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Recent content by Tedfs

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    Speical Operations Equiptment

    I've purchased a few things here and there from OSOE over the years and never had any kind of quality issues with any of it. Digging up a 4 year old thread to vent isn't going to change much.
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    .223 - 5.56

    Re: Loads for .223- 5.56 Does anyone have any 5.56x45 loads they have developed with TAC and CCI # 41 primers using 62gr - 64gr projectiles? I developed these loads over the summer (85+ temps) with CCI 400 primers. All I have left now are # 41 primers and am happy if we get over 20 degrees...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials I've figured out how to get the finish I'm looking for, just took a few days of experimentation. It makes more sense to get the finish that's easier for me to see defects in than adding a magnifying glass. Why add another step on 10k worth of brass when...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Looks like I may have been putting too much brass in the batch as well as too much LemiShine. Took a dark batch of 9mm done by eye and counted 780 cases... Which is about 1/3 full in the 15 lb drum. Cut it back to 400 cases with 1/4 teaspoon of...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials We do have rather hard water here but not sure what effect that plays on the end color of the tumbled brass. I haven't presoaked anything yet but have left tumbled brass sitting in the tumbler for several hours after the timer went off. Didn't pay...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials So I've been tumbling for 3 days straight trying to find the right formula to get that 24k gold look vs the deep coppery/brass luster. Some batches come out looking like 24k and others come out looking a deep coppery brass. Can someone help me...