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Recent content by cvonessn

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    Acceptable humidity for reloading room & gun safe

    I just got a bigger safe, now thinking about moving reloading items to the garage...I bought a meter to monitor the safe and its levels before I load it up with my long guns, looking for opinions on acceptable levels of humidity? 30-40-50? I have one of those 12in bars plugged in and since...
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    looking for a tikka t3 varmit in 260 remington

    I just picked up a .260 Rem from the same eurooptic...what does adding pillars do? I've only put 50 rnds through it so far
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    What screw gun are you using for neck turning?

    When I turn the necks of my brass my little hand held rechargeable cordless screwdriver only lasts around 30-40 rnds before it loses juice. Its just a Wal-Mart cheapie and I'm looking to get a better one. I liked it because its light and its got the quick reverse so I can unchuck my...
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    7 Days to wait for the NICS check in NJ....this is ridiculous..at least I got my new Tikka

    At this rate we are already under full gun control in our wonderful state of NJ. How long are the rest of you waiting? BTW, I picked up my first .260 Remington Tikka Sporter...I think I'm going to love the round, not too sure about the stock colors yet Maybe a hydro dipping in my future
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    elusive .308 brass...

    You're right it is Lake City gas gun brass but its pretty good IMO, everything was stamped LC 11...so far I've swaged the pockets, annealed it, full length sized it. trimmed it and now I've even neck turned a couple hundred (its been cold here in NJ so I get bored)...even if I get 4-5 reloads...
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    elusive .308 brass...

    www.big-brass.com i got 500 pieces lightning fast
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    Where can I buy .308 brass??

    Re: Where can I buy .308 brass?? so far +1 on the brass I just got from Big-Brass.com I ordered what seems like a day ago and got the box in today... 500 rnds of LC with what looks to be all stamped 11 Now I'm off to borrow my buds' swager
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    rcbs neck turning tool

    Re: rcbs neck turning tool I use the RCBS one on my 308...its functional but I stopped hand cranking them, I use a small cordless screwdriver and a shell holder. Its actually not a bad little tool
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    first OCW at 300 yrds, need suggestions

    Re: first OCW at 300 yrds, need suggestions Yes, you guys are right, its more of a ladder test
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    first OCW at 300 yrds, need suggestions

    Re: first OCW at 300 yrds, need suggestions my max I can get to is 300yrds so I'll work up another two strings at lesser powder increments and see what happens...I did another string with CFE223 on 178 Hornady's and it was basically worthless...you have to do it at 300yrds
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    first OCW at 300 yrds, need suggestions

    The problem with my rifle (Sako TRG22) is that it'll shoot everything...I've tried all variations and it doesn't <span style="text-decoration: underline">not</span> like any of them so narrowing down the best combo is aggravating! Every combination so far is decent but as I continue the search...
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    What reloading accessories make life easier

    Re: What reloading accessories make life easier These are the few things I don't think I couldn't live without: rcbs case prep center rcbs chargemaster a good dial caliper foster bullet seating die
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    Reprogramming RCBS chargemaster- settings

    Re: Reprogramming RCBS chargemaster- settings So this may be a dumb question for you CM owners...how do you get into edit mode? I tried getting to that south africa site but my pc didn't link the links provided... In the mean time, I'll keep searching