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Offline Ironhand

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« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2011, 07:09:33 PM »
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Not to forget RWS. In my mind, the best, hottest cap on the market.

Did not mean to short RWS. My wife was a absolutely scary offhand shot back when she did competition and all she would use was RWS caps. They are a little hard to get but they are good caps.
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« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2011, 07:49:34 PM »
Had a tin of 'em.  Nice product in the little red plastic container.  Had a little spot of green inside for some reason.  Seemed to fit the nipple a little on the loose side.
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« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2011, 08:49:35 PM »
Back in "the day", they came in little metal containers.  Much classier than the plastic of today.
Also, when you bought a case (100,000 caps)of them they were packed in a great little wooden box.  Made great camp boxes and such.
Sure miss all that.
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« Reply #33 on: January 22, 2011, 09:45:39 PM »
100,000...?  !!  I'm not in your league.
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« Reply #34 on: January 23, 2011, 10:37:26 AM »
100,000
Buying for resale.
By the case, you got a pretty good price break.
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« Reply #35 on: January 26, 2011, 03:56:10 AM »
My two cent's: Started out with manufactured lubed patches, American Pioneer powder (aka kitty litter), Remington Caps. Horrible to say the least.
Now days: Pillow ticking patches (yard of the stuff for couple bucks at Wal-Mart), homemade lube, Goex FFFG, CCI caps. If I miss its me, benched she's threadin the needle through the hole!

Also when Rondy target shootin not Jackin the powder charge up anymore, dropped grain level to the bore size, worked out great for me anyhow!

Oh yeah this is a C.V.A Hawken in .45 cal. Have not shot or sighted in the Lyman G.P.R 54 I just bought, but that's another disscussion for some other post!
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