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Re: My new Hornady seating die <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Crashnrondo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How did you set up the die? It's not just starting to crimp and causing a problem? </div></div> I am not using the crimping feature on the...

Re: My new Hornady seating die <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: texasleftychef</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Two more questions. What's the inside diameter of the neck after sizing? The Lee neck die is the collett die? (sorry I'm not too familiar...

Re: My new Hornady seating die <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YAOG</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: toolmaker64</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had runout issues with my...

Re: My new Hornady seating die I am using a Lee neck sizer and a Sinclair concentricity gauge with a Federal dial indicator. When i reload 30-06 for my Rem 03a3 i use standard Hornady 155 gr. bullets, fire formed Mil surp brass with a Lee neck sizer and seater. With this set up i am getting...

Re: My new Hornady seating die Brass has zero runout after i neck size.

Re: My new Hornady seating die Yes, i ordered the A-max stem with the die. Before i installed the stem into the die i checked it with a bullet and it held it very securely so i was pretty confident my runout problem would be cured.I was sadly mistaken.

I had runout issues with my RCBS die using 168gr A-max bullets so i ordered a die from Hornady that is made for the A-max. Well, i am not too freak'in happy right now, The runout went from between .005 and .007 to .010 with the new die WTF!! i tried two different presses, a Dillon and a Lee...

Rifle is a Rem 700PSS in .308 I am using 168gr A-MAX , 43 GR Of Varget on Neck sized brass using a Lee neck sizer with no crimp. Rifle consistantly shoots under 1/2 MOA, should i be crimping my brass or leave well enough alone? What is the benefit of crimping and if i start doing it will i see a...

Re: 168gr.A-Max friendly seating die Thanks for all the feedback, i just ordered a die from Hornady with the seating stem that is made for the A-Max. I'll report back when i get the die and load some ammo.

I have been using an RCBS Comp. seating die and have been getting between .005 and .008 runout. i tried the standard RCBS seater and still have runout issues. After taking apart both dies and inspecting the seating stems it looks like they were not designed to fit the A-Max bullet profile. The...

Re: Black nitrade / melonite review of the guns i have I sent them a bolt from a Polytech M-14 a month ago, still have not received it. I was told three different times that it was mailed back to me.Each time they told me a different date when it was mailed. I guess i am not getting my bolt back.

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Re: M-14 action hardness A carbide tap will work, be warned they are very expensive! Once the tap gets thru the hard ''skin'' of the receiver the tap will cut like butter.

Re: Want to learn about crowns... A few years ago a friend of mine had a barrel re crowned by a local ''tactical rifle expert''. This ''expert'' told my friend that the type of crown that he cut made the bullet more stable at ranges beyond 300 YDS. When my friend told me this i came real...

Re: M-14 action hardness I dont mean to come across like an A-hole but its not about knowing how to drill an M14/M1-A receiver. Its about knowing how to drill and tap hardened steel. The minute that drill bit touched that steel and started to squeal like a pig he should have realized what he...