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  1. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    Thank you -- you are absolutely correct about the rice.....worked very good on the 44mag cases yesterday and 308 cases today. Not too many primer pockets had rice stuck, and was very easy to remove. Way quicker than using stainless pins, and no worries about any pins getting missed and going...
  2. raven88

    question: How many firings on Hornady brass

    how many rounds through a 6.5 CM barrel should a guy expect to get.......been running my loads in mid 2700's
  3. raven88

    question: How many firings on Hornady brass

    I've not seen any pressure signs.....and I'm not pushing the envelope for speed, so I thought it was strange when I was priming the 2x fired brass and many cases felt like the primer went in too easy....I did not feel this when I primed the 1x fired brass. I am assuming that most of the brass I...
  4. raven88

    question: How many firings on Hornady brass

    41.5 of H4350 from a LRI barrel on my RPR.... (MV 2730-2792 depending on bullet) CCI BR primers.....140 ELD-M's, 130 ELD-M, 130 Bergers and Factory Hornady 140 ELD-M are normal diet for rifle. All loads shoot .5 if I do my part. brass workflow: punch primers and inspect SS wet wash (soon to see...
  5. raven88

    question: How many firings on Hornady brass

    I'm seeing loose primer pockets in some of the Hornady brass after 2x firings and one case the primer fell out. (suspect after the next firing many more cases will be lost because of loose primer pockets) Interested to know how many load cycles others are getting with Hornady brass. I have...
  6. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    just ordered the rice.....hope one bag is enough for my thumbler 18
  7. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    Priced some of this......$100 for 5 lb Are you using Dawn + Lemeshine?
  8. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    to be honest, I overlooked the inside of neck with regards to the neck tension issue. On top of that, I did not even consider lubing necks. I have Moore's insert for my charge master and I get single digits since installing and using it. I'd just like to get proficient enough to get single SD...
  9. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    yes...... after reading the article that Orkan put in his post on the SS media thread, I'm going back to the vibratory tumbler and order some rice to give it a try. I like the way the brass looks after wet tumbling with SS, but inspection is so critical and time consuming, not to mention the...
  10. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    read the article and think it is time to break out the vibratory cleaner again.......I too did not like the dust......thank you for the info and the link to the correct rice.
  11. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    I agree.....time consuming and painful inspection.... pardon my ignorance on this, but what type of rice and what is your process. I am eager for a better less time consuming way.
  12. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    yes I have chrono'd factory ammo..... the first case of Hornady ammo was before the last change they made with their ELD-M bullet. That particular case I chrono'd a bunch of groups and the MV avg was 2842 from my 26" LRI barrel. The second case of same ammo was after the change in their bullet...
  13. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    probably empirically for good measure..... but I read on here folks saying they usually get single digit SD........so I'm chasing the same animal. My groups on paper are generally better when I have single digit SD (I've checked at 100 and 200yd) when I don't screw things up. But I have had good...
  14. raven88

    Hornady brass, Redding bushing questions

    I noticed you are at 42.6 of H4350.....and in my Hornady manual I thought I read 41.5 was max load.......just wondering about pressure signs etc.
  15. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    I agree you have to be extra careful inspecting brass....I have a bright light and look in every case......no problems so far. I use the RCBS tumbler (with lid) and tumble aggressively with brass partially submerged in water. Generally I do this twice....second rinse and tumble is with clean...
  16. raven88

    Gem Pro 250?

    I am using a charge master and verify with a gem pro 250......I also have a beam scale that I have used to verify. My issue with the gem pro is that it drifts and I frequently have to recalibrate (tare) and that is frustrating. The charge master puts the charge out, I set that on the gem pro and...
  17. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    will get some lapua brass.......haven't used it yet.......I bought a couple cases of factory Hornady ELD-M and it shoots under .5 from both of my 6.5 rifles..... now that Lapua brass is available for the 6.5CM I haven't got any because it costs more than a factory loaded round. I'll order a box...
  18. raven88

    Reloading question.....How to consistently get single digit SD

    I am getting a little frustrated….. and wondering how to achieve consistent single digit SD…. I’ve loaded for years….. However, after getting my magnetospeed and seeing double digit SD in teens more frequently than single digit SD……I’m looking for advise on what I need to do to get consistent...
  19. raven88

    How do you prevent stainless pin from being stuck in case?

    I haven't had a pin get stuck like your sample, but when I get two pins stuck in the flash hole, I discard that piece of brass because I am assuming the flash hole will be too large and inconsistent with the other brass......
  20. raven88

    Rifle Scopes SCHMIDT AND BENDER LITHIUM GREASE spatter PROBLEM

    I got a new S&B PM2 5x25 MSR about a month ago.....no issues so far.....some very hot range sessions....200 rounds ......... thanks for the "heads up"
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