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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    Ok update, thanks so much fellas. I went ahead and fl sized the brass, necked expanded it, outside chamfered it then turned it and then neck sized it. Here is what I noticed I all that. For some reason I am unclear of, the brass all had a lip that you could catch with your nail. That would...
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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    I just measured 4 different boxes of SMK from 4 different lots. They were all within .002 +- .002 of each other. Amax was a bit better but not statistically significant. At this point I have to think when rushing through new cases to prep I botched them somehow and got the neck tension all...
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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    As far as caliper use, yes no issue there, no offense taken, I appreciate the assistance believe me. Any given bullet I can take out put back in and get the same measurment. It is not a measure once thing. I measured these several times and used different calipers, same reading for each bullet...
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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    Redding press with Redding competition die set btw. With the Redding Competition die set I have, there is a seperate neck expander that just expands neck. Then there is a seperate neck tension/sizer that just sizes the neck. Two step process it is. One thing, I have 750 cases that I prepped...
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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    Yep i run the expander through them, then neck tension them as well. Maybe I need to lube them better. 25 of them are 1.978 base to ogive, the other 25 are 2.125 +/- .015. They were supposed to all be 2.212. Could be bullets could be case prep I suppose. I'll measure bullets and see if I can...
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    How do you manage inconsistent seating?

    New Lapua brass, New 168 SMK bullets, Redding competition die. I measure and increase seating until I get to 2.212 base to ogive. I press away 50 rounds. Press once, back it out, turn bullet and repress and repeat a third time in hopes of reducing run out. Probably does not help but does not...
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    F T/R Competition Dividing F T/R into 2 divisions? Opinions?

    Not sure where you were going with that or where you get all that from this post. This whole post started because someone just asked a question, and pretty sure the guy who asked it already competes. Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh I can totally see that...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns semi custom 1911 customer service

    Seen this question a lot over the years on different forums and related to different guns and I constantly hear Springfield. Order a gun from their custom shop or have a problem even with a production gun and the service is widely considered the best in the industry. Google springfield customer...
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    Movie Theater Death By China

    We did it for decades. How are we better? They will get there.
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    Bull Titanium watches

    I think if you smaked it on the door frame of the Blackhawk while fast roping in it may break, but it will likley stand up to the m82 percusion effects of the Barret M82 and temps as long as your hide is not a closley confined concrete barrier in the desert somewhere. Looks kind of fishy with...
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    Tell me about Remington 700 action

    Savage target action is about 1/2 what a re my is after you bring it up to snuff. Figure 1000 to 1200 to get a re my "corrected". At that point just but a deviant or what not. I am unclear why one would do that with so many better options at the same price point unless one jut wants one or is...
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    Bull Titanium watches

    What's a tactical purpose? Can you give an example?
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    F T/R Competition Question about stocks

    I don't know, Bruno's has have a bunch of stocks, I work right around the corner from them. I have handled all manner of stocks there, literally dozens. McMillan "A" stocks were the lightest to me at least if you throw out the hunting Remington style. McMillan Prone model was the nicest by far...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns stupid 1911s...i don't know why everyone loves 'em

    You asked is there are 9mm versions. Yes I have an SW pro 9mm and it is dead nuts accurate. Parts come from the custom shop but it is assembled on the production line. You asked why is the trp a favorite. Not sure about every trp, there are a few models, but mine which is newer has serial...
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    F T/R Competition F-Class Steel

    Yeah well other side has 6 more. :) Used to have 6 mx bikes and racing karts in there too. Stuff tends to go from side to side. Behind that is welders, tube bender and what not I used to make the bobber. I literally have that little space to work that you see. Wife refuses to move, dang hoa...
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