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Caliper test

straightshooter1
TBK said:
I use a Mitutoyo Coolent Proof Absolut caliper for reloading. I also inherited boxes of micrometers from dad that I'm sure I'll use someday for something. (I must have been an engineer in a previous life.) I am really curious-what technology is used today for accurate measurements?
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Lasers incorporated into various tools can accurately measure to a very very small degree.
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Where to source different bullet seating stems?

straightshooter1
Mean_Man said:
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This is no where near acceptable… 169gr SMK on the left, 174gr ELD-VT on the right.

My guess is the seating stem has to narrow of a “cup” for the nose of the bullet? What’s the best way to resolve this? I have heard you can get different stems for different bullet profiles?
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You experiencing quite a bit of pressure when seating those bullets (which might not be felt when using presses like Forster's Co Ax)?

What I did to elevate any ring from the seating process is to spin a bullet coated with some polishing compound into the seating stem, using an electric drill. I no longer have this issue, even when seating is firmer than it should be. This is the compound I used:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072JR2B6K?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
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Aero Solus 4th of July Sale

6brshooter
bohem said:
PVA is going to have their annual Freedom From The Crown sale starting on July 1st through July 10th, so anyone who does decide to get an action through Aero can get a really good prefit through us at PVA and I'm highly confident that our barrels will out shoot the ones that Aero sells...

patriotvalleyarms.com
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Great, you probably just cost me money, dude. And yes, your solus prefits hammer. Even my lower tier non osprey prefit from you guys exceed my expectations.
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Suppressor for Precision 16” .223

kthomas
I use an Abel Biscuit with my AR-15's. They definitely have less back pressure than a SiCo Omega, another can I've used on the same rifles.

Quality is top notch. Sound suppression is pretty good for being a shorter can. The guys are Abel are awesome.

I'm using a .30 cal version of the Biscuit, but they've since come out with a .556 specific biscuit.
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Springfield Waypoint—an owner's story of disappointment and abject failure

6brshooter
spife7980 said:
When catastrophic failure is used in firearms it’s typically reserved for when you blow the whole thing up. Not a simple part failure.

Edit: Actually, that’s the denotative definition of the term. You’re just using it incorrectly.

"A catastrophic failure is a sudden and total failure from which recovery is impossible."
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Op is clutching pearls and broken fp. It sucks that the first barrel appeared to be a tomato stake and that the fp broke. The 2nd barrel was fine, but sounds like you wanted it to perform like an mtu profile and handle long, multiple strings of fire. That will always cause bullet dispersion with a carbon barrel and is also pretty hard on a barrel that is made for 1-2 shots in the field, hunting.

And this thread is 2 yrs old, holy shit I need to pay attention to the post dates
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Cleaning for Carbon

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I had a carbon ring buildup on my 6.5 PRC this past weekend. The rifle only has ~250 rounds down the barrel all of which have been factory hornady ammo. Is that carbon buildup normal and is there anything I can do to prevent it?

I wish I had found this thread before i cleaned it. I ran a nylon brush through it a lot, let swabs soak with bore tech cleaner and after what felt like a million patches I got it clean enough it feeds rounds without marking up the bullet.
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