 71/84 Mauser or Trap Door Springfield with something of a different height for short range (lets ...

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Not much new to the story line it seems, but will go see it most likely. Thanks for the head's up. -Tutt

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I really like marinaded and smoked goose meat! One of my favorites, more like a good steak! -Tutt

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I've shot one at long range, not sure what they do at 100 yards, probably like my 71/84 Mauser and shoot really high at that point. The Mauser doesn't even shoot to point of aim until 200 yards with a smokeless load that duplicates original ballistics. Very nice video. -Tutt

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Never heard of them. out of production, but what a REALLY NEAT firearm! -Tutt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M_1r3rHiFk

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Family comes first and beautiful rifles for sure! Lots more power available there if you need it, even with Blue Dot. Something slower burning with a magnum primer would take you to the finish line with the most velocity and quite possibly very good SD's and more importantly, ES's in my book. I appr...

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I have a few hollow base bullet molds and really like them. They bump up well, and the hollow bases keep the weight forward for a more stable bullet . I would agree with that in many cases. Your "shuttlecock" bullet from badminton! Jim, that is a very sophisticated bullet design at its fu...

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Griff, I ran the numbers in Quick Load with a Speer 250 grain HP Gold Dot, bullet number 4484, 16 grains of Blue Dot out of a 20 inch barrel. Not sure the bullet is exactly the same thing but closest I could come in the pre-loaded data base. Predicted velocity was 1514 fps so your right in there. Pr...

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Old Savage, thank you, you are such a good friend. I was up to see Jim a couple of Saturdays ago to work on the 22 Mag project and create the custom 22 Mag. Lee FCD and mount some scopes on two rifles. But I only stayed until about 1pm so I could not see you. Hopefully in the future I can see you bo...

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Very nice report Griff, thanks! I have Starline brass on the way, but curiously even my former Hornady, RP and Federal brass tended to those smoky sides you mentioned. We will see what this fresh batch does. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! -Tutt

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There is a similar story of sacrifice and martyrdom not well known even within the Christian Bible because it is "dual canonical" or "apocryphal" but it is the worst story of martyrdom I have yet come across. The Seven Holy Maccabee Martyrs https://lychnos.org/the-seven-holy-macc...

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I looked it up and the 44 Mag case has 37.9 grains of water capacity and the 45 Colt has 41.6 grains of H20 case capacity. So 3.7 grains difference. -Tutt

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I was really surprised and disappointed that the Henry failed as well! My 360 grain Keith bullets from Frank of Mt. Baldy did around 13-1350 fps out of a 20" Rossi in 45 Colt if a remember right. Old Savage might remember more than me. They were a starting Ruger load straight out of the Hodgdon...

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I'm actually not too surprised the mag tube suffered a failure. According to my Hodgdon reloading manual, in a 20" barrel, a 300 grain 44 Mag generates 38,800 PSI @ 1473 fps, and these folks stated their rounds were traveling @ 1550 fps. I'm no ballistician, but I suspect that had to be in exc...

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