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  1. Killshot44

    Bench-Source Annealer - how to convert yours to run on one 10lb propane tank.

    Guys, color means NOTHING. The discoloration of the brass is the result of oxidation and the structure of the brass. Many of the customer cases I anneal show nearly no oxidation, especially if they're annealed immediately after SS cleaning. A good way to overcook your brass is trying to make...
  2. Killshot44

    This sucker Remington AAC-SD just won't shoot...

    Stock Remington barrels make great tomato stakes or dog tie-ups. If any barrel, custom or factory, won't shoot after 200rds of testing loads you're throwing good money after bad. Get a Brux, Bartlein, Kreiger or Douglas and be done with it.
  3. Killshot44

    F T/R Competition Which Trigger?? CG, Jewel, Timney

    Having a gap between the firing pin and the hole in the boltface allows primer material to flow into the gap. This moving of material thins the face of the primer cup that contacts the boltface. The thinned primer is more easily pierced by the firing pin - especially if the tip has been...
  4. Killshot44

    6mm guys... What have y'all had luck with?

    Just ordered 7 boxes, sport. I hadn't known he'd gotten them back in stock. Think I've shot around 3,000 of them, not counting the 300 I received for advance testing.
  5. Killshot44

    6mm guys... What have y'all had luck with?

    What the hell are you talking about? Bruno's price is $31.57/box -that's .21 LESS than Powder Valley(who has been out of stock for 2months), who has been Berger's low-price leader. The Hybrid's have been priced, on average, at $32/box since their introduction. Of course they're more than you...
  6. Killshot44

    6mm guys... What have y'all had luck with?

    It's not so much the tuning as the results the Hybrids give at 1K.
  7. Killshot44

    Gunsmithing .243 barrel with .236 bore?

    Not with a 26" tube. If you did pull it off the primer pockets would be gone in 2-3 firings.
  8. Killshot44

    6mm guys... What have y'all had luck with?

    Stick with Hybrids. Fly so straight you don't need luck.
  9. Killshot44

    F T/R Competition Which Trigger?? CG, Jewel, Timney

    Have never EVER heard of anything like what you describe. Any gas escaping will vent around the casehead and the boltface and the pressure relief in the action, there just isn't a tight enough seal between the casehad and boltface to direct enough gas into the firing pin hole to "send the...
  10. Killshot44

    F T/R Competition Stock choice

    I was going to tell OP that those different disciplines require stocks fairly specific to the use, especially the heel of the butt. I forgot about Gary's chassis. Good call.
  11. Killshot44

    F T/R Competition F T/R Trigger Rules

    Conversely, after using a 2oz Jewell BR for a while a typical trigger feels like a TON.
  12. Killshot44

    Bench-Source Annealer - how to convert yours to run on one 10lb propane tank.

    Exactly. The kits that include a regulator not give you the pressure at the torchhead that is desired. I think the parts that I listed come in under $25. I tell you, the hardest part is the damned ferrule-crimping tool! I wasn't going to pay $25 for a one-time-use tool, the guys at...
  13. Killshot44

    Trying to understand runout...

    Not so. A sizing die that is misaligned, a bent decapping stem (with the ball attached), a poor-fitting shellholder or a junk press can ALL impart TIR much greater than the neck tension.
  14. Killshot44

    Bench-Source Annealer - how to convert yours to run on one 10lb propane tank.

    As you know, I offer a brass service where I do case cleaning and annealing. (PM me if interested) I've used a Bench-Source annealing machine for a a number of years and have annealed more than 40,000 cases with it. I didn't take long to find a shortcoming in the the small LPtanks. As they...
  15. Killshot44

    Trying to understand runout...

    You've got .003" TIR on fired cases? That is not good. It is the case resizing and bullet seating that impart "runout", they should come out of a chamber perfectly concentric* As Jakes' 1st reply states, there are several factors that weigh on 600yd accuracy. TIR is but one of them. *ETA the...
  16. Killshot44

    Micrometer seater die...do you recommend one?

    I prefer the Redding Competition Seating Die over the Forster unit. Easier to read and the intervals are a spot-on .001" per mark. Use the same seating depth forever? Not if you're interested in your relationship to the ogive and the lands.... The Redding unit will seat all bullet types for a...
  17. Killshot44

    Help me!! Rem 700 ungouping.

    Changing from handloads to factory will of course result in differing points of impact. Throw the Hoppes and boresnake in the trashcan or give it to someone with an AK. Buy a proper rod, boreguide, jags and patches along with a cleaner for carbon and one for copper - odd are the grooves are...
  18. Killshot44

    Not satisfied with my Remington 700's group size...

    First off, don't be too hard on yourself. That won't help. Rare are the rifles that shoot small with factory ammo. But without knowing your handloading ability, that may or may not be helping your cause. A lightweight, factory barreled 30-06 isn't going to shoot sub-inch groups at 100yds...
  19. Killshot44

    F T/R Competition F-Open...First day out.

    Yes, Dashers tend to shoot well even when fireforming. The above are ten-shot groups at 200yds.... Drop Zone, put some teflon "stock tape" on the stock's butt and forearm where they ride in the bags, it can help with vertical. Also, a rail-mounted or scope-mounted bubble level is valuable...
  20. Killshot44

    Critique my annealing..

    These look better but you really can't go by looks alone because as mentioned, different makes will have different thickness and even brass structure, which determines how long the dwell time needs to be. Tempilaq is a MUST until you've done enough to know what the brass requires. I do a lot of...
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