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    FL sizing: need some serious help

    One Shot lubes cases fine IF it's used according to instructions and that doesn't include sizing "wet" cases; all other commercial case lubes and a lot of substitutes work well too. Sticky cases and rapid galling/scratching are certain signs of insufficient and/or poorly applied case lube...
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    Lemishine

    It's acids that remove and clean the brass surface oxides, there's nothing magic about citric acid. Vinegar has acetic acid and water, it's cheep by the gallon in any grocery store. The white kind doesn't have much odor and has been used on cartridge cases for about a hundred years.
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    Which press?

    People make way too much over presses. They have a very simple task, they make the ram go up and down, and they all do that. I'm not onto large volumes or speed of loading. If I had to replace my old RockChucker 2 tomorrow it would be with Lee's Classic Cast, it's an equal or better press...
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    How much change in accuracy from Lee dies to Match grade dies?

    Ah, if only the pursuit of accuracy was as simple as buying the right tools and cases and bullets and getting the same OAL within a half thou and charges consistant to .000002 gr. Fact is, shooting skill and reloading skill and a good accurate load development process will have a far greater...
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    Figuring Proper Bullet Seating depth into the Lands by chambering loose bullet

    Demo, it's clear you're trying but reading a lot of confusing OAL stuff and have a lot of "how I do it" comments here.; let me try to put some rational perspective on it. There is no magic in seating at or near the lands, bullet jump is just another means of tuning a load to your rifle...
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    How to get more shoulder bump... Cam-over already maxed!

    Originally Posted by Sgt_Jamez: "But I'm .044" over my headspace target. I am assuming I'd need to take at least .040" off ." First, there's no logic to fixing a shell holder to "fix" a defective die. Secind, I can't imagine a sizer die being 44 thou too short; something is probably...
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    When do you not have ENOUGH bullet seating depth?

    If your bullets fall out before you can get the cartridge chambered, seat deeper. A "caliber deep" sounds smart, most 'common wisdom' nonsense does, but quite a few cases don't have necks a caliber long.
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    150gr. 30-06

    First, don't sweat book OAL. When I started loading few books even suggested a length so we set them to feed right and developed our charges.Then we played with seating depth to find what shot best; still works. I doubt your Lee seater has any "preset", it's more likely just where the...
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    Forster Neck Turning Question

    Your photo is common and shows you're actually accomplishing something useful. The external cut is controlled by the pilot inside. If the cut was concentric it would indicate that all you're doing is thinning the necks which, of itself, is rarely helpful.
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    .308 to .243?

    Yes, you can neck .308 to .243 easy enough but you will likely lose a few cases if you do in one step. If you have cheep cases avalable that will hardly matter but you'll have better luck if you can borrow a 7-08 FL die as an intermediate step. And, if you want the necks to last very long they...
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    Shoulder won't bump

    Your shoulders won't bump? Yes, they will. But for goodness sake, do NOT screw around with your die or shell holder - if they ever worked they will still work IF you adjust the die right. Just screw your sizer down another 1/16th turn (4.5 thou). Squeeeks when withdrawing a case from a...
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    Headspace/Shoulder Bump question

    "In my past reloading I would set up my die per instructions in the box. Ive never had a problem..." Die instructions are good enough for noobs to make functional ammo. BUT, if you get good match to your chamber that way it's pure luck... sounds like you've been lucky. "... I am...
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    Neck Expanding Mandrel Dies

    "Somebody recommended the Lyman M die to do this in station 8, but I dont particularly want to flare the case mouth ..." So adjust it to do no flaring. ??
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    Some questions about lake city brass

    Ghost, a lot of what you read/hear about reloading and components is well intended BS, it's stuff heard and repeated until it takes on a life of it's own. Military cases are made on the same type of machines and dies used by commercial makers so there's little predictable difference. Yeah...
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    Lee collet die not sizing neck like I thought it would.

    Instructions get us in tbe ball park; we have to adjust our tools according to the effect. Main thing to grasp about the collect neck die is we must put enough force on the necks to conform them to the mandral and stop there; no amount of additional pressure will further reduce the neck's...
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    Case trimming question

    First, book 'trim to' length is not a specification. Trimming 10 thou less than the specified max length was a rule of thumb long before people got antsy about wanting everything spoon fed to them to measure. Second, no one can possibly be certain of what's going on inside a cartridge during...
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    Not enough chamfer on my case mouths?

    First, it's harmless to your bore. It's typically harmful to accuracy if you nick or shave the bullet's base tho. Preventing that kind of bullet shaving during seating is exacty what mouth chamfering is meant to prevent; you didn't cut enough. Changing the reamer's cutting angle won't do...
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    Reloading Equipment Question

    "Fuzzball: Why not a pad if kept cleaned of debris and lube build up? Just curious." Good question. Several reasons. First, it's virtually impossible to keep pads clean or clean them very well when they do get gritty. Meaning it's virtually impossible not to get pad grit on the cases...
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    Size of Reloading Market

    "Fuzzball, tell more... I suspect with your >2k post you know more then your sarcastic quip remarks might suggest. " Nope, that was just my best guess and it's at least as innerlecshul as the question. Now, getting press makers to tell us how many presses they've ever sold could help...
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    Reloading Equipment Question

    "I needed to add the RCBS boxes to get a $50 rebate from RCBS." You can get good freebies from RCBS but it will cost you. I don't know what any kit includes but you gonna need a manual, shell holders, powder funnel, size lube (apply with fingers - not a lube pad), loading block, scale...
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