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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Good idea.
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    What causes split necks? help please

    Re: What causes split necks? help please http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1269188#Post1269188 First page about 1/3rd way down posts by suasponte gives very clear and proper directions. This most closely duplicates how it is done in the arsenals. The...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty My latest cleaning method is as follows and I have done this with 30 cal and 7MM bores. 1. Just as soon as I get through firing for the day I run two greased patches down bore to get out the loose stuff quick. By quick I mean the other guys...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty There is no more room for any more. I was loading 38 gr. and I noticed there was indications of a full case when 150 is seated. So I backed off to 37.8 (as a start) and it is still indicating compressed load. I have a couple thous 168s...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty The case against carbon is easily proved by examining ones reloading gear. 1. Look at inside of case mouths with good glass and you will see they are scored. 2. Look at expander ball on your loading dies and you will see they are scored. 3...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty I wrote that piece on another forum a couple of years ago and the chemist said it definitely got hard but that he had never seen or heard anyone discussing what time frame it "set up" in. I was having trouble remembering (got CRS) the...
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    Inconsistent neck tension with Winchester brass

    Re: Inconsistent neck tension with Winchester brass Until you have the same neck thickness 360 around the neck and you are running it in a sizer you are going to get variation. Uniform you neck thickness first. Then as recommended expand from the top with an expander rather than the bottom...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty Basically to understand the problem is the beginning. Then to correct the problem and third to keep the problem from returning. The biggest enemy (besides some politicians) we face is carbon be it in barrel or cartridge case. I have been...
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    260 from 7mm-08

    Re: 260 from 7mm-08 I start off with new 308 brass, neck it to 7/08 with no expander and then to 260 with no expander. Expand neck on separate operation and outside neck turn them to be about .001 to .002" smaller than chamber when loaded. What kind of loads was he running to get those SDs?
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    Re: Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty This particular barrel is a Douglas Air Gage medium Palma contour about 26" and feels nice and smooth running tight patch down bore though I know from borescope examination there are a couple thousand right angle grooves impressed into the...
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    Varget in 7/08 seems to be exceptionally dirty

    I built up a new course gun over the winter and took it to its first full range 80 Shot match last Saturday and a reduced range 50 shot match last month. I was running 37.8 Gr. Varget with 150 Sierra and got off the 600 with 198-8X. Held beautiful elevation at 600 but cleaning it was a bear...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Bullet seating force seating bullets is nice for the feel but the most important thing to achieve is consistant bullet PULL tension and this is rather interesting to measure. Bullet pull can be anywhere from a couple of pounds and in excess of 300 lbs...
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    Annealing Brass

    Re: Annealing Brass I had black deposits when stress relieving until I started cleaning with the stainless stuff. I figured it was left over case lube that was doing it and now I never see it. I FL size before tumbing cases to remove all the case lube and carbon. Case head temp can be a...
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    Annealing Brass

    Re: Annealing Brass Yes those cases look fine. Before I learned how to do it I got some dark blue. Thought nothing of it at first. Was getting ready to move so I loaded up a couple hundred rounds to hold me till I got my loading operation up again. I opened boxes about 18 mo later and over...
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    Annealing Brass

    Re: Annealing Brass 15 seconds is way too long. Make your inner flame exactly like the drawing in Suasponte's post on page one of this thread and you are good to go. the only time I ever had to go that long was to stress relieve Norma 7.62X54 cases that had been reformed to 6.5 Daudeteau...
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    Annealing Brass

    Re: Annealing Brass Read Suasponte's posts on first page and look at the direction sheet closely. The you tube and red cases ruined them all. About six seconds in flames for 308/30.06. About four seconds for 5.56 cases. Cases should be light to medium blue. Dark blue they got too hot...
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    fired brass analysis/primers backing out

    Re: fired brass analysis/primers backing out Looks to me like either the rifle is chambered too deep or the cases were oversized creating the excessive headspace problem but from the case side instead of the rifle side. It also looks like barrel was pre drilled just a tad too far with a drill...
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    small base die??

    Re: small base die?? Small base dies are misunderstood. I have 57 sets of dies and not one of them is marked SB and for some calibers I have duplicate dies (30.06, 308 primarily as they are the ones I shoot the most). If you carry a caliper to a gun show etc and spot the used dies and I...
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    small base die??

    Re: small base die?? Unless you have a custom match chamber I seriously doubt you will need small base dies. Measure a new unfired round .200" up from rim and then measure a fired case and let us know what you have.
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials I want to see the proof that ultrasonic does a better job. We got 44 votes that says so but no proof. Wheres the beef?
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