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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #45 - Jun 18^th, 2026 at 6:57pm	Print Post
	The Ron Long spitzer measures .379 on the base. A little big but it seats easily and might work. What could possibly go wrong?

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2104 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #46 - Jun 18^th, 2026 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	Long ago in a galaxy far far away, Ron made a mold almost exactly like yours for me, but the base band is .382 and tapered to fit my highwall at .381. It works extremely well. I would bet it will work well in yours.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #47 - Jun 18^th, 2026 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	I bet it works great. Maybe Saturday after the BPCRS match I'll set the rifle on a bench and give it a try. Very windy at Blackfoot however. Weather forecast predicts 23 MPH winds in the afternoon. To windy, I won't bother. I've got a spot here local where if I get set up before six AM I can catch slack wind conditions. Bullets and powder don't grow on trees these days.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #48 - Jun 19^th, 2026 at 7:14pm	Print Post
	Bullet candidate # 4. NEI 375-277. Casts .377 X .365. Bullet is from a like new mold that would not cast a good bullet no matter what I did. Nose pour mold. Finally milled the top of the mold blocks to open the nose. Makes good bullets now. As you can see the minor diameter does not allow the bullet to touch the lands. Might work. Might be to short for a 15 1/2 inch twist.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3798 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #49 - Jun 19^th, 2026 at 7:40pm	Print Post
	Looks like you are using raspberry jelly for a lube. Try peanut butter in the first three grooves. PBJ bullets shoot good!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #50 - Jun 19^th, 2026 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	The lube happens to be Javelina Schuetzen lube. Peanut butter? I bet it would work but it has salt in it. Might still work. Do you use peanut butter for lube, Jack?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3798 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #51 - Jun 19^th, 2026 at 9:50pm	Print Post
	I tried it for a while. First I used the chunky style but I got too many flyers and the chunks would make inserting the breech seating case hard at times. Then I tried Skippy creamy with good results. I had to give it up though when the lead levels in my blood spiked from licking my fingers. The other issue was squirrels would gnaw on my targets between shots.

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7732 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #52 - Jun 20^th, 2026 at 6:58am	Print Post
	You did well on that one. Boats


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #53 - Jun 21^st, 2026 at 2:51pm	Print Post
	It's my new favorite rifle. The wind was howling at Blackfoot yesterday so no shooting. The old Lincoln blew out a ball joint at 70 MPH on the way home. Have to deal with that tomorrow. Luckily I kept it off the wall. Mario would be proud of me. Going to shoot the new Ballard soon.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18069 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #54 - Jun 21^st, 2026 at 9:29pm	Print Post
	You should see my nifty $150 Rolling Block I got at the OAC show today! Fully customized with a 20" light carbine barrel in some unknown rimless cartridge. Cool forearm wood that some bubba used the original cleaning rod as a through bolt to attach the shortened full rifle cut down forearm. He threaded the shortened cleaning rod and threaded on a hex nut to tighten the through bolt rod! Then he used brass plate to reproduce the military buttplate, but with a single lower prong to make a mini scheutzen buttplate! First class bubba work, but at least the action is nice! Have to do a chamber cast and figure out what bubba chambered it for that could be safe or dangerous. I just bought it for the action, but a friend thinks it's neat (no taste!) so he wants it once I figure out what it's chambered for. Looks like a bottleneck rimless cartridge around .30 caliber and maybe 2" long. I can't even guess what it might be.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #55 - Jun 21^st, 2026 at 11:27pm	Print Post
	150.00 for a good RB action. You made out like a bandit! Was Jack in attendance?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3798 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #56 - Jun 21^st, 2026 at 11:44pm	Print Post
	I only go to the 2 day August show. The other months they close at noon. By h time I wake up, have a leisurely cup of coffee. take a shower and a nap and finally head south they are closed.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18069 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #57 - Jun 22^nd, 2026 at 10:25am	Print Post
	Yes, our monthly shows are short. We setup around 5:30a.m.-6:00a.m. and doors officially open at 7:00a.m., but members can come in while we're setting up. All done at noon, so still have plenty of time for the rest of the day. Always plenty of good stuff every month, and none of that commercial gun show off topic junk. No new dealers, no jerky, beanie babies, or jewelry. Picked up a nice S&W No. 2 Old Army revolver from 1866 also at a very good price. I love old S&W single actions too!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12369 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #58 - Jun 22^nd, 2026 at 10:39am	Print Post
	I went about 25 years ago. Was a giant Chinese flea market with a gunshow thrown in. Got in an argument with a guy over a Walker Hepburn, (fake), then I got in an argument about a Cody Ballard with another dude. That was anough for me. Was there about 45 minutes. They were probly glad to see me go. I was not in accept BS mode.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3798 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Latest acquisition Reply #59 - Jun 22^nd, 2026 at 11:25am	Print Post
	No junk at the OAC shows these days. I don’t recall seeing much post WWII. Not like Puyallup or Chehalis. I stopped going to Puyallup years ago even though there can be something interesting at times. The local show in Chehalis changed ownership a year or so ago and for some reason more junk tables showed up. I did score 4 lbs of Accurate 4100 at a decent price from Marcusp23 in May. I thought I was almost out and was planning on ordering some online. When I got it home and was looking for a good place to store it, I found 4 lbs I had squirreled away. Looking forward to the OAC August show. It is always good to chat with Vall.

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