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OldWin,

Thanks for doing that. One more question please. From the photo I can't totally tell, Is that just a strong roll-crimp or a Lee FC?

Thanks again!

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I did want to comment on the 43-214A bullet weights as cast in this last batch. Not being too particular, they weight anywhere from 215gr to 217gr....but mostly 217gr. Thanks for posting this info. You are making 'me' feel a little better about my 'new to me' NEI final bullet weights. They will be ...

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I use the old Lyman 401043. I know many have trouble with it pushing in with smokeless loads, but I never have. OldWin, I do not want to redirect from the OP but... Please tell us what you do, differently. When I did that with the Original 44WCF bullet nothing seemed to hold steady, even the Lee FC...

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Truly, sorry to hear about your loss and the end of his life.

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I use the old Lyman 401043. I know many have trouble with it pushing in with smokeless loads, but I never have. OldWin, I do not want to redirect from the OP but... Please tell us what you do, differently. When I did that with the Original 44WCF bullet nothing seemed to hold steady, even the Lee FC...

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I bought the Accurate 40-175-H mold. The Lyman 40143 molds I have for blackpowder, 38/40's in pistol and rifle, all produce a 182 grain bullet, with pure lead. So, when looking for a good smokeless replacement, I finally decide that I had to go to a custom mold. After emailing with Tom and doing all...

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Bryan, Nice shooting and final results. But, I have have a few questions for you, because I am having a dilemma finding a smokeless crimp-able 44/40 bullet. So, what bullet are you using for your testing, mold # and what is the final weight and what alloy are you casting with? I shot an original Win...

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YES, you CAN get replacements from MP. I just ordered my first MP mould a few months ago and wondered the same thing after I got it. Looked on their site and there are several spare parts available for more than reasonable prices, but shipping will be a kick in the gut. Then, I wished I'd looked cl...

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I've never had need to replace one. Can you order them from MP directly? Thank you, you did answer my question in a manner that I wanted or hoped for. The fact that you have never had to replace them and that I have 10 left, well that will work. We will wait for the future to do anymore searching f...

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Question for anyone with a MP hollow point or hollow base bullet mold. Where do you get replacement E-clips for the connection stems? I got a New Old never used HB MP mold. But in the accessory bag, there were only 12 E-clips. I have already checked my local hardware stores and hobby shops, for thes...

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Oh MY!

Alliant just stated they would no longer making it, when June?? But now, they are making it and selling, again. I think or do you think, this is some old stock that the shop held back, then just RAISED the price on because, of the none existence of.

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As Malamute stated go to Ebay and search under a title like 'Lyman 310 hand tool'. That seems to get the most hits with the plier tool. I go in every now and search under 'Lyman 310 die or reloading dies' just to see what's available. The handles show up under that search too, but more the dies. Th...

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Very kind gesture and a Merry Christmas back to you and your family. Enjoy the Holiday and The Coming New Year, too.

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As Malamute stated go to Ebay and search under a title like 'Lyman 310 hand tool'. That seems to get the most hits with the plier tool. I go in every now and search under 'Lyman 310 die or reloading dies' just to see what's available. The handles show up under that search too, but more the dies. The...

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With the newer Rossi '92, the only thing I immediately changed was the plastic follower, with a metal one.

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Congrats! I only have bought a Lyman 358345 mold for 357 testing two weeks ago and then three days ago won an NEI 427-200 -- 4 cavity for crimped smokeless 44-40 loads. These are the 'types' and prices, I look to buy. :D :roll: I bought a couple single cavity Ideal/Lyman molds for the 44/40 that we...

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Congrats!

I only have bought a Lyman 358345 mold for 357 testing two weeks ago and then three days ago won an NEI 427-200 -- 4 cavity for crimped smokeless 44-40 loads. These are the 'types' and prices, I look to buy.

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Here you go do you want another Pope mold in 32-40. I just accidentally found this while looking through the different mold listings. Thank you for your response to my questions. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126819185114?_skw=noe+bullet+mold&itmmeta=01JES1XQ1245C0RFF8AB7DFZR0&hash=item1d870331da...

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"...and it has all the "WAX" markings Pope used to indicate where melted wax should be use to lubricate pivot points." Sir, could you point out 'just where' those wax points are? I have read and have been 'TRYING' to use beeswax on the spots 'I' think are being referred to on mol...

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Shrapnel, I like your use of knotty pine for molding, trim and framing in your home. My father was a carpenter, who built his own house, that I was raised in. He also used knotty pine for baseboards, window framing and door framing, throughout. Also full porch with covered, walls and ceiling. Brings...

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Nicely done and a talented daughter to help you get there.
I have seen through the years that you have an impressive collections of firearms and this is a very fitting display for them.
Hope the rest of the room, lays out as you wish, as the remodel continues.

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Flint, It appears that I will have to look further into the 1894's builds. I only have originals from 1873 to 1892 and a replica 1876 in Rifle configurations. I only have a Winchester 1894 carbine- built in 1974. I did not realize a drastic shift occurred in method construction. I do apologize for t...

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Nice buck there. Looks like a clean shot and fast kill, I hope.

What is the caliber, 45Colt?

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I stand corrected because I have only handed Originals, not the more modern models. I did not know that, thanks for that.

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Due a search engine search for 'Half magazine Winchester 1894' and look at all the images. See this image. https://s3.amazonaws.com/mgm-content/sites/armslist/uploads/posts/2021/06/01/13318330_02_winchester_1873_deluxe_long_ri_640.jpg The nose cap screws NEVER hold the magazine in place on any Winch...

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There are posts flying around saying the name of the person that supposedly turned in pnut and fred, however....further looking into it instead of jumping on the rage bandwagon, indicates the account claiming/bragging it was her, didnt exist before the story came out, and was deleted afterwards, so...

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I just read the other half of the story today. THE REAL EVIL..... Is the person that made the complaint. A woman, another Instagram'er that (now get this) lives 1500 MILES away from the squirrel, called in the complaint .... BECAUSE the man and the squirrel were making more money off of their postin...

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Right now they look very nice indeed. But only your hands will tell you, if there is a problem. That is one pair of grip material I have always wanted to handle but never have. I have stag and antler knife handles and like the feel of them. But just don't know how comfortable they would be on a pist...

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Very nice condition, beautiful. I am not fond of carbine Winchester's (like the full rifle versions) but that is one well cared for rifle.

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In 1996, i bought the cheaper version of ASM's revolvers. The little brother was the 'New Model Dakota'. It was my understanding at the time from ad's that the only difference was mine had a brass back/trigger strap that was nickeled and blackened, instead of blue steel. But now I see in your photo ...

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While looking for a 32-20 form/trim die for myself, over on Ebay, I found this 40-65 Redding Form and Trim die. If anyone is interested in forming the 40-65 brass a little easier, see link below. https://www.ebay.com/itm/176534434182 Just bringing this back up to see in anyone on here won this 40-6...

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In Madis' Winchester book he shows the various sights and elevators, he mentions that according to Winchester the sights were meant to be zeroed for either 50 or 100 yards on the lowest step, then each step was a 50 yard increase in range. the most commonly used ones in the 1900 period and later fo...

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Good luck to you.

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While looking for a 32-20 form/trim die for myself, over on Ebay, I found this 40-65 Redding Form and Trim die. If anyone is interested in forming the 40-65 brass a little easier, see link below.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176534434182

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I have the RCBS Cowboy 410 - .40/65 die set, also. So I have a question to anyone with these specific RCBS Cowboy Dies. What is the diameter of your expander stem? The question is because, my set was bought off of Ebay and the expander measures only 0.406". I call RCBS, when they still honored ...

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Good luck to you and only look back for what knowledge / experience you have gained in that position.

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I had a talk with my senior partner at a picnic table a few years back. Kathy was having medical issues and I had told the Partners that I couldn’t leave her alone for two or three weeks to try a jury trial in El Paso. I needed to stay close to home but I was willing to do anything else. I trusted ...

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Good luck to you and I hope it turns out the best for you and yours.

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Check out these to links by the same youtuber person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C7TowV5G3c & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC5SugegPVk Don't know the direct answer to your question about Rossi stopping. But thought that Heritage was maybe Buying a version/model from Rossi. Note differen...

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I'm kinda partial to the #358665 myself. It's the 158gr flat nose cowboy bullet. With the Lee 358-158-RF a close second, that one is a WIDE flat nose bullet! I prefer molding them in 1-16 lead, soft enough to expand even at 38spl velocities. 8) I totally agree with you about the Lyman 358665. I sta...

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As JIm stated it is a SWC that is about 162 grains

Also here is a link I have used for years for looking up Lyman bullet #'s. ---- http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohland/Cast_Bull ... tions.html

Enjoy!

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Black River Smith, there are several powders that will substitute well for Bullseye. Accurate Arms #2, Red Dot, Power Pistol and TiteGroup ought to work just fine. Of those, TiteGroup is my favorite. It's a very versatile powder which works well through a broad range of pressure levels just like Un...

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Thanks for the responses to my questioning. That is what I had assumed was meant but just making certain.

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Could someone please explain, for this stupid old person, what is meant by the term... "The fuel loads up there"? I could make a wild guess but that would only make me stupider, than to admit, I never heard this term or phrase before. Only lived in the suburbs of a City my entire years. Th...

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I did not post earlier like others but this is sad. Ever since about 1980 after getting out of college, getting married, and having an income, I have been reading Mike's articles in the different mag's that he wrote for and buying all his books about Cowboy firearms. I still reference that accumulat...

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Good to hear from you and see that your talents are still keeping your hands moving, making clever things.

Take care of yourself.

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Bill, It works for me as just a viewer, not poster. But that said, they have a message in the header:::: Attention --- New server active. If you have any issues with the software please post in the "Testing forum". Thank you. So I looked in the Testing Area forum and found this top posting...

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Black River Smith, there are several powders that will substitute well for Bullseye. Accurate Arms #2, Red Dot, Power Pistol and TiteGroup ought to work just fine. Of those, TiteGroup is my favorite. It's a very versatile powder which works well through a broad range of pressure levels just like Un...

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Glad to hear all the good additional comments about this book. After seeing the first three posting I went out to Amazon and found a copy and bought it, just to see his research findings. Can't wait to start to read it, after these postings. Thanks for the reference. Sideline comment to the LOSS of ...

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God -- Sir, very sorry to hear this about you. One hope is your wish, is not granted, but the other side understands, the physical pains and anguish is tough. I have seen through the years, on Cas City and here, just how talented and creative your mind and hands are -- I would regret that lose. So t...

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