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Old 07-04-2020, 09:36 PM
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Friend is looking for 225 Win brass....suggestions?
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Old 07-04-2020, 09:45 PM
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Factory ammunition is still available...
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Old 07-04-2020, 10:03 PM
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Old 07-04-2020, 11:07 PM
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I’ve found it on various retailers shelves here in the Cariboo
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Old 07-05-2020, 07:38 AM
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Friend is looking for 225 Win brass....suggestions?
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Old 07-05-2020, 09:42 AM
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Thanks Cat, I’ll ask him to give you a PM.
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Old 07-05-2020, 09:50 AM
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any spare dies cat?
a wanted add found a ton of brass for me...........
should send some pics of my aquirement, bunch of bsa martinis.........
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Old 07-06-2020, 02:35 PM
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Friend is looking for 225 Win brass....suggestions?
Thanks 260,
I have located brass from two sources here at AO, thanks guys and loaded ammo from Prophet River, thanks Clay.
A KS Arms barrel is on order and they have a SAAMI JGS reamer!...also a bit of fired brass and a partial box of ammo. Thanks Karl, Mike and Pat at KS Arms.
We're in business.
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Old 07-06-2020, 03:24 PM
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any spare dies cat?
a wanted add found a ton of brass for me...........
should send some pics of my aquirement, bunch of bsa martinis.........
Nope no dies, they went to Blackman with the larger framed Martini!
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Old 07-06-2020, 05:21 PM
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Nope no dies, they went to Blackman with the larger framed Martini!
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funny you say martini, that's what i need to test!
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Old 07-07-2020, 10:03 AM
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any spare dies cat?
a wanted add found a ton of brass for me...........
should send some pics of my aquirement, bunch of bsa martinis.........

Was just looking at CGN and there are a set of dies and some brass on there this morning.


https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...dies-and-brass
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Was just looking at CGN and there are a set of dies and some brass on there this morning.


https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...dies-and-brass
bought them, thanks dean.
sorry for the derail 260.
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bought them, thanks dean.
sorry for the derail 260.
Glad that worked out. Too bad the 225 never became more popular. It is a great performer.
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