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My last picture with the fully-clothed legacy woman was not well received (removed it, please forgive me), so let me know if this, too, is out of bounds...shouldn't be with the boomers among us.

Who remembers how these work? :love:

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Good rule of thumb if it is appropriate for this thread. How would you or they feel if your grandma, mom, wife, daughter, or granddaughter was looking over your shoulder? If any of them was uncomfortable, don't put it here. Stick it in MPT thread.

Annealing issue

Hello all,

I have the ugly annealer, which does the job. However, sometimes the torch tip spits and drips fluid, runs an orange flame, then goes out. It’s very annoying that I can’t get a batch of brass done without this happening. I’ve replaced the tip 4 times and thought I had it working with this one. I run a hose from the camping propane tank to the mounted pencil tip. Does anyone know what’s causing this and how to stop it? I usually can’t get it to relight correctly after it goes out. I can hear propane in the bottle when I shake it (gently) so I don’t think it’s out of gas. Any help is appreciated!
Where's the tank in relationship to the torch head?

Sounds like you might have the tank sitting on the counter along with your Ugly??? The tank should be sitting well below the torch head.

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

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On this date - August 10th, 1984: USAF Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner was forced to eject from his stricken F-15 Eagle over occupied territory after being jumped by five enemy Aircraft.

Heavily outnumbered and outgunned, Lt Col Tanner managed to shoot down 4 enemy MiGs before being brought down by the fifth.
Although surviving the ejection, Lt Col Tanner was lost trying to navigate through enemy-occupied territory.

I'm stumped...bolt won't close

Is the profile the same on the two bullets, or is there more taper on the one that chambers easily without the engraving marks? Perhaps it's an optical illusion in the photo, but the bullets look slightly different. to my old eyes. What is the diameter of the bullet just ahead of the case mouths on each bullet in the photo where the problem is occurring?
Same profile

I'm stumped...bolt won't close

That's my vote ... a nasty carbon ring. Maybe there were a few more than 160 rounds through when you bought it.
Perhaps, but he is a guy with a good reputation on the local forum and like 20k posts with nothing but positive reviews, and he had a log book showing the rounds. So I don't suspect that to be the case, but obviously I have no way of knowing for certain.

I do know he was reloading for it and can't remember the powder, so it's possible he was using a powder more prone to carbon deposits? I don't know specifically what causes the carbon ring honestly, although I did have a carbon ring show up on my Tikka around the 500 round mark if I recall. No bullet interference or bolt issues - just crap accuracy

I'm stumped...bolt won't close

I've never had this particular issue. Problem is you have no idea if a custom tight reamer was used ect. In you pictures and from your description it seems the problem is the throat/freebore. I see no marks from the lands & no marks on the shoulder datum of the case.
I'd still pick up a go gauge & check but that doesn't look like the problem.

I have had a short reamed 6.5C that wouldn't close on go gauge. It was short enough that factory 130 prime ammo wouldn't close (AR barrel was Larue). My solution for that is the same I'd due in your shoes.

Clymer finish reamer off the shelf at Brownells with a few bushings cost about $200. I just turned by hand with a tap wrench & some tap magic cutting oil. Worked like a champ, gun hammers.
Just stop when you hit the shoulder and should be good to go.
If you don't have a barrel vise then pick up one of the PTG extensions from Midway & you wouldn't even need to remove the barrel.

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I have a barrel vise but no action wrench for the Defiant and I have no idea how much it was tightened and would rather not mar up the gun-kote finish. Do you have any interest renting out the tools?

I'm stumped...bolt won't close

Just started happening with a new box of ammo? Did I read that correctly? Hornady? Compare bullet measurements, ogive location, and loaded round measurements. The rifle didn’t magically contract suddenly.
Bullet measurements are identical between this new box of loaded ammo and my box of individual bullets for reloading.

I think it just so happened to occur when I went to a new box of ammo. Minor carbon ring combined with slightly tight freebore.

Is the .17HMR really much better than .22LR for varmints?

There places I can shoot 17hmr and 22lr for varmints I can't shoot 223 or 20 practical.

The point blank zero comment is spot on. Want to drive around and hit them fast. Point and shoot to 175. Ya that's a significant improvement.

Now 1 17hmr costs 4 22lr so you can walk in your shots and still save money. Who likes to miss more thought? 😂🤣😂
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