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Good,... the American people do not need to know everything

In general I think the government has been far too secretive for far too long. In regards to this I fully agree, kick them out. No reason to have the press walking freely any DOD installations. Invite them to press conferences when appropriate otherwise they should fuck right off!

I also notice an insane difference from decades past. Too many programs are advertised while in development. We should develop the latest and greatest quietly and only be open after it’s become commonplace on the battlefield. Perfect example is the next gen thermal night vision integration with hud display for grunts. Like straight out of a video game. Why are we advertising this? Way too many other examples.
There is strategic benefits to advertising your capabilities. I mean, everyone pretty much knows they don’t want to be hit with a hammer, without actually being hit by a hammer. That drunk in the bar getting lippy? You don’t need to hit him with the hammer if he knows you have a hammer.
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Kicking myself in the ass for not buying every last one of these they had. What a steal @ $66 per 500ct box

5.56 CCI primed new brass

This stuff looks brand spanking new. No pull marks, nothing. And case guages perfectly. I grabbed 4000 and wish I grabbed 25k. The automated 1050 runs so fast and smooth with sized and primed brass...

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6.5 Creedmoor

I'm thinking that leade is another word for bullet jump. Is that right? In days gone by, bullet jump was from zero to about 25 thou. Has that changed in general or is the 6.5 CM different?

Yeah it’s the freebore so would be considered the jump but it’s not all jump. With a .199 freebore and factory 140 ELD-M the bullet is jumping about .070”. Still very accurate.the amount of jump will be bullet dependent as some bullets are less jump sensitive than others. You need to figure out how long you can load in a magazine and what your distance to lands are and load accordingly. I usually like a .020” jump but sometimes it’s not possible and I have my 153 ATips jumping .050” and they still shoot great.

If you wanted you could do something like HP588 did and get something like a .170 freebore. I tried a .169 before in one barrel but just went back to the .199 as it didn’t hurt anything for me. Don’t go too short though.
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