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    .223 Die question

    Re: .223 Die question In my experience, a primer without powder is just enough to lodge a 9mm bullet half way down the barrel. It did not cycle the action of a SIG P225. That is a potentially dangerous situation since if another live round is fired behind it, the consequence is...
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    Redding Die Question

    Re: Redding Die Question When using a bushing die what does one do with a case that hit on the mouth and has a ding? On a standard die the expander ball pushes it out before the neck is sized.
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    .223 Die question

    Re: .223 Die question It is definately more than a cap gun cap. It may not be quite up to a good Black Cat (if they still make them), but I would rate it up to a lady finger firecracker. To my mind though the greater danger is the shrapnel. Hot metal flying is a lot rougher than paper. It...
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    .223 Die question

    Re: .223 Die question I suppose it could take off a finger, but you would have to be right on it. When I was in college an idiot at one of the fraternity houses loaded up a bunch of "blanks" using just primers. He shot one of his "brothers" in the stomach. The guy was messed up pretty bad...
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    OAL measure Question

    Re: OAL measure Question Thanks again. That video made it perfectly clear. Had I actually seen one of the tools up close and noticed the recess made for the caliper jaws there wouldn't have been an issue.
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    OAL measure Question

    Re: OAL measure Question Yeah, well I wasn't really confused. I didn't mean the rifle bolt. The OAL tool has that long threaded rod so I was calling that a bolt. It is a case of questionable vernacular. Down here in South Texas we tend to take liberties with the Queen's English.
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    OAL measure Question

    Re: OAL measure Question Hey thanks. Their instructions show calipers attached to a comparator with the bolt still attached. I guess it does not cock the caliper off too much to matter, eh? It also said to use a headspace gauge to compare the lengths of a fired case from your rifle to the...
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    .223 Die question

    Re: .223 Die question Now that is a good question. A lot of times there is a red ring from some kind of liquid around the military primers. They may have the same at the junction of the neck and bullet. I am given to understand it is some type of varnish to ensure the cartridges are fully...
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    .223 Die question

    Re: .223 Die question Loren, You may also note that the 5.56 military brass has the edge of the primer pocket swaged to crimp the primer in place. They take a dim view of primers falling out and jamming their rifles in the heat of battle. The crimp makes depriming a little harder but no...
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    OAL measure Question

    I have a question on finding the lands to seat the bullet according to ogive to land spacing instead of the actual OAL out of the manual. I fully understand why we want to do this, but am less clear on the how. Or rather how to get an accurate measurement. One method I read would have me...
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    Bullet Stabilization

    Re: Bullet Stabilization I can buy that. I wonder if this is the exception or the rule?
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    Bullet Stabilization

    Re: Bullet Stabilization Gentlemen, Can you be a little more specific on the reading material? All my manuals are quite dated, but I did read article sections of them all (all being Speer, Hornady, and Sierra) way back when I bought them. I am sure any mention of such effect would have...
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    Bullet Stabilization

    On a few threads I have seen references to bullets that are not accurate until they get downrange and “stabilize”. It seems that; if a bullet is off target at 100 yards, it just gets further off the farther it goes. I am sure we have all seen slow motion video of arrows launching from bows...
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    Restock

    I just bought a 700 SPS-V and of course it needs a stock. I am leaning towards B&C or HS but haven't felt enough to know what I want. I may want to change bottom metal down the road for a detachable magazine. Perhaps a whack or two with a die grinder may be needed, but I assume any BDL stock...
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    Rifle Scopes Bedding Scope Base?

    Re: Bedding Scope Base? Beretta Man, I have been looking around the net on this subject and yours looks like the most ingenious as well as unique method to cross my path. I salute your resourcefulness and appreciate your post. By the way; who are your favorite gunsmiths?
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