Search results

Search the forum Search Articles
  1. A

    Cause of random cratered primers???

    I put the 19# spring in to see if it has any effect on cratering not because of the failure but I wouldn’t think you will have the ftf issue it seems your action either works or it dosent I’ve put hundreds of large primer rounds through this action without issue and I have less firing pin travel...
  2. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    Shot my Lapua brass and srp for the first time and had my first failure to fire in 500-600 rounds with my LH short action 16# spring shot about 40-50 rds each with cci450s and fed205m the FTf was the first round of the day and a cci450 which is a known issue however this was my first failure I...
  3. A

    Cause of random cratered primers???

    Got the Lapua brass and cci450s rolled up and tried them out had my first failure on my handloads only 1 out of 200 rounds but that’s another story wondering if your seeing anything different I loaded 40 rds with cci 450s and another 40 or so with fed 205m and it cratered everything starting...
  4. A

    Has anyone added weight to their Bravo?

    I’m thinking about getting a pair of the mdt weights for the mlok slots on the foreend I need the flush cups anyway so that kind of makes the price a little easier I already have some lead in the rear but I think I like the idea of removable weight up front it balances right in front of the...
  5. A

    Has anyone added weight to their Bravo?

    I use sheet lead from a plumbing supply house or amazon and a few dabs of silicone to keep it from moving around you can mold the stuff any way you like
  6. A

    Where to get same lot# components?

    Powder valley seems to be the way to go then I get that they will have single boxes that accumulate but I have heard it over and over to get components of the same lot # to ensure I don’t have to adjust my process mid season I’m planning on getting 2k of the 140s or 147elds when I settle on one...
  7. A

    Where to get same lot# components?

    I always assumed if I order 500-1,000-2,000 bullets or 5lbs of powder or 16lbs that any large retailer would send the same lot number if possible, it has always been that way for me when I was buying factory ammo in bulk from target sports USA or outdoor limited so I ordered 500-147 eld-m...
  8. A

    Any real benefit to VLD reamer?

    I just got the trim it 2 and that’s my only complaint it cuts much less of a chamfer than I do by hand and at a sharper angle great tool but it’s one of those things that’s going to be in the back of my head it’s proabaly not an issue at all as someone pointed out I will only be seating boatails...
  9. A

    How much of neck to resize?

    I understand I’m not necessarily worried about having the .002 all around more so I did not not what to look for before in terms of what is too much and what is not enough reduction I have been using the die I have that is better fitting but didn’t know if the .004-.005 was still too much and...
  10. A

    How much of neck to resize?

    I didn’t hear it in the video nor anywhere else I’ve read on this subject but some of my dies change the shoulder diameter .007” I don’t use them and my Redding types s still reduces that dimension .004-.005”I don’t recall exactly so what is too much and what’s ideal I’ve been under the...
  11. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    You bring up an interesting point first of all there is .035 gap there in that picture so if one rotation=.050” I don’t have enough but it does shoulder right up there is nothing stopping it other than it runs into the bolt body before I can get back around but the interesting part to me is...
  12. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    Yes I can and I have tried to tighten the shroud twice now after seeing your post I bottom out before I can make another revolution to get the detent back in bot I’m at .065” bolt open and/or out of the action .086” is cocked with the bolt in the closed position If you didn’t have exactly the...
  13. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    So fired we are only .006” apart but you have significantly more on the back end a lot of the variation must be in where the trigger sits I’m using a tt diamond as I said I have modified my cocking piece to smoothen things up a bit but not .050 are you using the same trigger in your long and...
  14. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    M My left hand short action nucleus measures .205 firing pin travel after I’ve removed some travel from the cocking piece so his numbers are only about .020 off mine perhaps the long action differs from short actions 0.292” fired 0.086” cocked both measured from rear of shroud to end of...
  15. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    I went to get cci 450s for the srp brass I have arriving after work and lgs was closed I may just order a few thousand federal primers I have not seen many if anyone having issues with them I wanted to go with 450s because that’s all I can get locally but if it saves me some trouble I will have...
  16. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    Bottom rows are 41.0-43.5gns h4350 cci200 hornady 1x fired brass and 140eld 41.1 shows decent cratering 43.3 shows none and that’s where the bolt got sticky
  17. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    There’s some discussion about cratering on lower charge weights in this other thread but I have the same thing going on cci 250 cci200 have small rifle primers and brass coming this week to see if it gets better or worse but I don’t get it with hornady factory ammo either go figure...
  18. A

    Cause of random cratered primers???

    Yea I did a double take when I saw the measurements but I too am I only going by what Ted has said in regards to the nucleus I do know this that deviant runs like a Swiss watch never had a single issue of any kind with anything I’ve fed it but I did just start reloading this winter so it has...
  19. A

    Nucleus Light Primer Strikes

    I don’t get it either and I wasn’t going to open my mouth yet because I have Lapua brass and cci450s coming today or tomrow but I have an earlier nucleus with the 16lb spring still installed I had zero failure to fires through 400 rounds plus until I started handliading this winter at which...
  20. A

    Cause of random cratered primers???

    So just some numbers I took off my bolts to see where they stand Nucleus bolt face and pin Firing pin protrusion - 0.035” Firing pin diameter - 0.0615” Firing pin hole diameter - 0.062” Still using a 16lb firing pin spring which may be a possible cause in my case not sure Deviant bolt face...
Top Bottom
Back
Home
Forums
Merch
Alerts