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  1. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    I'm using the d400 hornady Comperator, luckily it's the only one I have, so my measurements are consistent.
  2. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Thanks for this reply, I'm thinking I totally have been overworking the brass since I have been full length sizing after every firing and clearly it's been springing back. I do not have headspace gauges but I live in Southern Oregon, I'm minutes away from pacific tool and gauge, I think I'll...
  3. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Also, i had some once fired brass set to the side and i just chambered it and it chambers with ease. So should i just neck size it and not use the full length for a couple firings?
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    Hornady brass explosion

    Another question guys, I just ran the bore scope down my chamber and it appears i have a carbon ring in their. It doesnt look like its out of control yet but there is defintely a ring forming inside. Could this have possibly casued the brass to fail? Weird thing is if the carbon ring did cause a...
  5. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Unfortunately I didn't measure the brass before I fired it. I will definitely get this measurement next time I get some new brass
  6. Pilotscrappy

    100 pieces Lapua 6.5 CM brass SOLd

    Pm sent
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    Hornady brass explosion

    It was virgin brass that I bought and loaded and fired for the first time in the brass' life, I did not however take a measurement of it in it's virgin state before firing it. And yes once it's fired I store it primer side up in my ammo box like the pic I posted above until I decap and start...
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    Hornady brass explosion

    I'm probably being paranoid now, but this was virgin brass that I loaded and fired once last week. If you zoom in on the pic you can clearly see a ring around the top of the case web. It appears just visual as I can't feel any sort of groove or cut. Does this mean that my chamber might be out...
  9. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Yes I spin it around to get the correct measurement. I also deprime first before my measurements. The pic I took above was just demonstrating how I measure.
  10. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Just by measuring a fired piece of brass. Is there a better way?
  11. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Mine is the same axiom/Spencer barrel. Weird our chambers are so far off. My barrel just says "match grade" on the side.
  12. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    Granted I've only been reloading a little over a year, but I'm not sure how I can be getting bad numbers? I use a headspace comparator gauge and just measure a fired piece @1.531 and when I size I usually bring it down to 1.529. That would be a 2 thou shoulder bump correct? I've done the same...
  13. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    That actually makes perfect sense. Few days ago I tore down all my dies and cleaned them and when I was sizing I was bumping shoulders back 3-4 thou, and I usually bump 2 thou. So next question...do I need to pull bullets and toss the brass ?
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    Hornady brass explosion

    Also my barrel has 780 rounds on it. I just had cleaned barrel also about 50 rounds ago.
  15. Pilotscrappy

    Hornady brass explosion

    So I had a first @ the range today. I was shooting my 6.5 creed mpa rifle with my goto handloaded rounds. 40.4 gr of h4350 under a 140eld. Pretty standard load. I just loaded the rounds the previous night. This was the 5th loading on the brass. I had shot about 20 rounds when this happend. Shot...
  16. Pilotscrappy

    F/L sizing die for MPA 6.5 Creedmoor

    Using Forester full length sizer no bushing for my mpa. Hornady brass no issues, works great
  17. Pilotscrappy

    Berger 140GR Hybrids?

    Exactly, I did print the 8.5x11 and the cells were scaled down thus not accurate. 36" @ 100 yards. I did play around a bit with excel and at least got it to print me two targets that are correct size on a 8.5x11 piece of paper.
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    Berger 140GR Hybrids?

    When printing on normal letter paper from printer (8.5x11) do I need to do anything special in printer settings or anything ? I've printed a couple of the mil targets and the squares are awfully small and def aren't measuring .36" with my calipers . What am I doing wrong ? Edit Played around in...
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    Berger 140GR Hybrids?

    Badass target thank you for sharing
  20. Pilotscrappy

    Lyman Case Trim Express

    Thank you I'll order that tool and hopefully make my Trimming sessions better
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