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    Post anything that has helped you as a reloader!

    There's no such thing as a free lunch. The closer you want to get to single digit ES on MV, the effort goes up exponentially. With a moderate amount of work I got down to an average ES of 30-35. I have had to pull out all the stops and do literally everything mentioned on this site (that I have...
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    question about brass weighing

    I'm not trying to be a smart ass, and maybe it was a typo, but I am really interested in what you were trying to say. Wouldn't LC06 brass be 7 years old?
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    question about brass weighing

    I've sorted my 5.56 LC11 brass which I use for competition into .1gn batches. I have not tested for volume with water, so I am assuming that all other factors being the same (full length sized, so outside is the same), same lot of brass (bought 1000 virgin LC11) that if I sort to .1gn, they...
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    Primmer pocket prep

    You should not need to clean out the "inside" of the flashhole. The problem is that when the flashhole is punched out in LC quality of brass (not premium like Lapua or Norma) the displaced brass sometimes remains attached. Think "Hanging Chad". This is what needs to be removed with a trimmer.
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    Primmer pocket prep

    Ahh, I think I see where I am having a failure to communicate. When you say, turn the case around, it makes me think that you are talking about a different process than I am, such as trimming the flashhole. Let me try to make a quick and dirty drawing here to illustrate my point. Try to ignore...
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    Having trouble understanding this

    First of all, greater velocity does not automatically equal tighter groups. All that really does is allow it to maintain supersonic speed for a little greater distance, and also spend an exceedingly tiny, shorter time in flight where wind can influence it. There are several different ladder...
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    Primmer pocket prep

    Say Joe, isn't that two different ends of the primer pocket? If you cut the crimp and then normalize the primer pocket, you are trimming brass at both ends.
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    Primmer pocket prep

    I hadn't thought about the possibility of it getting stronger. I know that brass gets harder when it is worked, and therefore less ductile. If you are right, that would be another big plus to swaging. I'm not a metallurgist so I wouldn't know.
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    Primmer pocket prep

    To me it depends on how long you plan on using the brass. If you only plan on using it one more time, it doesn't really matter. The thing is that if you cut the crimp out, you are removing brass, and eventually the primers will be too loose. I keep my brass as long as practical, so I prefer to...
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    I got my 5000 Tula primers.......

    I got my HBN kit from Tubb and follow his directions. He says to clean them first by tumbling to remove any oil on the surface, and then to tumble in the HBN.
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    whidden bullet pointing kit

    Thanks for all of your advice. I will have to study this and see how I can incorporate into my procedures. Some things will have to wait, as in it will take me close to a year to use up the ~2000 SMKs I have already processed. I know that it might not seem like money is a concern, but looks can...
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    whidden bullet pointing kit

    I like the idea, but I will probably not buy multiple weather meters. Already made that mistake with concentricity gages (I have three, and it turns out that I like my first one best.) One thing that does mitigate the problem you mention with Kestrels is that they offer a wind vane which keeps...
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    whidden bullet pointing kit

    What's the URL for the website?
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    whidden bullet pointing kit

    First of all, where did you find a Juenke machine? I wrote last year and if I remember correctly, Vern died and nobody took up the reins. Those seem to be more mythical than a Prometheus II scale. As for bulk, I've only found 77gn SMKs in batches of 500, so my current 2000 processed bullets are...
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    I got my 5000 Tula primers.......

    It does look sort of uneven. Do you tumble your bullets first to clean off any oils? I tumble mine in walnut shells for an hour before putting them in the bottle with the Boron Nitride for two hours. They come out with a very even coat of Boron Nitride.
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    whidden bullet pointing kit

    Thanks for the response. I have to respectfully disagree on one aspect though. I cannot remember the exact numbers; however, when I trimmed the meplats, I carefully saved and weighed the trimmings and it was miniscule in weight. I used a Sartorius GD503 magnetic force restoration scale which is...
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    I got my 5000 Tula primers.......

    I know, I've read that on my SKS ammo too. Not sure I believe it though. (Just cause I'm paranoid doesn't mean they ain't out to get me.)
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    Powder Storage and Transportation - Things you must be aware of!!

    That is my understanding too; however, unless you are a cabinet maker, chances are that any box you build will not hold pressure. To be safe though, I built mine where one side pivots on a hinge made with nails to ensure that it does not hold pressure. I made the box out of 2 x 12's and lined...
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    168 FGMM unlocked

    There could very well be something to that. I have read several posts on this site by people who insist that annealing brass every shot is critical to accuracy. I just bought my dream annealing machine and it is so easy to anneal with it that I might as well anneal every time. New Page 1
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    I got my 5000 Tula primers.......

    I'm interested too, of course I tend to agree with Col. Jeff Cooper. I won't put anything in my rifle from a country where I wouldn't drink the water. lol. My main concern is that I have heard that Russian ammo is more corrosive and that that is largely due to the type of primers they use...
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