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Reduced quality 22LR ammo - most match brands

Mr.BR
GuideDog said:
So you have your ammo hand picked all the time and pay the premium? Should the manufacturing be constant enough that the same brand provide similar results? Seems we are providing an opportunity for unnecessary additional testing just to get "matched" ammo. Ok so they cherry pick lots for you, right? There's no effort to provide better quality ammo, just a hand picked lot.
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There is a lot of effort to provide match ammo , its basically what separates likes of CCI from Lapua
Lot testing inhouse is done trough 5-6barrels , you can imagine those barrels are not same as what you might have in your barrel.

Lot testing for customer is what 50$ ? so hardly a huge expense. When i was using Eley i gave a gun to my dealer who took it to one of the test centers and it cost nothing . I just had to buy 5000rds of Tenex ,with Lapua i had a different situation as got to do lot testing for free ,but also drove to Schonebeck factory was given a tour and typicaly took couple of folks so we test 8-10rifles at a time.

Difference with Lapua you can test all of Lapua rimfire products and on an occasion or two i got the head honcho to do me a favor and rolled in lots of SK LRM ammo to test as well. Was quite interesting to so what gives between SK and Lapua


Real hand picked ammo was back in a day Russian Olymp-R made in 80's, basicaly QC was bunch of folk hand measuring everything possible and priming was done by hand . It was as close as you get to rimfire perfection. Old lots were hounded like they were platinum. Funny how far the QC goes , inside a box there is for example a tag ''female packer #3''
Some aspect of that design should be copied but many features can't due to legislative limitations

Here you have a dude shooting 30year old Soviet Era ammo to win an Olympic gold in 2012 London and set a new world record with an old Anschutz .
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Bullet that can seal the barrel very well due to deep expansion cut, primer that is perfectly positioned ,specific was lube etc , Federal copied the dimple ,SK added the bullet cut,,eley stole the ammo box but as long as business is going so well no new development will be implemented and Olyimp-R will stay unmatched as pinacle of .22LR amunition.
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SAC vs Derraco comparators?

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The nice thing about SAC is the headspace comparator is chamfered to fit the shoulder and should give a more consistent measurement from case to case. Also if you buy the SAC funnel the headspace comparators are used in the funnel and fit very nicely on a sized case. Not too tight, but not loose either.

Disclaimer: I've never used the Derraco set so it may work just as well.
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Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

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The Ergon saddles have been my favorite for a few years. Current bike has the SM pro for daily riding. I have a SM Enduro that is slimmer at the back and gives you more freedom of movement.

I'm one of the oddballs that rides crank bros pedals. I swapped to them when I was still racing Enduros and I was able to get in and out of them faster and it's a combo pedal that has a flat section around the pedal for more foot support. I couldn't get the SPD compatible pedals to work similar to the Crank bros.

I am so ready to get some fall riding in..... Framers flaked on me, so me and the kid are doing it.
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Trying out the youtube

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corsairpilot62 said:
Glad you’re giving it a go! I think it takes a lot to put yourself in front of the camera.


Now, with that said, why fuck do you have a fucking furry as your logo!? You one of them fucking freaks??!!
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New ar15, what to get

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Redlion said:
Geissele Automatics Super Duty MOD 1 5.56 NATO AR-15 Rifle - 14.5" P&W - DDC
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Ended up with this but $200 less at eurooptic, thanks all. This is way too nice to sit out at my vacation place so will bring another one out, and the geissele will be in my 2 gun rotation! Added another vortex razor 1-6 which included mount and throw ring etc at a great price.

Per above, no suppressor on gas guns, being a lefty.
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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

EddieNFL
TonyTheTiger said:
I'm not sure why older folks act like writing in cursive is some sort of relevant superpower. I'm in my 30's, learned it, and never once used it.
At one company I worked for, all the office staff was in the cursive generation and used it exclusively. And then they spent all of their time reading all their own notes to the person they wrote it to, because everyone's cursive eventually degrades into one fluid series of swoops that no one but the writer can maybe read. It was ridiculous and yet still somehow a point of pride for them.

Anyhow, here's a picture.
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Same reason gen X believes they invented drinking from a water hose, I guess.
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SAC vs Derraco comparators?

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I'm just getting into reloading and I'm getting the last little bit of tools and measuring devices together to get started. I was planning on purchasing the SAC set until I came across the Derraco kit. From everything I've read online the SAC kit appears to be extremely high quality and I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for", but for anyone who has used both, is it 3x better. $175 vs $52 is a pretty significant difference for two tools that both appear to be high quality and serve the same purpose.
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Reduced quality 22LR ammo - most match brands

Mr.BR
GuideDog said:
This confirms the lot to lot variability if I have to have a barrel tested to match ammo. If the manufacturing was quality controlled to keep the lots the same none of this would be needed. Do you agree?
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Of course there is lot to lot variability , center-x ,midas+ and X-act are just different lots from same production run. And within all these there are considerable variations from lot to lot. Has lot to do with cartridge design

For competitive shooting of premium ammo lot testing is a gold standard , i have tested all my rimfire for past 10 years first in Eley then at Lapua where at one point i was given a chance to even test SK LR ammo that is not ever tested in factory tunnels.
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