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    redding dies lee press....

    Re: redding dies lee press.... All dies will work on various presses, as long as the thread pitch is the same. Think of it as anything else, like gas its all the same just differnt makes. Its all a matter brand names. some are better than others. Or personal preferance.
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    WTK: LC LR vs. LC Match 7.62 brass capacity

    Re: WTK: LC LR vs. LC Match 7.62 brass capacity there is no differance, the only thing that changed was the head stamp markings and the ridges around the base of the case.
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    Stiff bolt lift

    Re: Stiff bolt lift <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Have the cases grown in length causing pressure to build up from case neck biting down on projectiles when chambered? </div></div> do you have any that have...
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    Stiff bolt lift

    Re: Stiff bolt lift You mentioned the you are full length sizeing, but are the shoulders getting bumped? Do you struggle to close the bolt intitialy, either that or you are at max charge weight, try backing off .2 from your load.
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    school me on dies please

    Re: school me on dies please Thanks I appreciate everyone's responce. I think I am trying to hard to make the best ammo but then again I think everyone is. I will stick to what I have, for now unless someone can shed more light. I am using RCBS F/L dies and also a small base die, for 223...
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    school me on dies please

    As the title says, please school me on dies without out to many beatings. I have searched the Hide, and could not really find what I was looking for. Heck maybe even make a sticky. I know a <span style="text-decoration: underline">full lenght die </span>is just that, it resizes the full lenght...
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    Reloading Nato Brass

    Re: Reloading Nato Brass Try working up a load useing the latter test method. http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1713419&nt=3&page=1 why risk ruining a good rifle or doing something you might regret. An once you have it be sure to post, so others can learn or...
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    What's the latest on 6.5CM Dies?

    Re: What's the latest on 6.5CM Dies? nothing really bad to say about then, other than they seem to be reliable to be. no regrets here, the money saved by not getting the Redding dies, I can get more projectiles
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    M118LR?

    Re: M118LR? Ok I just pulled 6 different rounds apart they all weight between 174.8- 175.2 so not that bad there. This should be current date since I just got the ammo issued last week. headstamp is LC LR 10. I compared the powder with R-15 and could not tell them apart, although I am blind...
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    How do I duplicate factory loads?

    So I shoot competitive rifle both in ar service rifle variants, and palma. My buddy gave me some black hills ammo to shoot for both of them, and man those things shoot good. I know the components they use but not the primers and powders. So my question how can I copy the factory loads with out...
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    Accubond Load?

    Re: Accubond Load? My deer load is 46gn Varget and it shoots well (2830 with my 26" barrel Savage. But as always start up low an work your way up.
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    Brass does not fit shell holders??

    Re: Brass does not fit shell holders?? What I mean by good brass is why under-cut or try a new tool an ruin a piece that is actually worth loading, you ever set up your case trimmer to find out that its way to short. So instead of tossing them I might hold on to them to mess around with...
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    Brass does not fit shell holders??

    Re: Brass does not fit shell holders?? The funny part is that I picked the brass up the same day it was fired on a rifle range, so I know there where no SAW's, I could write it off as 1. there is a rifle with a sloppy chamber 2. get another brand of shell holders just in case. I...
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    Chasing the high accuracy node - worth it?

    Re: Chasing the high accuracy node - worth it? yes and no. first you have to ask yourself. what are you shooting. competition, recreation, hunting..... If you are competeing then have you gotten everything out of your rifle that you could. Sports players that win don't stop training, they...
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    any reloaders in El Paso?

    Re: any reloaders in El Paso? Which El Paso are you talking about. Tex? If it is there is a high power club by the Franklin mountains . I'm pretty sure someone there can help you out. memo
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    Brass does not fit shell holders??

    Re: Brass does not fit shell holders?? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WASP7067</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I might be retarded here, but how did you size them if you couldn't get them in a shell holder? And you might try a small base sizing...
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    Brass does not fit shell holders??

    Re: Brass does not fit shell holders?? Its all once fired LC brass. It was fired out of AR variants. There is some bulging (slight) at the base of the caseings. I know it's not hot load since it was fired on service rifles. there apears to be nothing wrong with the rims? Although watching...
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    Brass does not fit shell holders??

    So I was prepping some LC brass for my ar. I noticed some of the caseings where extremly tight fitting in my Lee Primeing tool. Some would just not fit. I tripled checked to make sure that I had the correct shell holder. "It's the right one". So I tried the shell holder on my press, same thing...
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    How do you store your components?

    Re: How do you store your components? Thanks for all the Ideas, I am gonna go an talk to the Marines, that work on the range about getting some metal ammo cans. This is why Ilike the Hide, the wealth of knowledge an advice. Now maybe I can give my wife her platicbins back Memo
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    How do you store your components?

    I searched the forum and could not find the info. I was wondering what every one uses to store components. I know the obvious for powders and primers, to keep them in the original containers. but what about projectiles and brass. I have been useing plastic containers all labeled, but the...