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    Full length Sizing Required after One Firing?

    And yet, the symptom you describe is exactly that of the case not being correctly sized. But you can tell for sure:: size a case your way, then chanber the unprimed, unpowdered, bullet free case and see if the bolt closes freely or not. Only if the case chambers freely at this stage can you...
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    Range Report Remington 700P accuraccy

    How many shots down the barrel? Mine did not come fully in until well over 100 rounds down the tube. This was partially me to be sure.
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    How many handload for Rem 700 in .308

    Re: How many handload for Rem 700 in .308 155 Scenar 0.015 from the lands (which I found at 2.963, so I load them at 2.948)
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    First time loading off the lands

    Re: First time loading off the lands <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cpt. obvious</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I repeated this several times and only got smaller numbers, I assume the largest number was the most accurate and the smaller numbers...
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    Shorty velocities

    Re: Shorty velocities My guss is that you be happier with heavies with a 26" barrel than with a 20" barrel. Heavies need the longer barrels to get the velocity they need to outpace the 175s or 155s.
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    Compressed loads

    Re: Compressed loads There are certin powders and bullets that just go crunch when seated. Varget is one in 308 that does this.
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    What am I doing wrong?

    Re: What am I doing wrong? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Polish your expander ball by spinning the ball in a drill motor and use 1000 or 2000 grit auto finishing paper. </div></div> Lube the...
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    Breaking decapping pins

    Re: Breaking decapping pins Guatemalan Bras has small flash holes. I had to take my Redding pin down from 0.062 to 0.059 to get the primers out cleanly. {Not really a problem for someon with a lathe.}
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    Headspace measurement

    Re: Headspace measurement If you ere reloading for someone else, SAAMI specs would be in order. However, you are loading for yourself and your gun. Thus you want the ammo to optimally fit in your gun. The optimal fit in your gun is going to have the neck at least 0.005 from the throat cut in...
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    308 win 155 Sierra , is 3000 fps possible?

    Re: 308 win 155 Sierra , is 3000 fps possible? I'm ony getting 2925-2950 with 47.8 gr Varget with 155 Scenars in a 24" tube. I suspect if you want 3000+ you need a longer tube 26-27-28" worth.
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    Best way to clean dies...

    Re: Best way to clean dies... I just dope the dies up with Hoppes #9 and leave them for a few days, then wipe down with patches on a chamber brush.
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    Questions on brass prep... How to go about etc.

    Re: Questions on brass prep... How to go about etc. I run in lots of 100 cases. When they are dead, I move on to the next lot of 100 caes. As to annealing, it all depends on lots of stuff. I have a set of cases (50) that have been through 30+ reload cycles without being annealed. Although...
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    what is the "lapua " of .223 brass Lake City?

    Re: what is the "lapua " of .223 brass Lake City? Lake city for me.
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    Barrel twist question

    Re: Barrel twist question Air temperature also plays a part. Air is 20% more viscous at 0dF than at 100dF--so you need 20% more (1.2X) stability factor at 0dF than at 100dF. So, if you shoot heavy 80 gr 224 bullets at 0dF and sea level, you need more twist than somone shooting the same...
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    Range Report 168 vs 175 VLD

    Re: 168 vs 175 VLD for the 168 SMK versus 175 SMK what you said is correct. The 175 is the superior long range bullet, while the 168 is the superior short range bullet. I do not believe that the 168 VLD versus 175 VLD retains that characteristic, excepting that the 175 VLD will have slightly...
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    M40A1 Neck Tension

    Re: M40A1 Neck Tension I can tell you that my M40 (no A1,A2,...) likes 0.002 in neck tension.
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    Redding Bushing sizes -- new to 308

    Re: Redding Bushing sizes -- new to 308 I use a 332 for the final bushing with Win brass. I use a 338 for the first step from 0.3445 obturated diameter.
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    Why do so many folks want to load ammo so hot?

    Re: Why do so many folks want to load ammo so hot? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Carter Mayfield</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Some people swear that faster is tighter. It is very often that I will find a great accuracy node at low velocity that...
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    Good Calipers?

    Re: Good Calipers? I've been using a Starret for 35 years. So can you.
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    Uniforming PP is a PITA...

    Re: Uniforming PP is a PITA... <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ShOoTiN2KiLl</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got done with about 150 .223 cases, which took over an hour and a half, and, wellll you get the point. Simply put, it is rediculous...
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