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  1. M

    A & D FX120i & trickler questions

    I guess I was fortunate with my lid, it didn't give me any drama. For me it was just the 419 pan that caused issues. I will say with the updated V3 dispenser, the only pieces of 419 gear I'd get these days would be the cup, and the trickler stand. On a somewhat related note, there's a guy over...
  2. M

    Graphite or wax for bullet seating?

    I prefer the redding imperial dry neck lube, if only because it doesn't get kernels of powder stuck to it in the neck. I've never had an issue with moisture getting stuck to it either, but I'm typically lubing the neck ~1hr before seating bullets. There are downsides...it can be a bit messy...
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    Surprising results, 6.5CM / 147ELDM / H1000

    I think it really just depends on what you're doing. If you're shooting for tight groups at 100, then it doesn't matter at all...push em at 1700fps. If you start shooting at longer ranges (really out past 700) that's when speed really becomes a bigger factor. I do agree though, too many people...
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    Surprising results, 6.5CM / 147ELDM / H1000

    A couple of thoughts... 1.) I've had lots of luck with 'slower' powders in .260 and 6.5CM. H1000 shot amazingly well in my .260s, albeit too slow a powder for optimal velocities. The same can be said for H4831sc in the 6.5CM; it's about 100 FPS slower than H4350, but the accuracy is tighter...
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    A & D FX120i & trickler questions

    With my Area 419 base, it would cause my scale to jump around a bit. Not a lot...maybe .04-.06gr in either direction. I think it has to do with how the 'nipple' in the bottom was machined, but I'm not exactly sure. It is however consistent and isolated to using the 419 base plate. I'd have...
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    A & D FX120i & trickler questions

    I leave mine on most of the time, but if it's off I'll give it a 15 min warmup. I do use a line conditioner (Tripplite 1200), and it's actually kicked on a few times, which I wouldn't have expected because I don't *see* power issues in the house otherwise, but it's detected them. I also wrap...
  7. M

    308 reloading

    What is the process you're using to find a load? Do you have any kind of methodology, or are you just throwing something together and hoping it works? Here's what I'd do. 1.) Find your lands touch depth. 2.) Load up any one of the 175gr class bullets starting at 42gr of Varget .020 off the...
  8. M

    Whidden dies any good?

    I just picked up a standard FL sizer, micrometer seater, and the adjustable expander ball kit (I'm playing with using expanders again...what's old is new lol). No problems here, and the machining on the sizing die is second to none in the industry. VERY nice dies. I will say I prefer Forster...
  9. M

    Autotrickler v3 or dual chargemaster?

    Nobody shoots 6.5 CM in benchrest, and most short range benchresters are dropping charges or weighing on a CM. Their nodes are a mile wide relative to the long range folks. OP - Like the others have said, I'd go with a FX120i w/ the Auto Throw/Auto Trickle. With most powders, it can be setup...
  10. M

    Remington 700 bolt for 308

    PTG..may require a little work to fit, but you're already screwing on a different barrel so shouldn't be a big deal.
  11. M

    Bullet choice

    If you'll predominately be running Varget and shooting at 100 yards, I'd be looking in the 120 or 107 range for bullets. A 123 Lapua, 123 SMK, or maybe even a 107 TMK. You'll get some barrel life advantage by not trying to run 140-147gr bullets down the tube with slower powders, they'll...
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    Bullet choice

    It depends entirely on what you're doing with the rifle. Is this for target shooting, hunting, or both? What distances are you going to shoot? What powders are you planning to shoot? There are advantages and disadvantages to every bullet type/weight/mfg. so it would help to know more. Thanks!
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    salt bath annealing does not work

    They were already fairly consistent to begin with, but certainly understand the concept you're Just to be clear, I wasn't referencing you. There were a few posts in here inferring their annealing had a direct correlation to their low ES/SD. As far as seeing results on target, I just haven't...
  14. M

    6.5CM...move away from 140 ELD-M?

    If you're getting acceptable accuracy with a 140 ELD-M, then there's no major reason to change; there are only a handful of 6.5mm bullets that offer a better G7 BC. Unless you'll be lobbing them out to beyond 1,000 pretty regularly, I'd stay where you are. From an "on paper" wind deflection...
  15. M

    salt bath annealing does not work

    I'll go against the grain here... I have an AMP Mk2 and anneal every firing. I've seen literally no change to my SDs after I started annealing with it, and I'm a few thousand rounds in. In fact, the only change I can see from annealing is at the bench (my shoulder bumps are more accurate, and...
  16. M

    6.5 Creed

    If it were me, I'd probably start it at 2.263 and work back in .005 or .010 increments to test seating depth. You'll find an area where it shoots much better than others. You can then move in smaller increments once you've found a rough 'ideal seating depth'. You wouldn't want to just call it...
  17. M

    Switched brass and now some rounds won't chamber

    The maximum neck thickness supported by a SAAMI min chamber 6.5 Creedmoor is .295....meaning yours should chamber in even the tightest of factory chambers. I would expect most factory guns to be around .297-.299...i.e. there SHOULD be lots of room. What is the neck diameter of a fired piece...
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    6.5 Creed

    Comparators aren't terribly reliable when you compare them to...other comparators. They are pretty reliable when you use the same one as a frame of reference for your rifle. Here's the deal, anybody here could give you a reading, but it won't mean much; you don't know the reamer they used, you...
  19. M

    H4831 Data for 260 Rem.

    .260 Rem, with a 26" Bartlein data. .090 freebore. Anything about 45.5gr is heavily compressed, even with a 6" drop tube. I'm using comp seaters, so didn't want to mess with it. I got better accuracy with H4831SC than I did with H4350, and lower ES/SDs. That said, it was 100+ FPS slower at...
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    Switched brass and now some rounds won't chamber

    That's still really odd; running cases through a bushing die shouldn't fix a neck thickness/clearance issue. The only way to fix a neck thickness problem is to neck turn. You can measure loaded rounds that chamber vs. those that don't at the neck. If that die is a FL bushing die, I'm betting...
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