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Now try different powders... use 1 chamber only and go for a groupe...
and then use another shape of the bullet instead of the round ball and test again...

and did I already mention ...

Don't we have to start something for the old farts who could make it till 2036 as a nut-member?

Feeling what I feel now at 70 years old (almost) I cannot imaging how I would feel at 80 years old... ...

Vince, it might have been better in bright orange...
easier to recover when it's lost...

I happen to know Mr. Murphy and his laws... and for man who forgets to take his bolts...

And rolling paper... when you have to do it as indicated in Dallan's link, it's a lot of work.
I never used it myself, I even think there still might be a chain fire when using it in a revolver witho ...

[quote="Vince"]I think there might be a small breakdown in language here…Belgium vs Aussie vs US American. Laughing

Aloys mentions using a “beer carton”. A carton, or slab, is the box containin ...

I haven't used a lubed felt wad, but I did use a beer carton lubed with a mixture of beeswax/fat. A beer carton is what they place under the pint. You can melt your wax/fat mixture, let it suck into t ...

When you start with these old guns... before you know it, it can become a disease...
so enjoy it!

Reading between the lines I understand that your president Trump is also going to claim Australia?

and for a lot of Aussies he might be wellcomed as a savier...

or how "humour" can turn into serious business by "nuts"...
I bet nobody is going to search info on .224 bullets in this thread afterwards Smile

getting older the muscles turn stiffer but the minds s ...

So you see one just have to try it out...
and when down under the 63 grn works well in a Baikal, I might have to try it out holding my Baikal upside-down Smile

and the strange thing: doesn't Sierra ...

For roedeer I use Sierra's 63 grs SMP with very good results, but you have to check if your barrel likes them. I have 3 rifles in .222 and only the Sabatti will stabilize this 63 grs SMP. The funny th ...

Vince, testing hardness is always a matter of comparing. So when you take a (small) steel ball and put it between 2 lead (bullets) in a bench-vice (or whatever that helps you put pressure on it)... th ...

IMHO for hunting with cast bullets you better take soft lead (as for muzzle loaders) and powdercoat them to avoid leading in the barrel.

And then read and learn from Mr. Lee's Reloading Manual on h ...

and after shooting clean the cases asap with hot water and oxy-clean washing-powder

So you got also them stupid laws. I can understand why they ask not to use lead shot in water... you 're still alowed to use plastic wads?
"l'Histoire se répète"... history will repeat itselves... ...