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    Do I need a 700 in my arsenal.

    If you really want a 700, get one. And then after shooting it, tinkering and so on, report back. You'll eventually either send it to Tac OP's or GAP and love it upon return, or go down a rabbit hole chasing accuracy, consistency and parts and start wondering why you're throwing money at it. If...
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    Derraco competition shell holder set, Infos/advices?

    Good choice. They should serve you well for a long time
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    Derraco competition shell holder set, Infos/advices?

    If you are using a Redding Boss or either Gen of the Big Boss, these should work fine. If you are really concerned about compatibility then spend the extra for the Redding set. Pretty sure the compatibility issue is in regards to the T-7 and Ultramag Redding presses. Have seen several people...
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    Who uses BLC2 successfully

    It's no more "dirty" than any other Hodgdon powder and runs quite a bit cleaner than most VV powders
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    Who uses BLC2 successfully

    I've been using BLC-2 in my 6.5 Grendel since I put a Bartlien light varmint barrel on my Howa mini. It's been surprisingly temp stable and extremely accurate. The rifle was supposed to be for my kids and has become a short range benchrest setup for local club events(sadly not officially...
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    Rem 721 time to re-barrel, what caliber

    A Bartlien #4 in 280 Ackley will be your best balance of a decent weighted range toy and not too heavy to hunt with. There's a decent amount of factory ammo available for it though not always match type. If you have a long action you might as well take advantage of it. My second caliber choice...
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    ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL AT - SHORTER BUTT PAD SCREWS

    Are you planning on leaving the spacer out? I would just use a bench grinder to shorten them
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    Howa short action .540 bolt face

    You could always find a gunsmith who can open the bolt face. Accurate Rifles and Restorations comes to mind. He did a 6.8 western on a short action Howa on his channel.
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    Anyone familiar with the pillar bedding offered by Boyd's with their stocks?

    I would stear clear of Boyd's everything until they get their shit together. A co-worker ordered a stock from them for his Rem 700. Here's the list of issues I found when he brought it over to look at Action inlet too shallow Bottom metal inlet too shallow Rear action screw hole off center...
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    Getting started on a budget...

    I run batches of 100 per caliber throughout the week to relax before bed. Full case prep with size/ trim debur and prime takes about an hour per hundred.
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    Getting started on a budget...

    The Co-ax gives a lot of benefits over other presses. No shell holder required, die lock rings act as the quick change bushing, more leverage when sizing and between the jaws side to side and die front to back "play", everything self aligns better than a normal shell holder system. Run out is...
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    Getting started on a budget...

    I use Imperial sizing wax and wipe off with a micro fiber rag as the next one goes in. The inside of the necks get brushed out after trimming and chamfer debur
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    Getting started on a budget...

    Getting a Forster Co-ax press will eliminate a lot of the things like quick insert bushings and case ejector from your list. Don't worry about cleaning brass. It's a waste of time and money unless you just want shiny brass. Forster die set is good, need a trimmer, calipers, comparators... My...
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    Replacing the barrel on my Medium weight 14.5 inch run and gun upper

    V7 barrels are awesome. I have three of them. The two 14.5's started life as 16's. I had them cut to 14.5 and threaded 5/8x24 to maintain a little more metal around the muzzle. Pinned and welded the V7 Furion on both. The 18" is the least accurate of the three shoots average 10 round groups of...
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    Fix belling of lip

    I can't comment to the people cleaning their brass and the various methods. If you were using a bushing die I would recommend removing the decapping assembly from the die and see if it still happens. I do agree with the above poster that something inside the die is likely causing it. When was...
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