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    bullet seating depth

    I need to update what I had written in my last post to this thread. I had said that the cases I fired this morning with 91gr of Retumbo had less black soot on them than the ones I had fired using 89gr Retumbo. Also, I stated that I had measured the case neck diameter and that they had not...
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    bullet seating depth

    Thanks for your reply, Dan. I actually increased my charge of Retumbo to 91.0 this morning because I thought I was having signs of low pressure the last time I shot with 89.0 grains. With 89.0, my case necks were covered in dark black soot. Same thing happened at 87.5 grains. This morning, with...
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    bullet seating depth

    I recently read an article on bullet seating depth and then decided to perform the test with my rifle. I'll attempt to post a link to the article here: Optimizing Precision And Accuracy From VLD Bullets Anyway, I loaded up 4 different sets of rounds with bullets seated at different depths...
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    21st century shooting hand priming tool

    Thanks for all the feedback! I have searched and found a few reviews on the 21st Century and I think between that and what you guys have said, I will probably go with it. Since tomorrow is Memorial Day, it doesn't do me any good to order before Tuesday, so I will hold off until then.....still...
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    21st century shooting hand priming tool

    Are any of you guys familiar with this hand priming tool? If so, I would like to know about its quality. I have about had it with my Rock Chucker priming arm and am ready to order a hand priming tool right away. I had the Sinclair in my cart at Brownell's, but they are sold out of the priming...
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    The reloading list

    MarineMD: All of the responses here have been very sound advice. I have only been reloading for a few years and am continuing to read and learn more every day. When I first started, i was lucky enough to have a couple of friends who are avid reloaders and have been doing it for decades. My first...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex PST Travel

    I just read through this thread and was wondering if the OP may have mounted the 20moa rail backwards and lost, rather than gained, elevation? When I mounted mine, it seemed that I was easily able to tell which was the high side by simply measuring with a micrometer. I'm having trouble...
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    .308 Load NOOB help me out

    If you'll click on the next forum below this one, Sniper's HIde Reloading Depot, there is a sticky thread at the top with much info on load data for .308
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    Reloading supplies cost

    M198gunner, I'm in agreement with what these other guys have told you regarding prices. If you search hard enough, you can usually find what you need, eventually, although some powders are simply unavailable anywhere right now. Bullets can be scarce too. Since you aren't in any big hurry...
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    black soot on case necks

    I appreciate all of the responses. I have only fired 10 rounds with Retumbo so far, but the group I shot with the 89 grain load looked pretty good, so I'm definitely interested in continuing to experiment with it. Not only that, but I recently purchased 6 pounds of Retumbo, so I almost feel...
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    black soot on case necks

    I thought I might bring this thread back to the top for a moment and see if anyone else might be willing to have some input. One thing I've been thinking about today is the fact that I expected 89 grains of Retumbo to be plenty sufficient to generate adequate pressure, yet it seems that perhaps...
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    mixing powders ?!?!

    I have heard of people doing this, but I have no personal knowledge of it. However, I think its a really bad idea to be promoting the mixing of powders to some guy you just met and are having a conversation with for the first time. At least your post makes me think this was some guy you just...
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    black soot on case necks

    This is all virgin Lapua brand brass. I measure the outside diameter of a neck on an unfired, loaded round and it was .364. After firing with Retumbo, they expand to .368 while they are .370 with N560 and Magpro. I had thought that 89.0 grains of Retumbo would be a pretty stout load, but...
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    black soot on case necks

    BB: I just took your advice and measured the case necks. Those shot with N560 and Magpro are consistently measuring .370 outside diameter while those using Retumbo are consistently showing .368. Is that a big enough difference to cause this? I suppose it probably is. And, yes, this is brand new...
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    black soot on case necks

    I'm hoping some of you guys may be able to help me understand what is happening and what I need to do to correct it. I'm working with a new 338 Lapua rifle and have only put 65 rounds through it so far. For the first 55 rounds, I used 2 different powders, N560 and Accurate Magpro. I did not have...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex Viper PST vs 338?

    I have mounted a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP on my new CZ HET Magnum in .338 Lapua. So far, after 55 rounds down the tube, it has held up perfectly. Of course, my rifle is 14 pounds without scope and rings and has a Surefire muzzle break that reduces recoil to practically nothing, so I don't...
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    Hunting & Fishing Hunting in Germany

    I had not heard of the visitor license. I will gladly pay 30 euros for that! I'll have my Texas hunting license with me, but that's all I'll have as I'm too old to need a hunter safety card here in Texas. You have to be born after 1971 to need that in Texas. I'm really not too overly concerned...
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    Hunting & Fishing Hunting in Germany

    Yes, I was aware that a hunting license in Germany requires that you take a course and also is quite expensive from what I understand. I asked about this last year when I was there, so I didn't think there was much chance that I would ever be hunting there. In fact, I went out riding horses with...
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    Rifle Scopes shooting with glasses

    The doctor seemed optimistic that my vision would improve after the swelling subsides, but I'm not nearly so optimistic. My eye feels much better today, but I still can't focus any better. He did some sort of scan of my eye and said that he can see that the cornea is swollen and that he expects...
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    Hunting & Fishing Hunting in Germany

    My wife's family live in Germany, so I go there to visit every year and will be going this year during June and July. She just told me that she talked to a friend whose brother is a hunting guide and he wants to take me hunting while I'm there this summer. She has no idea what sort of hunting it...
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