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    straightshooter1 reacted to loveha's post in the thread Need UPS for FX120i with Like Like.
    It's on its own circuit breaker. Have tried turning all the lights off in the area. Removing both my phone and the tablet. No vents near...
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    straightshooter1 reacted to RegionRat's post in the thread Need UPS for FX120i with Like Like.
    Just food for thought, but have you double checked the scale settings? Try turning the auto-null off, or on, and see which mode works...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread Need UPS for FX120i.
    And I assume you have no heating or air-conditioning going on and moving air around while doing this. I've left my scale on for weeks...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread Need UPS for FX120i.
    What type of lighting are you using (LED, Fluorescents)? How long to you leave the scale on before you start using it? I find having...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    Thanks for the thoughts . . . some good ideas there! I've always been a fan of, what I'd call "real hunting", like taking game down...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    Summer time in the Phoenix area, low temperatures often don't fall below 90°F (elevation here between 800 to 1700 feet, and Density...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    I think one has to keep in mind the objective behind the development of the hybrid cases . . . that being for short barrel lightweight...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    It's been several years since I've used 2000MR in my .308. Yes, I got good velocity and found a couple good loads, but I stopped as I...
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    straightshooter1 reacted to 45-90's post in the thread .308 Winchester with Like Like.
    I have not tried AR Comp. I use 2000MR with success for lighter bullets 150 gr to 200 gr, and RL 17 for 175, 176, 177 gr, and others...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    Have you tried any AR-Comp at all? Once I get my cases all fire formed, that's the powder I'll be trying since it has worked so well in...
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    I also mandrel up first (after a good annealing application) and then run them through my Forster FL .308 sizing die using plenty of...
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    straightshooter1 reacted to 45-90's post in the thread .308 Winchester with Like Like.
    Here is what I made when I didn't relube the 2nd time in the and pulled the head off the case. It's a 7/16" X 20 tap and bolt to pull...
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    straightshooter1 reacted to 45-90's post in the thread .308 Winchester with Like Like.
    Absolutely....I hybrid cases in every 308 based cartridge I own...not exclusively but depends on what I want to achieve. Even the 6...
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    straightshooter1 reacted to XP1K's post in the thread .308 Winchester with Wow Wow.
    Bummer man. Fifth processing on the sig hybrid cases. RCBS competition dies.
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    straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.
    I feel much the same. Besides, if one is after higher velocity and/or more energy delivered, there are plenty of calibers to choose...