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    Uniflow + Varget = Issue??

    Re: Uniflow + Varget = Issue?? This Help?? All you are doing is getting the handle on the other side.
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    Dusty cleaning media??

    Re: Dusty cleaning media?? ChadTRG42, I use a pump spray bottle with odorless mineral spirits. Before I put the brass in, I cut the machine on and give About three good sprays across the media and let mix. After about a minuet, I turn it off, add brass and lid. It rejuvenates any additive...
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    powder burn rate chart

    Re: powder burn rate chart Some of the positions I find puzzling....
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    Powder types

    Re: Powder types Mhptrooper, The Lyman’s Manual That Victor referred breaks down every manufacturers Powder by Shape, Single or double base and I think burn rate as well as caliber recommendations. it is a really nice reference piece. I know of nothing online that is all compiled together...
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    Varget volume?

    Re: Varget volume? Its from the Black powder days. It settles the powder and give it time to fill all the voids. It will surprise you.. Nothing wrong with the Rockchucker..I would have a good balance scale as a backup though...
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    Fireform/Neck only with an AR platform

    Re: Fireform/Neck only with an AR platform To insure reliable feeding of the rifle is why you FL size. Someone probably makes an Adjustable Gas regulator, It would Simply be a matter of turning off the gas. I am sure that the New Short-stroke piston models probably do... But, Yes, a lot of...
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    WC844 in 308 w/175+ weight bullets?

    Re: WC844 in 308 w/175+ weight bullets? Nothing first hand. I have been told that it's best to stay at or below 150 grain pills with this powder. YMMV
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    Anyone have any 250 Savage brass?

    Re: Anyone have any 250 Savage brass? 300 savage sorry.
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    Coating bullets with hBN, with pics!

    Re: Coating bullets with hBN, with pics! Country, What were the storage conditions? I have always thought this condition of welded ammo was due to a galvanic reaction. Wow, It actually shrinks??
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    Coating bullets with hBN, with pics!

    Re: Coating bullets with hBN, with pics! Country, Sorry, I use a large Gavascon “antacid” bottle. It does not seem to matter If I use steel shot or not.. when I first open the bottle I get a quick strong wiff of ammonia and it Dissipates quickly.
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    Coating bullets with hBN, with pics!

    Re: Coating bullets with hBN, with pics! Country, No heat my friend.. My curiosity my have mislead, I can shoot a string of say 15 to 20 rounds with about 20 to 30 seconds between each shot. I can reach in the open action and remove the last spent brass with my fingers and place it to...
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    Load for Ruger Mini -14

    Re: Load for Ruger Mini -14 60 grain Sierra HP (Molly / Hbn) CCI Small rifle primer LC brass 25 grain WW-748 Load to mag Length. They shoot very well in my mini 14 and excellent in my 18 inch Varmint Barreled AR. HTH
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    Coating bullets with hBN, with pics!

    Re: Coating bullets with hBN, with pics! magman687, Finely, Someone else smells it. Yes, they smell strongly of ammonia don’t they? I posed this statement along time ago but there were no comments that I recall. Yes, degreasing is a very important first step. I use CLR to wash my pills...
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    chrony questions

    Re: chrony questions I think this would work for any Chronograph... I use a sheet of frosted Mylar, I keep it rolled up in my tube of targets. 20x48. I unroll it, then roll it the opposite way (Big tube) around my Pact with the screens on, and tape it. It acts as a big diffusion for the...
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    sizing lube causing an issue

    Re: sizing lube causing an issue No, do not use Brasso. Don’t use anything with ammonia in it.