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  1. M

    .45acp case prep

    I have only sorted .45 brass to throw away the small primed cases. each case is measured and I have had no need to trim any so far
  2. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Hit the range today with some new loads in different configurations. 2nd round stovepiped and the next as well using 42g varget on once fired LC with 168g projectile..switched to suppressed mode and no issues at all for ANY of my load configurations (120 rounds total) I left the rifle in...
  3. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    I'm willing to try anything at this point, I'll tighten up the crimp a bit. gonna run a few different batches tonight.. range tomorrow Thanks
  4. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    I have been using a very light crimp, in the process of resetting everything. The measurements on "new" brass above was done with live rounds. picked up some new Winchester bare brass tonight measurements are 3.624 headspace and .4645 at the base of the case
  5. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Sorry for the delay and thanks again for all the input. once fired LC 7.62-51 brass headspace measured with the Hornaday cartridge headspace kit 3.627 I also measured the brass at the base of the body .470 again this is once fired Lake City 3.624 headspace and .4665 base measurement for NEW...
  6. M

    Gunsmithing Looking for jam nut wrench for an AR10/LR308 float tube

    No worries man, just thought you may have overlooked it. In my case I marred up the jam nut pretty bad, before I gave up and took it to a gunsmith The smoke wrench (torch) was the key, the gunsmith ruined about 50 bucks worth of his tools before he figured it out
  7. M

    Gunsmithing Looking for jam nut wrench for an AR10/LR308 float tube

    The link I posted is for a Jam nut as well as a barrel nut.
  8. M

    Gunsmithing Looking for jam nut wrench for an AR10/LR308 float tube

    Try this.. worked fine for the jam nut on my RRA.. heat was required Forearm Wrench by Yankee Hill
  9. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Thank you, I have had no pressure signs as well. To this point all I have had time to check is sliding some sized cases and factory loads into the chamber all move in and out easily.. not sure if that means anything. To be honest I'm going to have to research how to check headspace..
  10. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    I was thinking the same thing as well Sarge. Going to try a few things mentioned above today, and maybe hit the range tomorrow thanks everybody for the advise and suggestions
  11. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Thats crazy!
  12. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Thanks, I will try it next time I am at the range
  13. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    MtnCreek, thats what I originally thought but charge levels made no difference. No chrono yet and mixing brass with same loads. Danco, I did that when I set up the die 6 months ago.. I need to do it again as I really think it may be the issue. caveman, no dents on the brass. In fact some of...
  14. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    NICETRY, the piston system has 3 settings, normal, suppressed and off . I have not tried the suppressed or off settings
  15. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Chris, I will check head spacing. COAL is slightly shorter than production ammo, I can remeasure to be exact thank you
  16. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    No sir, no evidence of damage to the case rims from the extractor. I had assumed I was under charging, so I stepped up the charge level .5gr at a time with the same results suspected an out of spec die, but sized case measurements are in "spec" but a few thousandth's larger than factory new ammo
  17. M

    .308 Hand load issue, stovepipes

    Having some issues with my .308 reloads "stovepiping" 20% of the time on avg NO issues at all with factory ammo Using once fired LC and WIN brass, sized trimmed and chamfered to specs per my Speer manual, using RCBS AR series small base dies CCI 200 primers, Varget and H335 powders, speer...
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