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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    You can see from my charts the difference it makes. Granted, they aren't the same loads or same primers or same conditions but I'm definitely seeing an advantage with Lapua even if I have to sacrifice some fps with lighter loads. I hope it stays that way or gets better (these aren't even...
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    Here's what I was getting with Hornady Brass, CCI BR2 / 250 large-primers, chasing that fps trying to get 2700 and probably killing my brass in the process. (Remember 40.3 is max load according to THE BOOK. :) )
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    Here you go: http://www.65guys.com/load-development-analysis http://www.65guys.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Load-Analysis-Model-V2.xlsm
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    Hot damn, now I know why Lapua brass rocks. Here's a chart spanning the charges from minimum to maximum from the Hornady reloading manual. Check out the stats on Load 5. unfortunately, 2350fps is a little slow so I'm going for Load 9. ALL of these are better than Hornady factory match ammo.
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    This makes a lot of sense, but I've done a few things to address this and still getting problems with the pockets. My particular setup has a Rifle +2" length gas tube on an adjustable gas block, the JP-VMOS Heavy BCG configured with all the tungsten weights and the JP-SCS Heavy with all the...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    That seems like it would be the most logical answer for a 'normal' AR-type pistol without any kind of brace. The old-school short padded tube hanging out the back. It would be consistent with how barrels are measured, with removable/movable things not present. Technically you don't need a...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    It doesn't appear to be: https://cdn.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/swmp-batdt-profile-fold.jpg https://www.ballisticmag.com/2018/08/30/black-aces-tactical-dt-review/ The Black Aces DT has an overall length of 26.5 inches with the tube locked open and weighs about 7...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    It comes down to the uncertainty of how to measure OAL of a pistol with a movable brace. For rfiles and the Form 1, it's with everything extended and that's pretty clear for everyone. You'll note that in the letters above it look like the agent copypasta'd some instructions for measuring OAL...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    It's not as simple as that though. Sometimes you can have a foregrip on a pistol/handgun. In these letters, the ATF says that a pistol > 26" OAL can have a vertical foregrip without being AOW and instead classify it as 'firearm.' Specifically, the requester asked about building a weapon...
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    Suppressors Recent NFA wait times?....

    I got this today: Greetings from Silencer Shop! Just a quick note letting you know that your application was received by the ATF and the check was cashed on 2/14/2019 for order xxxxxxxxx. Clock has started! Edit: Purchased: 12/27/2018 Silencer Shop Kiosk Prints: 12/28/2018 (enter extended...
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    Good to know I'm not the only one. I think Hornady cases just don't like being loaded near or even at their max loads as prescribed by the... Hornady reloading manual. Three firings, maybe, but that's it. Probably a marketing/engineering tag team ploy to get you to buy more brass from them.
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    That is how I understand it as well. Once a rifle, always a rifle. As I understand it, it all has to do with the NFA covering things that are 'weapon made from a rifle' as these wonderful progressives will demonstrate: So even if all features and function make it look like and operate...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    Side Story: A long time ago when I transferred my M5 Aero Lower some newbie girl working at the firearms counter in the bigbox store where I did my transfer (I know, I know) insisted that because it 'could' be built into a 'pistol' that I had to also go through the state-specific background...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    I am familiar with the Form 1 SBR process and constructive possession. That being said, I do not have all the parts readily available to build the possible NFA SBR/AOW configuration I proposed nor do I intend to until I know with a reasonable degree of certainty that it is legal without an ATF...
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    Gunsmithing NFA Question: Would this build constitute a Title II firearm?

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum but it seems like the place to ask questions about building firearms and staying on the right side of the law. If one were to build a weapon with the following characteristics, would it be an NFA Title II firearm? 1. Utilizes a AR-15 type lower receiver...
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    300BO

    I just started reloading for 300 BLK and I have no idea what I'm doing or where to start. (Not first-time reloader, have made hundreds of 6.5 Creedmoor this year and still have fingers, just new to 300 BLK.) So with that in mind I just went for whatever the Hornady manual recommends in their...
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    I'm actually speechless.

    Get woke, go broke: https://www.eater.com/2019/2/5/18212499/panera-cares-closing-pay-what-you-can-restaurant If you had a dollar for every time socialism worked, you'd have $0 because socialism doesn't work. If socialism did work, you'd also have $0, because of socialism.
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    300 blackout pistol barrel

    You're building a 300 BLK to shoot 220g subsonics through your .30 can, when it gets out of ATF jail, right? (I'm just assuming, why would anyone else want a 300 BLK?) I mean, a 300 BLK without a can is like peanut butter without the jelly, but I digress. I have a 8.3" Ballistic Advantage...
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    AR 308 receiver - what's the best?

    The Aero Precision M5 Receiver Set is a great set, I have the M5 on my AR10 and the M4E1 on my 300 blackout pistol. Here's why: If you buy an upper with the forward assist installed, you don't need to drive any roll pins into it. The lower has a threaded bolt catch pin and an integrated...
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    6.5CM Hornady Brass Life and Loose Primer Pockets?

    It seems like Lapua 6.5cm Brass has a $120 MSRP no matter where you get it. So I got two boxes from Brownells, %10 off & free shipping with the usual coupon code + %4 activejunky reward =~ $205 + tax shipped. Lesson learned, I also bought 300 pcs of lapua 300 blackout for my new trunk pistol.
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