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.308 Winchester

Yeah that's how I've always set mine up.
I've only used Redding in the past but can't get a FL bushing die locally (not in the US), but Hornady are available.

Another option would be to remove/grind down the expander ball and then run a mandrel through.
I've never used a mandrel before as typically use a bushing die with good brass (Lapua).

Yeah the Hornady will work fine. And until I see a problem where I would need a mandrel and an extra step then I am just sticking to my FL bushing dies.
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.308 Winchester

Hornady bushing dies work well. I use them with my 6ARC. The others work also. I still have some of both and they do the job. With any of them you setting up the shoulder bump and using the right bushing for proper neck tension will be the most important things. Also most come with an expander ball and a thin ball to just hold the depriming pin in. Use the thin ball as you don’t want to set neck tension and then drag a ball back through opening it up.
Yeah that's how I've always set mine up.
I've only used Redding in the past but can't get a FL bushing die locally (not in the US), but Hornady are available.

Another option would be to remove/grind down the expander ball and then run a mandrel through.
I've never used a mandrel before as typically use a bushing die with good brass (Lapua).

Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

Yodels.... For whatever reason, The "Drakes Cakes" company got much more TV Ad time in my AO in the PRNJ than did the Hostess Company. Drakes was founded in NYC, and I think they had a huge bakery in Wayne, NJ. Therefore, I knew about "Ring Dings" before I'd heard about "Ding Dongs." I knew "Cup Cakes" as the first Hostess product, and then Twinkies. The others came shortly thereafter.
Better living through chemistry...h that was Dupont. Is there a difference?

Barrel Torque Ludicrocity

Harold Vaughn's Rifle Accuracy Facts, yes.

I was not considering anything about the number of cycles but rather the case of a fired round exerting a load on the threaded joint that exceeds the preload applied as Aaron Davidson stated occurs even with over 100 ft/lb torque on a barrel. If we agree the joint is moving when the force of a fired round exceeds that of the pre-load, would tighter fitting threads or "ramp threads" as outlined in Vaughn's book help encourage the barrel to come back to the same location after the load from the fired round is gone?
The preload on the joint must exceed the applied load during the load cycle in order to maintain joint stability. The way to do this is to use the calculated factor

T=k*F*d
where
T is torque
k is a fitting factor that changes for the type of thread, quality, lubrication and elasticity of the materials that are threaded
F is the joint preload
d is the fastener diameter at the thread pitch diameter

For a threaded joint, fine thread class, lubricated and steel the K factor is typically 0.08-0.11

The units have to match so we need to convert T from ft-lb into in-lb or we need D to convert from inches into feet. Let's turn 100ftlb into 1200inlb instead since it's easy

T=1200inlb
k=0.08
F=?
d=1.0275 (nominal mean PD for 1-1/16x20 Class 3A, I happened to know this one by memory)

Solving for Force
F=T/(k*D)=1200/(0.08*1.0275)=14,598.5 lb force

A 473 case head operates at approximately 8500lb of axial load on the joint and a 532 magnum is about 12000lb peak then we can see that the 100ft lb mark is acceptable for this criteria based on the guidelines in Machinery's Handbook. This is a standard approach for aircraft structures as well.

When I tested the theory I couldn't get anything to change above about 60 ft lbs as I mentioned above. When you calculate the firing force vs. banging the gun off something accidentally the firing force is notably higher.

Stolen gun via mail

I had something similar happen earlier this year. Made a trade for 2 pistols. The member shipped the guns to me through his FFL insured.

Guns made it part of the way to me to a distribution center and then stopped. After a few days of no movement I spoke to the post master on my end and the sellers FFL did the same in their end. Started a claim with the post office and after about a few week we filed for the insurance which started an investigation of some sorts and eventually the guns where found, supposedly with damaged labels or something and where diverted to post office lost and found center.

Whole process took almost 3 months but everything arrived safely in the end.

Very important to have crystal clear communication between you and buyer during this. Setup weekly updates or what ever works for you guys so the buyer doesn’t feel like you’re ghosting them. Crappy situation but stuff happens. And if you have insurance on the gun, file that as soon as possible.
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