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  1. memilanuk

    223 Powder Issues

    I've always considered it kind of a natural law that if a 223 Rem won't shoot well using a 50-55gn bullet and either 25-ish gn H335 or 26-ish gn W748... either the gun or the shooter is defective.
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    223 Powder Issues

    Not sure if this has been mentioned yet... but with light bullets from a slow twist barrel, it's unlikely that the ES/SD is the major cause of any accuracy problems, at the distances that combo is typically used for. Short range BR shooters routinely shoot tiny groups with ES/SD numbers that...
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    Front support: sand bags vs. rifle rests

    I do most of my early load work off a bipod, from the bench. Later stuff still from a bipod, but from the ground. Ive had and used various front rests over the years, from an old orange Hoppes to a SEB Neo. The right front bag fit to your stock makes a huge difference. Then the rear bag...
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    Giraud Power Case Trimmer Ya, Nay

    It also mentioned that his son was picking up the baton. Sad to hear Doug passed, but hopefully the business will continue on.
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    Are Whidden Dies Worth It?

    re: Whidden vs Forster Ultra BR seaters I started out with Redding Competition seaters and Type 'S' F/L sizers, and moved to the Forster Ultra BR seaters for about half the price of the Redding Comp seaters. I couldn't tell the difference in results on target (shooting F/TR at a decent level)...
  6. memilanuk

    5.56 AR Only Loads

    Pretty sure the difference between the two is the least of your accuracy worries with ammo getting shucked from a magazine and violently jammed into the generous chamber by an AR gas operating system.
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    Gracey Trimmer

    What are those? :unsure: ;) Generally speaking, no. Though you can get a custom shell holder that would enable that sort of aberrant behavior.😁
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    Gracey Trimmer

    The Gracey was a Bubba's shade-tree design from the git-go - bronze oil filled bushings instead of sealed bearings, rubber hose for the shaft coupler, that janky clamping setup for the cutters, and not even an on/off switch. The Gracey was never all that great, IMHO. It was just leaps and...
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    Is N150 a throat torcher??

    I usually pull match barrels preemptively @ 3k rds; not going to milk them to the bitter end. I'm probably the odd one out here; I'm used to seeing 80-82s @ 2700-2800 for mid-range FTR. Pretty much nobody uses 223 for long range FTR if they don't have to. I know a lot of people here run...
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    Is N150 a throat torcher??

    Unless they've changed something in the formulation in the past few years, no. Been using it since 2008 when Obama was in office and Varget/H4895 became unobtanium (the first time). Performance has always been on par with Varget for me, over 8-10 barrels of 223 and 308. I used others powders...
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    Consistency, or lack thereof

    Having burned up many, many jugs of Varget in 308s from 155s to 200s over the last 20 years or so, it's really not an issue. Having and using a borescope isn't a terrible idea, but of all the things that might be going on with this guy's rifle, a carbon ring is one of the very last rocks I'd be...
  12. memilanuk

    Any Thoughts On Why I Have To Bump Shoulder of New Alpha 6 ARC Brass For Gas Gun .004”?

    Same. I've chased that particular rabbit myself in the past, and a small base die 'fixed' the headspace issues I thought I was seeing.
  13. memilanuk

    Consistency, or lack thereof

    He's shooting a 308, right? Carbon rings aren't really a problem for that cartridge (usually).
  14. memilanuk

    Consistency, or lack thereof

    Not a BR shooter (yet). There were a couple spots open for the LR Regional in September, as of a few days ago.
  15. memilanuk

    Consistency, or lack thereof

    Yep. Took a break from the sport for a while, but hit the LR Regional last fall, and it's on the list for September this year as well.
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