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    Gunsmithing Custom reamer necessary

    Ive talked too a ton of people in the last few days and everyone says JGS is the way to go. Great reviews from manson as well. If i have the bullet and the case drawings and know im loading at or near mag lengh would JGS know how to draw something up for me or would i need a smith to do that...
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    Gunsmithing Custom reamer necessary

    For some reason i wasnt able to message you personally, would you mind my asking who you had make your custom reamer? Ive been referred to PTG a lot but ive had some people say they dont put put the best stuff anymore. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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    Gunsmithing Custom reamer necessary

    Thank you, this gives me a good idea on why a custom reamer would be good. my alpha and lapua brass all come out to be the same loaded up, .295 like you said. I just need to figure out freebore and all that, but ill have a smith do measurements for me since id probably screw something up. Sent...
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    Gunsmithing Custom reamer necessary

    Ill have at minimum 4-6 barrel chambered in the next 10 years in .260. If i keep the .260 as what i only use for prs and dont switch to a 6mm then maybe even more. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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    Gunsmithing Custom reamer necessary

    I told my smith i want to be shooting 130gr hybrids out of my .260 at or below mag lengh. Ive played with all kinds of bullets but for me im set on the 130gr hybrids. I also told him i dont want to turn necks and ill be using alpha or lapua brass (both have 15-16 thou neck thicknesses) so...
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    Pressure signs after annealing?

    Every single round i load I check headspace on. The other gunsmiths I talked to seem to agree with my smith about the new box of cci primers. Probably just slightly softer primer showing marks different. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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    Pressure signs after annealing?

    In my ladder of 39.5 to 45gr i saw half moa at 40-41gr. I didnt think i needed go explain that much. Bullet it seated about 8 thou from max mag lengh so off the top of my head thats around .145 from the lands in my remington. Barrel hit 788 round count today at the range so it was around 760...
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    Pressure signs after annealing?

    39.5gr is starting load with h4350. With Alpha brass i saw half moa 5 shot groups when i did a ladder test from 40-41gr. After doing a seating depth test and then doing powder tests in .1gr intervals at 200 yards i decided on 40.3gr since it was a solid half moa 10 shot group load out of a...
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    Pressure signs after annealing?

    New to annealing and i started out with a small batch of 30 rounds to do for the next days practice. What I saw on paper was that my load went from a .5 inch group to about a half inch tall group but 1-1.5 inches horizontal spread at 100 yards. Im also not using a hot load, its only 40.3gr H4350...
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    Issues with Shoulder Bump in Custom Whidden FL Dies

    Brass growth from my .260 shows im sizing it down 5-6 thou to get proper consistancy and accuracy from it. The problem is my case heads in lapua brass lasted 6-7 firings before i called them retired. My alpha brass has 2 firings on them and look good so far but thats only 2 firings. Do i get...
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    Issues with Shoulder Bump in Custom Whidden FL Dies

    sounds like a similar problem I had but disnt resolve. When i first got my whidden FL bushing die .002 was doing the same thing and it shot like crap. Virgin lapua brass was giving me .3 and .4in 5 shot groups and the once fired and resized brass was near an inch some times. I was pissed...
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    Range Report Help with 140gr hybrids

    Ive never had so much trouble getting stuff to shoot as i do with my .260 remington and heavier bullets. I haven't put a new barrel on it yet as ive decided to learn what i need and want in precision rifle rather than just go buy everything at once. So i havent gotten the 140gr hybrids to shoot...
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    RL-16 130gr pills for .260rem

    Thanks for your help guys, And Defender3 thats actually what im taking out to the field this week to do a ladder test on so hopefully i see some good velocitys like you did. Im using alpha brass and a factory action/barrel this season. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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    RL-16 130gr pills for .260rem

    Thanks for you help, would 40gr be a decent starting load then or should i start lower? Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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    RL-16 130gr pills for .260rem

    I apologize my word choice is not good enough for you, I'm not worthy of your help. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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