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  1. groovinpickle

    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Thanks, Terry - I did try that, except with 5 pc of clean range pick-up brass just to test. That brass came out looking good, as expected. I think my issue was caused by the media setting in the drum for so long (with a little bit of water in there). It...
  2. groovinpickle

    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Following up on my post about tarnished brass, after a few sessions of tumbling for many hours, I've got 150pc of once-fired Lapua that looks more like Brown Bear. Cases cleaned a few weeks ago in the vibratory cleaner are on the left, and SS tumbled...
  3. groovinpickle

    redding s type bushing resizer

    Re: redding s type bushing resizer <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Deadshot2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hard to make up my mind which is best although the Forster bushing die also bumps the shoulder and with the Lee Collet, after a few firings...
  4. groovinpickle

    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials I tumbled some brass yesterday for the first time in many months (6+). My media had been setting in the tumbler along with some water throughout this time. The brass that came out was dull and tarnished, which of course isn't usually the case. Does the...
  5. groovinpickle

    redding s type bushing resizer

    Re: redding s type bushing resizer <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: arnie19</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have bushing dies but have been liking the Lee collet dies the more i use them.Arnie </div></div> They're much less sexy, but I agree about...
  6. groovinpickle

    Hornady 75gr BTHP in AR mags?

    Re: Hornady 75gr BTHP in AR mags? The 75gr BHTP Match works great loaded to mag length (2.260"). It's the 75gr A-max that isn't designed to do so (the ogive would be inside of the neck).
  7. groovinpickle

    OCW help...168 and 175 grain

    Re: OCW help...168 and 175 grain <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pwizl</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: groovinpickle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">By the OCW method...
  8. groovinpickle

    OCW help...168 and 175 grain

    Re: OCW help...168 and 175 grain By the OCW method, shouldn't you mark the center of each three shot group and compare <span style="font-style: italic">that</span> point among the targets? Otherwise I'm not sure how your method is any different from the old standby of shooting a bunch of...
  9. groovinpickle

    FL sizing, ring around brass

    Re: FL sizing, ring around brass The Wilson gage works as a go/no-go check, but when it comes to headspace I'm looking for precision of +/- .001". For that you can use a RCBS Precision Mic or one of the bump gage setups from Hornady or Sinclair that you use in conjunction with a caliper. This...
  10. groovinpickle

    My reloading process and reviews or some tools...

    Re: My reloading process and reviews or some tools... I'm almost ready to endorse this post fully but first I need to know what kind of booze you have in this pic. This is important.
  11. groovinpickle

    1st .223 few questions?

    Re: 1st .223 few questions? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Huckleberry75</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have run that load in both federal and S&B brass with little to no variation in performance. No drop tube needed, just tapped the case in the...
  12. groovinpickle

    Annealing

    Re: Annealing <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: normbal</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I looked at several of the $400 (and up) annealing rigs then I found a sort of a tutorial on youtube where a guy used deep sockets on a drill. Easy...
  13. groovinpickle

    1st .223 few questions?

    Re: 1st .223 few questions? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Huckleberry75</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I run 26.6gns of varget with the 69 SMK through my SPS tactical. 2950 fps. </div></div> My recipe is similar: Lapua brass, 26.4gr Varget, 69...
  14. groovinpickle

    Extreme neck tension problems

    Re: Extreme neck tension problems I bought a VLD stem for my caliber (.223 Rem) and my results were not great. After maybe 1500 rounds the die was binding, and producing ammo with poor consistency. I took it apart, which required the aid of tools to remove the stem from the sleeve. The...
  15. groovinpickle

    Finally got a good dial caliper.

    Re: Finally got a good dial caliper. My Mitutoyo feels very solid and smooth, but honestly my $20 caliper seems to be no less precise, at least for what I use a caliper for. Micrometers that measure to the ten-thousandth may be a different story. I use the cheap one with a bullet comparator...
  16. groovinpickle

    sizing 223

    Re: sizing 223 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FLIGHT762</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The gauge you want is a "bump gauge", not a "comparator" A comparator measures the ogive on a bullet for C.O.L., an entirely different gauge than a bump gauge...
  17. groovinpickle

    sizing 223

    Re: sizing 223 There are a few different tools that I know of: RCBS Precision Mic Redding Instant Indicator Hornady comparator inserts Sinclair comparator inserts Larry Willis' gauge I'd probably start with either the RCBS or a comparator (Sinclair or Hornady), because they're not that...
  18. groovinpickle

    ready to pull the trigger on reloading. few q's?

    Re: ready to pull the trigger on reloading. few q's? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: savage168USAF</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> -Finally where can i read more about head space. i keep reading this and don't have a full understanding of it...
  19. groovinpickle

    Redding micrometer seating dies

    Re: Redding micrometer seating dies I can't speak to that bullet, but I just switched to the Forster seating die after having issues with my Redding. I was using the VLD stem to seat the 75gr A-max on slightly compressed load. The seater stem expanded where it meets the ogive of the bullet...
  20. groovinpickle

    RCBS Charge Master and Varget

    Re: RCBS Charge Master and Varget What causes the over-throws? Can it not slow down fast enough, or does it not have enough control when trickling? Have you tweaked the settings? I've seen some significant differences in speed between some Chargemasters, and in the case of the slower ones...
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