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    Signs of high pressure?

    Re: Signs of high pressure? LC cases have much thicker necks than do commercial cases and need to be trimmed (thinned) for every caliber below 308. Mic your loaded rounds and compare them to a SAAMI 260 chamber drawing so you will know where you are. LC Match cases allow for a .005" neck...
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    Signs of high pressure?

    Re: Signs of high pressure? Pressure signs are not strictly related to propellant charge rates. As one responder says his 260 load and his friends are vastly different that I will try to explain below but first we will look at size die and chamber dimensions. Stuck cases can be the result...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Poor mans drying source is a black towel laid out on the ground and let the sun work on brass while you are gone all day. In the winter time I have one of those nylon net type laundry bags I put the wet brass in and lay it over a heat register coming up...
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    .308 brass trimming based on chamber length?

    Re: .308 brass trimming based on chamber length? there is another way I use. When I rebarrel I take the muzzle end I cut off and lay it aside. It is about an inch long. After I finish the barrel I chuck up the short piece and run the same chambering reamer in leaving it about 1/8" shy of...
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    Arbor Presses

    Re: Arbor Presses I have a Dake Y model which has a solid base and not slotted like the others made in China etc and have used it for years with my L E Wilson dies. Wilson does make FL dies for use in arbor presses but bear in mind the necks are small. I asked factory about this once and...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials If the mixer has a rubber liner it might be OK. The Thumlers have a heavy rubber liner and don't leak. My cement mixer (chicom made) leaked until I ran a bead of calking compound around the base. I have seen Thumler Bs on ebay go for 90.00 several times...
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    +/- .1 or .2 Grains a big deal? Hornady LNL AP

    Re: +/- .1 or .2 Grains a big deal? Hornady LNL AP I run a PACT scale and have been since about 1996??? I leave it plugged in 24/365 and my loading room gets down to about 38 in winter and 100F in summer when not in use. It is at PACT now for a tune up and has been "home" only twice before...
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    Conover NC .22 TSC - Dec 11th Match Results

    Re: Conover NC 22 Rimfire Tactical Steel Challenge Just stumbled across this thread. Haven't shot at Conover in over 30 years. Used to shoot the smallbore prone matches there with my Dad. Great range. Stayed at Mackie motel????? Sure glad to know the range is still up and going. Any...
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    what kind of ES #'s do you typically see?

    Re: what kind of ES #'s do you typically see? The finest shooting I ever saw was done by John Komarsarik (spelling) from New Hampshire about 1980 we were squadded together at Perry for a 600 yard string. He fired a 22 shot string and never touched his sights for wind and it drifted in and out...
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    Best factory brass for reloading

    Re: Best factory brass for reloading Usichtbar said it best. As well the answer also determines your criteria for "best". First thing I look for is hard case heads as the primer pocket won't go wimpy after a few firings that are. You can inspect/rework LC/FA for other attributes like off...
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    what kind of ES #'s do you typically see?

    Re: what kind of ES #'s do you typically see? years ago I knew a Major who was over the loading room at Quantico and he told me their requirements for the handloads were 10 or less SD. I also know in those days (20 years ago) they internally neck reamed their 308 ammo which I suspect was to...
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    media for tumbling

    Re: media for tumbling I found some 30.06 cases that had been loaded at least 10 times and stored for 25+ years. I had to tumble them 24 hours and three water/soap changes before they came clean. <span style="font-weight: bold">It is very critical for you rinse out the media before putting...
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    does this sound right?

    Re: does this sound right? Be aware that just because one barrel of a given length shoots at a certain velocity doesn't mean another will as there are big variations in barrels from the same manufacturer. For instance I got two barrels from a vendor and chambered them both same day with same...
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    Storage life

    Re: Storage life Get primers in 5M cases. Store in 20MM ammo cans. Remove 1000 at a time and store these in 30 cal ammo can. remove a box of 100 at a time, load and store ammo in ammo can. this advice is from a Remington Primer Engineer I knew. humidity is the death of primers not only...
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    What would cause a load to do this?

    Re: What would cause a load to do this? I have had to chuck up about 1/4th of my dies (got over 50) and take about .010" off the bottom to allow them to bump shoulder back. You need a MO Gage to determine where you are after firing and after sizing. As stated above you need to bump...
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    Neck Tension Question

    Re: Neck Tension Question <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TresMon</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> So what is the magic procedure to get the force equalized? </div></div> Congratulations you have just asked the $1,000,000.00 question. Small case...
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    Brass not ejecting

    Re: Brass not ejecting Country is right target for first things to check. There has been lots of problems with Rem extractors over the years and is their main shortcoming. The old ones have a rivet on bottom of bolt to hold it in, the new ones snap into a groove. The extractor could be...
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    Christmas sale for CNC machined loading blocks

    Re: Christmas sale for CNC machined loading blocks I have six of them in various sizes and they are absolutely the nicest blocks I have ever seen and used. I took them to a couple matches and guys said they had seen them here but had no idea of how nice they truly are. I even have one for...
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    Neck Tension Question

    Re: Neck Tension Question Here is the data I just obtained on five rounds of 308 I have had loaded for a while. Winchester cases cleaned and FL sized with neck internally uniformed. Cases are numbered 1 thru 5. The first figure is the maximum amount of force that was required to move the...
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    Neck Tension Question

    Re: Neck Tension Question Headgear, don't know about Lapua but I suspect there will be some just due to the fact of mass production and drawing the cases. If you cruise the bench rest forums as I have you have probably noticed there isn't a whole lot about anything we can use haha. This...
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