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Topics: 41 / Replies: 1065
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Re: Silver rapids .223 powder coated bullets.

My best .270 cast and powdercoated load is every bit as accurate as the best I achieved with jacketed bullets just at approx 70% of the velocity.

4 years ago
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Re: Silver rapids .223 powder coated bullets.

I will try it, but I suspect their velocity claims are ambitious.I am also very dubious of the bullet bases - the base is very critical in regard to a...

4 years ago
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Re: Lee Precision Pro1000, did you know?

I genuinely enjoy the process of making rifle ammunition from casting to powder coating of bullets to case prep and assembly. I bugger off to the load...

4 years ago
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Re: I often miss the days...

Wanna see you swat a mozzie with that E ReaderThis is the age of the Bug-a-Salt old timer. None of the tacticool kids swat mozzies any more.

4 years ago
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Re: Silver rapids .223 powder coated bullets.

What velocity are they supposed to be good to?

4 years ago
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Re: I often miss the days...

Agree on the ereaders. I had a kindle for quite a while and was very happy with it. The 'e-ink' (I think that's what they are called) p...

4 years ago
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Re: I often miss the days...

Books are different to the internet in that they take more work to mine for what they have in them. I know things in detail that I read in books, e.g....

4 years ago
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Re: Found : Redding Big Boss II

Damn, that was a good buy.

4 years ago
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Re: Lee Precision Pro1000, did you know?

I wouldn't consider loading rifle ammo on a progressive unless it was for SADPA type close range use in a semi auto.

4 years ago
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Re: I often miss the days...

There was a time when there were companies that imported books and magazines as scrap paper and then sold them by weight. I frequented one in Randburg...

4 years ago
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Re: Lubing your cases…yes even 9mmp…will help make the reloading process easier

I used spray on lube again in my rifle cases, will I never learn. 5 cases in and die jammed. This works so well on straight cases, but on rifle cases ...

4 years ago
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Re: Silver rapids .223 powder coated bullets.

I bought a few hundred of these to try out, first thing I noted when I started reloading them was the crazy array of base finish's. The coating h...

4 years ago
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Re: Lubing your cases…yes even 9mmp…will help make the reloading process easier

Shooting rifles with lubed ammo is generally deemed to be a bad idea, as the case walls don't grip in the chamber any more causing extra thrust o...

4 years ago
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Re: I have a dream

That sounds like an absolute belter! Congratulations on putting it together. I'd never heard of the calibre and had to look it up. Stick a can on...

4 years ago
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Re: 243 subsonic ?

Years ago i spoke to him, he knew a lot, also spoke very cautiously.I like that in bomb disposal techs, reloading gurus and investment advisers to men...

4 years ago
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