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  1. J

    Powder IN-STOCK thread

    Ramshot Tac 8# Powder Valley. $244 after Hazmat and shipping. I ordered mine. Limit 1.
  2. J

    Dillon progressive purchase advice needed

    I am shopping the same as you. One thing I am looking at is doing two case prep heads. First is only a decapping die. Run with a case feeder and just decal as quick as possible. Then wet tumble/sonic/dry clean (whatever your method). Second is a size, mandrel, and then trim with the 1500...
  3. J

    Dillon progressive purchase advice needed

    BL-C(2), Tac, AR Comp, CFE-223 Not sure on the temp sensitive side.
  4. J

    25GT revisited 11/2023

    Did the 30TC come from the 22-250? I swear I read that in a gun mag somewhere. But alas I also may be way wrong.
  5. J

    25GT revisited 11/2023

    So correct me if I am dumb please. The 6.5 CM and all following cases were derived from the 22-250 case. Some modernizing like shoulder angle and barrel twists etc we’re done. Ultimate Reloader had a really good video/article on this. It more has to do with barrel twist. Any .250 Savage...
  6. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    Thanks for that. Including at the end cleaning the dies. I was not shown that by the person that taught me reloading. But I bet he shoots 100 rounds a year. Good info all. Thanks. A lot of the other stuff in the video I was already doing. The lube and cleaning I think will make me a bit...
  7. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    No, why? Shake it up, for a minute or so. Then start sizing.
  8. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    Question on the imperial wax. I have been using Hornady One Shot for ease. Dump in a cardboard box. Spray down. Shake up. Seems to work ok. Any advantages to the Imperical Wax?
  9. J

    Stress on upper?

    Most of my lowers have take up screws with nylon that hit the back pin. Tightens then action up. Mega and Aero forged.
  10. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    Yep. A lot of searching. Not all of it was. I got 22 rounds (out of 200, Lapua would have been cheaper lol) stamped LC 07 LR. All that stuff was 1.622-1.624 and a lot more consistent. After the first in my firearm firing I will do the paperclip feel. Just want to get around FGMM. I can...
  11. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    Won’t say where I got the brass. If was consistent. Mostly 07 LC brass. Did get 30 pieces of LC LR 07, and some 06 LC also. That said. My chamber with fired FGMM is 1.622 with a Hornady 0.400 comparator. As said above. A Rainer Ultra Match Barrel. Aero BCG. Aero Upper and Lower. A lot...
  12. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    Ok. So following your advice I removed the 0.004 shell plate and sized a batch with the 0.010 (Redding Competition Shell Holders). They came out 1.622 with a 0.400 comparator. So that really was a start. Is it too much to move to a 0.006 after an annealing which will give me 0.004 movement...
  13. J

    Annealing/Sizing Advise

    I bought some processed 7.62X51 brass. These things are close to 0.015 long, and am having to move the shoulder that far. First batch I did came out good. I annealed. Moved the shoulder. Held the press for 8 seconds and hit my target. The press took considerable force. Two questions...
  14. J

    Rocky Mt. Reloading (RMR) .224 69gr BTHP

    A friend bought some. He is going to give me 100 to try. I have a gun that shoots Federal GMM 69 SMK at 1/2”. Just fed open it and will compare with my favorite load (26.5 CFE 223 and a 69 SMK, at larger than FGMM, working on my reading). See how the two compare same gun, same load. I will...
  15. J

    Dumb Question

    Have some once shot nickel plated brass. Can it be annealed? I just ordered an Annealeez. It’s really the only 280 brass I have (160 or so). Was not wanting to go on a brass hunt.
  16. J

    primers in stock

    The “stock up and don’t need them” folks reached the price point that stockpiling is not making sense if they come back to normal.
  17. J

    Frankford Arsenal Intellidropper Issue

    My red quit working sooner than my Frankford Arsenal unit (got less than a year out of the old style). Grey one is still going strong 2 years in. Red one just totally failed. Grey one I do have to check the charge on a beam when in the low 60’s. I also put a power conditioning power cord...
  18. J

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Are you off by an inch there? I don’t have 140 ELDM, but do have some factory 140 AMAX with the Hornady 26 comparator I am at 2.200 over 15 rounds. 400 comparator to case datum factory 1.531. Was doing the datum because using this as baseline in a new build. Shoot this box over magnetospeed...
  19. J

    224V/6ARC/6.5G

    Ok, supplies being un-obtainium lately I have found 7.62X39 Small Primer Lapua and Winchester Brass. Also can find some Federal 224 Valrkerie brass. Trying to decide on next AR build. Lessons learned in this shortage but the components before the build so you know you have something to load...
  20. J

    Powder IN-STOCK thread

    Brownells this afternoon. CCI Small Rifle. Hazmat fee was only $19.95.
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