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  1. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    Thanks for the link. I was planning on pulling the bolts on the rifles & firing pin on the pistol through IL. That way even though the guns are in the cab (they will be in a locked case), even if the 'law' wants to say they are accessible, they will be inoperable. The bolts/firing pin &...
  2. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    Thanks for the number - they were helpful.
  3. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    I'm plenty fed up with the 2A insanity in this country. Don't get me going on the crazy DOT laws. I run my on consulting company and make about two intrastrate trips a year. The equipment I haul is industrial and looks it. Because of this, I get treated with the same regulatory, log book...
  4. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    You are right about that! As they say, once you lose the 2nd Ammendment, the others are not far behind. Think about 1A - we lost it a couple of decades ago. Now we are beginning to lose 4A. Time to stand up & get them all back!
  5. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    I have to - stop at weigh stations, keep a log book (now an ELD), etc.
  6. M

    Travelling thru Illinois w/ guns

    I need to drive to CO & will have guns with me. I will drive through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska & finally Colorado. I will have two rifles (R700 & AR15) and 1000 rounds of ammunition as well as a 9mm. The guns will be inside the truck (in proper cases and locked) and the ammunition...
  7. M

    GoTo Load for 5.56 75 Gr. Bullets

    I have not had the chance to work up loads for my CLE AR15 (22" Bartlein 4-groove barrel w/ CLE chamber) & now am in crisis mode. I will be out west (CO/WY) in two weeks & will have a couple of down days on which I want to do some shooting (P'Dogs & general long range plinking). I want to go...
  8. M

    Headspace??? Fired Cases shorter than than unfired cartridges.

    0.2" above base fired case dia. is 0.373" and new is 0.374". At shoulder fired case is 0.355" & new is 0.353". So how do I set up my FL sizing die?
  9. M

    Headspace??? Fired Cases shorter than than unfired cartridges.

    I am beginning to reload for a Compass Lake AR that I got. This rifle has a Bartlein barrel & a CLE chamber. I was checking the headspace dimensions of cases fired from that rifle and am confused with what I am seeing. Using a Hornady headspace comparator w/ the A330 bushing, the fired cases...
  10. M

    LC Brass with strange crimp marks

    I just got some LC 5.56 brass and alot of it has strange crimp marks. Instead of the circular crimp, there are 4 dash marks. the dash marks are also not on the periphery but a little further out. Kind of what you would do when you stake something with a punch - you would move off of the edge...
  11. M

    LC Brass - how important is it to sort it by year?

    I am doing my best to develop precision 5.56 reloads. How important is it to sort the LC brass by year? I have plenty of 13 thru 17 brass, but when it gets older than that, then its about a dozen cases per year. Should I just discard this brass as it will take 8 years for just 100 rounds?
  12. M

    How to adjust for primer pocket swage

    I am adjusting my RCBS primer pocket swager for 5.56. RCBS says to adjust the tool so that there is 0.125" gap between the swager rod & head to start with, and then adjust until the desired amount of swaging is achieved. How much is desired? Obviously swaging more than is required is not...
  13. M

    Neck Tension

    Accurate Mag & AI. Just measured them and am getting 2.88" I can increase COAL by 0.050" but it still will leave me w/ allot of bullet jump (I would have to remeasure my barrel as it was deep enough that I knew that I would never be jamming my bullet into the rifling). Guess I am conservative in...
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    Neck Tension

    I have been shooting 178 gr. A-Max bullets & 43.0 gr. of varget & 43.0 gr. of 4064 out of FC brass out of a Remington 700 AAC-SD. COAL is 2.818 which is as long as I can get in a magazine (AI mag) but still leaves ALLOT of bullet jump. Stock barreled action w/ about 1500 rounds in a Manners...
  15. M

    Neck Tension

    No idea on the neck tension as I have not previously paid attention to it. I am reloading for 308 and getting 5" groups at 600 yards. Allot of it I am sure is me not the ammo. I am trying to give you all the information that I can. Still improving as a shooter & a reloader, and, always...
  16. M

    Neck Tension

    I have been reloading .308 using a Lee FL die, and sizing to push the shoulder back 0.002". Should I switch to a body die and collet necksizer to better control neck tension? For those not fans of the Lee collet die, what methods do you use to control neck tension?
  17. M

    How Accurate is Hornady 55gr. FMJ-BT

    Not really worth it then. 68 gr. match bullets are not that much more than the 55gr. FMJ. Thanks for the direct comparison - that really helped me make my choice!
  18. M

    7.62 vs. .308 Brass

    I knew the case volume was smaller, and if I load, I would work up new loads. Is there a velocity drop for 7.62 vs. commercial brass? Typically, how much is the charge reduction (I will work up my loads from a safe starting load) but just am curious.
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    Fully Processed Once fired brass

    I have some LC 5.56 fully processed brass. It is fully resized (back to SAAMI?). I made a mistake when ordering it. Should I see if they would take it back? Only real concern is the brass being fully resized & the subsequent reduction of the brass life. Or, is fully resized back down to...
  20. M

    How Accurate is Hornady 55gr. FMJ-BT

    How Accurate is the Hornady 55gr. FMJ-BT bullet? I am looking for some cheap practice. This bullet is abut 1/2 the cost of their 68/75 BTHP & 1/3 the cost of their ELD-M. Not for long range - just up to 400 yards or so.
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