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    260 Loads Only

    Re: 260 Loads Only Finally got a hunting load that was acceptable in my FN build with #5 contour 1:8" 24" Rock Creek Barrel with standard SAAMI chamber. 130 Accubond seated to jump 0.010" OAl 2.815 (Fortunately fits well in SPR detachable magazine at land contact) RP brass Wolf Primer...
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    Problem with Redding competition shell holders

    Re: Problem with Redding competition shell holders Sounds like you have a chamber reamed to minimum Saami dimensions. If you're properly lubed and have the expander removed then there isn't much else. Do you measure your fired casings for shoulder location? with a RCBS or a Hornady tool, I...
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    Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family

    Re: Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family Oh, heck you have to adjust for inflation anyhow. You should be at least up to 5 1/2 cents at least.
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    Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family

    Re: Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hazardus</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The point where the neck meets the shoulder is where you will experience the issue. If using the 260 Rem die, on the 308...
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    Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family

    Re: Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hazardus</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry, incorrect neck transition juncture.... Nice try though! </div></div> I'm assuming you mean the junction is...
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    Redding S type neck die for the whole .308 family

    OK, smack me with a brick if appropriate. Is there any reason I couldn't use a Redding .260 Rem bushing type neck die for the whole .308 win family of cartridges by just changing the bushings? The cases are the same up to the bottom of the shoulder. Cartridge/ start of neck at shoulder/...
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    Need help cleaning up a possible mess

    Re: Need help cleaning up a possible mess When in doubt, PULL THEM! It just isn't worth an eye and a rifle with those numbers. Sorry for your trouble.
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    Gunsmithing .260 Remington neck diameter question.

    I was wondering if someone could tell me what the neck diameter is on a PTG standard Saami .260 remingtion finish reamer. Does 0.299 sound right? As you can guess I am a reloader running numbers in my head. My fired necks measure .297 on factory BH ammo with the RP brass. Unfired/loaded they...
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    260 Loads Only

    Re: 260 Loads Only I think a donut would be a little too subtle to check with a paper clip. Are you looking inside down by the case web? that's not donuts, that is for case seperation. That's where I use a sharpened bent paperclip. For donuts, try taking an unresized piece of brass and...
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    6.5mm 142gr HPBT MK with 1-9 twist?

    Re: 6.5mm 142gr HPBT MK with 1-9 twist? The 142 SMK was giving me fits but I'm wondering if it was my RP brass. I got a sinclair neck turner and an expander and I cut some donuts out so I'll give them another shot. I also have some Lapua brass on the way from PV and I'll turn them into...
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    Redding Neck sizer die issue - anyone seen this?

    Re: Redding Neck sizer die issue - anyone seen this? Ditch the expander ball and your problem will go away. Of course then you have to have the right size bushing. If you selected the bushing as redding suggests and have .001 to .003 neck tension w/o the expander then your golden.
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    260 Loads Only

    Re: 260 Loads Only Well I don't see anything from your data that jumps right out and smacks me. I definitely see the ejector swipes though. Perhaps one of the more experience guys will see something there. I wouldn't really trust numbers on the neck like you've taken with a blade mic with...
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    260 Loads Only

    Re: 260 Loads Only If I was you (which I'm not ;-)) I'd take the brass from the last batch of firing with the ejector swipes and measure the neck thickness just to see if there is any serious variation. Secondly I'd weigh them with water in them and see if I could detect a volume...
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    Lapua Brass sale at Creedmore Sports - Labor Day

    Re: Lapua Brass sale at Creedmore Sports - Labor Day <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 19Scout77</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Even with the 20% off, Powder Valley is STILL cheaper!</div></div> This! I got the creedmore ad 15 minutes after...
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    260 Remington in Bolt guns.

    Re: 260 Remington in Bolt guns. I thought I was going to try the 140 SMK. I bought a box and got home and saw that I picked up a box of SGK 140's. Do'h! I tried some lapau 123's and they're running a 1/2 inch for me on the first loads I tried. Just some pressure ranging loads, 43, 43.5...
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    New Reloading bench..Instructions and Specs added

    Re: New Reloading bench..Broke my last one That looks stout as hell! Nice job. Is that a can of Hornady "One Stuck" on your bench? OK, just saying.
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    260 Remington in Bolt guns.

    Re: 260 Remington in Bolt guns. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">These preceding loads square very neatly with my experience using 142SMK's, and my partner says the 140A-Max likes precisely the same...
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    Bolt a little hard to close last 1/16" of inch

    Re: Bolt a little hard to close last 1/16" of inch I don't think a shoulder only die would work. You would probably get the case body to swell under the load and fouling up your dimensions.
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    Measuring for Lands

    Re: Measuring for Lands For years I used the cleaning rod and tape method until I got my Stoney Point. Always worked until I got my .260 built. I didn't have the Stony point .260 casing yets so I used the rod method. Silly me, I got spoofed on my measurement. I inserted the cleaning rod...
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    Who is loading the 155gr Palma SMK....

    Re: Who is loading the 155gr Palma SMK.... My .308 will clover leaf the 175's very often. I don't get quite that tight with the old 155's. I haven't tried the new version. ETA It's a Obermeyer 1:11.25 24" FWIW
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