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  • salmonchaser
    I’ve worked with a smith, good with Ruger #1s he’s done two for me, took six months. But that was expected. Called him a couple weeks...
  • salmonchaser
    salmonchaser replied to the thread Simple pleasures.
    The fish of a thousand casts. Steelhead is good eating. I use to like it more than salmon but at some point that changed. Get them fresh...
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    SJB358 replied to the thread To anneal or not?.
    Don’t let annealing get too complicated. Once you do a handful you’ll get the feeling for it. I started with a socket on a drill with a...
  • salmonchaser
    salmonchaser reacted to Blkram's post in the thread Simple pleasures with Like Like.
    Was just reading an article in a magazine about steelhead fishing on northern Vancouver Island...still a bucket list adventure for me...
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    SJB358 reacted to phil's post in the thread To anneal or not? with Like Like.
    It has benefits, one is case life if you are splitting necks and shoulders. More consistent neck tension for better long range results...
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    SJB358 reacted to RL338's post in the thread To anneal or not? with Like Like.
    I anneal after each firing to keep everything consistent for me. Brass work hardens from the firing and sizing of it and at some point...
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    highoctane replied to the thread Brass selection.
    Cosmetic "seconds", I remember a cosmetic second from many moons ago that I wondered, "what on earth was I thinking". Too much tequila...
  • 8mm Enthusiast
    8mm Enthusiast replied to the thread 375 Ruger.
    It's because the 375 Ruger isn't really a "Ruger" cartridge. Hornady is the one who designed it, created the proprietary and unique...
  • L
    I just got this in an email from the NRA . not sure if there's anything in it to help you . some of these old cartridges , with todays...
  • 8mm Enthusiast
    8mm Enthusiast reacted to jimbires's post in the thread Ticks with Like Like.
    the ticks are still in a lull here . I probably haven't picked more than a few , in a month or so . it makes being in the woods a lot...
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    8mm Enthusiast reacted to Wolfshead's post in the thread Ticks with Like Like.
    I’m going to say that if the scent is not natural to the area then the game will most likely not tolerate it, plant or man made. I would...
  • Vince
    Vince posted the thread 375 Ruger in Nosler Ammunition.
    Since the cartridge has been around for twenty years when is Nosler going to release a 375 Ruger ammo option? It’s long past time that...
  • Vince
    Vince replied to the thread Lever Gun Considerations.
    Try the 45-70 with some “Cowboy” loads. They are pretty mild in recoil and work fine for deer. Vince
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    jimbires reacted to NYDAN's post in the thread To anneal or not? with Like Like.
    I fully agree with TackDriver284 and Jimbires above. I started rifle reloading about 50 years ago and never annealed brass until about...
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    jimbires replied to the thread To anneal or not?.
    Thanks Dan , heck I forgot about the molten lead system . probably the least expensive way to go , and as you said you know the temp .
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