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straightshooter1 replied to the thread CHRONOGRAPH USE AND BASIC SAFETY.lol. . . it depends. ;) A chronograph is good at telling you how well you're reloading your cases (like, how consistent they are)... -
straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.When the brass drops out of the flame, it cools down VERY fast. It won't stay hot enough long enough to be an issue that affects the...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.It's not just reaching that the 600°F, but also how much time it's at 600°F. I assume you're talking about Fahrenheit??? 600°F is...
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Are you talking for actual torch time? I want that as short as possible and is part of the reason I run a dual torch AGS. Less time...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.Yes, the pencil flame is more precise, but the swirl is a little hotter and the faster I can heat up the neck the sooner I can drop the...
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straightshooter1 reacted to RegionRat's post in the thread Barrel wear Vs velocity/weight/energy with
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Something sounds wrong with that wear rate. Usually another zero in that mileage before we changed tires. Never my favorite for long... -
straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.From what I can make out in this picture of yours, it appears the center of the flame in pointing at the shoulder-body junction??? It's...
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Before I got my AMP, I made my own flame annealer apparatus. I perfected annealing on that thing - I still think it was as good or...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread .308 Winchester.Went out last week and fire formed 10 hybrid .308 cases with case volume of 56.3 grs H2O and loaded them with 41.7 grs IMR-4064 behind...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.Yes, this can help relieve any concern about heat traveling down the body by putting a line of this from the neck to the web. But...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Right or left ?.More details about your annealing process would help. . . like, how long in the flame; what part of the flame touching what part(s) of...
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The ones on the left are likely the better cases since the annealing has moved below the body shoulder junction. This helps prevent the...
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I think I've found my load for now, 44.0gr N555 with a 142SMK @2733. Shooting small and seems to do well in the wind. The TAC A1 seems...
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straightshooter1 reacted to tna9001's post in the thread Barrel wear Vs velocity/weight/energy with Haha.
If you can afford the ammo to shoot out a 308 barrel then you won’t be worried about replacing it.
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straightshooter1 reacted to Doom's post in the thread Sierra 6mm 107HPBT Matchking caution with Like.
TO be clear on the "C", when the C is part of the part number as in 2200C it is a 250 or 500 round packaging. When it shows up as...
