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    300 BLK primers?

    Re: 300 BLK primers? Sure he attherange can speak for himself, but I think he is saying he doesn't "care what the primers look like . . . can't reuse them (primers) anyway" Randy
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    Near Kaboom--Wake Up Call!!

    Re: Near Kaboom--Wake Up Call!! Fully Involved, Sounds like you've put a lot of thought and work into your procedures, and sounds like you were anything but slipshod, and your close call has obviously put a keener edge on your awareness of what can happen. You have obviously thought...
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    Suppressors First can, help me choose?

    Re: First can, help me choose? Stacey, Thanks for all the detailed answers to my questions via our phone conversation. It was a pleasure talking to you, and I have no doubts about the product and SERVICE that Mile High will provide. I have a couple of decisions to make regarding 5/8-24 vs...
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    Near Kaboom--Wake Up Call!!

    Re: Near Kaboom--Wake Up Call!! Fully Involved, I use a couple of Dillon presses, and I like their powder check die. Not sure if your setup leaves an empty station, but it is cheap insurance. I would offer that most mistakes are made at a break in your routine. First round, last round...
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    Tacticool adjustable butt stock

    Re: Tacticool adjustable butt stock Greg, That is gorgeous work. I'm holding a Tubb buttplate in my hands right now with intentions of installing it this weekend on an HS stock. Wish I'd seen your work first. The Tubb is reputed to slip on hard recoiling rifles. Your design with two...
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    Suppressors First can, help me choose?

    Re: First can, help me choose? Guys, Thanks for the thoughtful answers. I doubt I'll ever put the can on anything other than the whisper. Aside from my MIA and Garand, my .30 cals are set up for across the course competition, and have the barrels turned for band mounted front sights. I...
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    Suppressors First can, help me choose?

    Guys, I need to protect the 5/8-24 threads (5/8" long from shoulder to muzzle)on my Rem 700 in 300 whisper and it seems false economy to buy a thread protector to be replaced with a mount down the road. Problem is I have to choose a can in order to get the right mount. I like the price/warranty...
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    Range Report Bullet Trace

    Re: Bullet Trace I've shot high power matches in Wyoming's Red Desert, as well as Ft Benning GA sauna. My impression is that a good background (matte black target paper) and good glass (I use a moderately priced Kowa TSN821) will allow you to see the trace every time, barring truly horrible...
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    RCBS CASE MASTER GAUGING TOOL

    Re: RCBS CASE MASTER GAUGING TOOL I've never used any of the other gauges, but my Case Master works fine for me. Neck thickness measurements are not very precise, but you can differentiate really bad lots from more uniform lots. It would be nice to know the ACTUAL thickness if you had a...
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    Rifle Scopes Inconceivable?

    Re: Inconceivable? Whatwver do you mean? I shoot 7,134.325 yds routinely with my .308. -I load my own!!
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    Concentricity gauge?

    Re: Concentricity gauge? YES, definitely. In my limited experience runout is affected at least as much by brass quality (uniform neck wall thickness) as by dies. My recent frustration is grossly excessive runout in 300 Whisper using brass formed from FGM .223 brass. Nothing I tried with...
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    siera 69gr 223 load

    Re: siera 69gr 223 load My loads were (necessarily) magazine length FWIW. Randy
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    siera 69gr 223 load

    Re: siera 69gr 223 load +1 on any reasonable charge of Varget. 25 grs in LC brass was my short line load (200,300) for my Douglas bbl AR, set up for service rifle matches. Benched and scoped at 100 yds, it would turn in .6 - .8 moa for 10 shot groups. . . Why look any further?? Randy
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    300BLK

    Re: 300BLK My experience loading the 300 Whisper is limited (aka still inside my first 100 laods) but I have a couple of thoughts. My LC 09 brass is discolored from the annealing process well to the rear of the shoulder formed for Whisper/BLK. I realize that the annealing will diminish as...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR Turbo, What sort of brass are you using? I've shot some awfully good groups from a Dillon 550, but can't say I ever turned in TIR like that! Sure do like your sig line. I've rarely felt like my match performance suffered due to anything...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR Well, it looks like you're both right. I pulled another 10 fire formed cases, and FL sized with no expander. Straight as before. I then expanded with the M die - crooked. So I expanded with the floating ball on a push stroke - crooked...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR Tripwire, Those are impressive numbers, and sounds like you've worked hard to get there. I pulled my decapping assembly and ran a few through. You're on the money, the needle barely wiggles absent the expanding operation. I still have...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR Fuzzball, Your point about the chamber limiting gross runout is well made. I don't recall having seen that in print, but there is no question that you are correct. With regards to making straight ammo, I've been loading since 1984 and...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR I guess I should be tickled with the groups I'm getting after checking runout. I may scare myself when I start feeding this rifle "straight bullets"???? If the fliers go away, this may well become my most accurate rifle, and it sure is...
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    How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR

    Re: How much accuracy degradation from excessive TIR Sorry, next time I'll try to include more detail, but in a less organized fashion. It reads a lot better in my mind than on paper. I could/should have narrowed it to the last line with TIR readings.. . . I have sorted to less than .005"...
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