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Skovand

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The more colourful the better. Especially purple ones i like. Cant post them here as the files are too large. I always post on indtagram
Same here. The majority of my stuff is on my Instagram as well. Actually the majority is on my Facebook. But I’m working on uploading it all to IG.

http://instagr.am/p/CCjW-ymDwMz/
I actually don’t know how to share a direct link to my profile but that’s a set of hibiscuses native to USA I took.
 

Demi777

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Same here. The majority of my stuff is on my Instagram as well. Actually the majority is on my Facebook. But I’m working on uploading it all to IG.

http://instagr.am/p/CCjW-ymDwMz/
I actually don’t know how to share a direct link to my profile but that’s a set of hibiscuses native to USA I took.
U can find me as demi_mullen777
 

tourist

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My favorite past-time is enjoying the fellowship on this wonderful Christian site.
 

Camess

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At the moment I'm really into acrylic painting, but I pretty much swing back and forth between...

Playing guitar
Writing
Drawing
Reading
Knitting/crochet
Sewing
And some oil painting
(And target shooting when I can)
 

Demi777

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At the moment I'm really into acrylic painting, but I pretty much swing back and forth between...

Playing guitar
Writing
Drawing
Reading
Knitting/crochet
Sewing
And some oil painting
(And target shooting when I can)
I just started learning guitar. Its more difficult than I thought
 
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I just started learning guitar. Its more difficult than I thought
I just started too lol. It was really difficult for me until I realized I have a classical guitar and it needs to be held a certain way. Then it became a lot easier. But I've decided to put the guitar aside for now and concentrate on my drumming skills which I have neglected for so long.

My hobbies:
drumming
singing
drawing
photography
flight simulation
playing guitar (coming soon)
used to workout and lift weights, but the gyms are still closed here :(
collecting model cars
flying RC helicopters
 

tourist

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#28
At the moment I'm really into acrylic painting, but I pretty much swing back and forth between...

Playing guitar
Writing
Drawing
Reading
Knitting/crochet
Sewing
And some oil painting
(And target shooting when I can)
You are quite talented that's for sure. That target shooting mention was amusing too.
 

hornetguy

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9 PARA
For now. I am looking into electroplating for 124 grains LEE bullets. This is because it is really hard to get a brinell hardness that is 15 or more with the alloys i can get here. This is due to lack of whell weights- Therefore i need to powder coat the ammo (i can not get here powder coat) or you have to electro plate it.
It is nice to have also some kind of grease to use it as a lube but it is always better the electroplating process. You can shoot without much smoke when you don't have lard or grease on the bullets....or even bees wax-
Looking to buy a 357 and reload that also.
Where do you live? Is powder for powder coating illegal, or just not readily available?
 
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Where do you live? Is powder for powder coating illegal, or just not readily available?
No. not illegal, at least not yet (everything is under strict regulations here so they might as well ban that) but it is not available and if i wanted to get my hands in some i needed to buy 20lts which is a lot and is expensive so i'd rather buy the charger for car battery and do electroplating and casting myself. It is not for saving money but is for fun, I've read some books about it and people Elmer Keith for me is a hero because he experimented and tried different things with the hobbies he had and was kinda creative, for me i just want to experience some of those things that i like so much. So at first i was more interested with firearms in general but now i am more leaning towards reloading and casting.
And i live in south america, Argentina.-
 

hornetguy

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No. not illegal, at least not yet (everything is under strict regulations here so they might as well ban that) but it is not available and if i wanted to get my hands in some i needed to buy 20lts which is a lot and is expensive so i'd rather buy the charger for car battery and do electroplating and casting myself. It is not for saving money but is for fun, I've read some books about it and people Elmer Keith for me is a hero because he experimented and tried different things with the hobbies he had and was kinda creative, for me i just want to experience some of those things that i like so much. So at first i was more interested with firearms in general but now i am more leaning towards reloading and casting.
And i live in south america, Argentina.-
I've always wanted to see Argentina... for some reason, I picture it much like our "wild west" back in the 1800's....

I have tried some powder coating, using the "shake" method.. and it works fairly well, depending on the humidity. It would be fun to set up an actual electrical booth with a powdercoating gun to get an even coat on the bullets before baking.
I've since gotten lazy, and simply buy bullets already coated. I let others do all the work... :)
I haven't done any casting in a couple of years. It is good to have the ability to do that, in case of any emergency, but as long as I can buy them cheaply enough, I will do that.

I haven't thought of plating.... that sounds like a fun project.

Have you read any of Elmer Keith's books? There is one called "Hell, I was THERE", which is a pretty good autobiography type of book.
He apparently was quite a character.
 
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I've always wanted to see Argentina... for some reason, I picture it much like our "wild west" back in the 1800's....

I have tried some powder coating, using the "shake" method.. and it works fairly well, depending on the humidity. It would be fun to set up an actual electrical booth with a powdercoating gun to get an even coat on the bullets before baking.
I've since gotten lazy, and simply buy bullets already coated. I let others do all the work... :)
I haven't done any casting in a couple of years. It is good to have the ability to do that, in case of any emergency, but as long as I can buy them cheaply enough, I will do that.

I haven't thought of plating.... that sounds like a fun project.

Have you read any of Elmer Keith's books? There is one called "Hell, I was THERE", which is a pretty good autobiography type of book.
He apparently was quite a character.
No, i have not, I've read the Fryxell book that is called
From Ingot to Target:
A Cast Bullet Guide for Handgunners
I've never reed anything from Elmer himself but i have heard and seen videos explaining what he did, plus in the book about casting that i previously mentioned he is quoted quite some times and i have to say, that is indeed a pretty cool guy, i would expect him to be best friend with Hemingway himself.
Anyway, if some day i cast some bullets with the method that he used (lead more soft at the point and harder at the bottom) i will upload here the images of the ballistic test. I really like the approach that he has made. He was a pioneer and like i said, i want to experience some of that first hand.
 

hornetguy

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He did pioneer quite a few things in the firearms area.... speaking of dual hardness bullets, there were some pretty good articles in some of the shooting magazines several years ago about that. Ross Seyfried tested them extensively in large caliber handguns. He was a professional hunter in Africa, and helped develop some really large handgun cartridges with John Linebaugh. Reading about the performance of those is very impressive.

Fryxell is one of the best authorities on bullet casting, and lead alloys....
 

ArtsieSteph

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I enjoy art, videogames, singing, comics, watching documentaries (history and animals), and Zumba. The last wouldn’t be a hobby as much as an interest I do rarely.