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    anneling question

    I hear you. I guess I was relying on his description of the right flame size from the torch he is supplying. He said for the inner cone to be adjusted to 0.5 inch. Considering that Propane has a pretty consistent combustion temp, it is the same torch, and I will adjust the size to his...
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    anneling question

    Nope. I'm not relying on coloring, only explaining my understanding of the OP post. I had planned on relying on Doug Giraud's suggestion of 6.5 seonds for .223 cases; however, if you think I should actually test that for myself with Tempilaq, I am certainly open to that suggestion. I already...
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    anneling question

    The reason I said that is because you seemed to be reassuring everyone that having oxidation in the form of a blue/purple coloring was in no way harmful, when nobody had implied that it was harmful. Quite the opposite, they were seeking that very same blue/purple coloring on their brass and...
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    Lowering ES whats the secret?

    427Cobra, from what I know so far, your advice sounds quite sound. I have already started on some of it, as not being able to find a Prometheus, I have settled for second best in a GD503. I have a few questions for you though. Your second item was neck turning. Is that a one-time thing, and...
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    Lowering ES whats the secret?

    Greg, I respect the fact that you appear to have been contributing to this site for a very long time; however, I have to disagree on two points. First, you must be referring to one of the cheapie chronographs that initially drove me crazy. The Oehler 35P specs say that at 3000fps and the...
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    Case that had blown primer possible safety issue

    As a KABOOM survivor, you made the right choice. I was fire-lapping my Glock 22 (.40 S&W) after having a gunsmith replace the barrel with a fully supported KKM, and failed to read the directions which clearly told me to lower the charge. I was firing 10 and cleaning the barrel. I started to...
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    Lowering ES whats the secret?

    I started with a Chargemaster, and then added a GD503. So now I "throw" .1gn low with the Chargemaster and trickle up on the GD503 with an Omega 2 speed powder trickler. I have seen that by the time I have gotten to 50 rounds, the Chargemaster has started to drift as much as .2gn. It's really...
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    Tumbling bullets

    If there is too much white powder, you are wasting BN. It only takes a little. After two hours in the vibrator, I pour them out of the plastic bottle onto a terri cloth towel and sort of gently rub them down, en-masse. Something tells me that loose powder THAT small is not good for your...
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    Lowering ES whats the secret?

    In my understanding, and I got this from several GOOD benchrest shooters, the bearing length of the bullet is more important than the weight of the bullet. I guess you could do both, but that would probably end up being a very small group of bullets. I measure the bearing length with a...
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    anneling question

    I figure I have another two weeks to wait before my Giraud arrives. New Page 1 Then I will know that my brass is properly annealed.
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    Tumbling bullets

    During the coating process, nope. I guess the other bullets do the work. I usually coat around 300 77gn SMKs in a batch.
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    Concentricity Guages??? Worth it, especially for semi-auto?? If so, what brand?

    I have several. I bought the Hornady first, then a Neco and a 21st Century Shooting. I like the Hornady best simply because it offers a method of correcting concentricity. I bought the straightening jig from Neco, but it is hit and miss. I did upgrade the dial indicator in the Hornady to a...
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    anneling question

    Uh, I think you are missing their point. I read this as them WANTING it to look like factory annealing with blue/purple colors, and wondering if they were doing something wrong since their results do not look like factory.
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    Tumbling bullets

    I coat with BN and although I have considered tumbling with my Thumblers with stainless media, I didn't because I was concerned that water would enter at the meplat and I might not get it all out (or at least I would never know.) I just follow David Tubb's instructions (where I get my BN) and...
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    Effect of # Firings in Brass on Load?

    I recently observed a minor battle on this site between Oehler fans and Magnetospeed fans. I completely agree with you. I usually run a ladder test and chrono simultaneously. The groups HAVE to be affected by hanging a chunk of iron off the end of the barrel. Also, I want to be able to use it to...
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    Sartorius GD503 scale problem

    I stand corrected. AFTER finding the semi-hidden inside switch, and after being alerted to both the switch and the full owners manual by this thread, I was able to get it to read in grains. I was only referring to the posting by usafabrad where he was questioning the big deal about the...
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    Effect of # Firings in Brass on Load?

    Part of the reason I did not go with Lapua brass is that I wanted to process brass once per competition season, so I got 1000 virgin LC11. Two things have happened since then, one, I found that between testing and a second competition each month, my brass does not last anywhere near a season...
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    Effect of # Firings in Brass on Load?

    +1 on the annealing. I have heard that most quality brass can go 4-5 firings between annealing before necks start to split; however, some have said they anneal after as little as two firings in the interest of consistent neck tension for accuracy. That might be overdoing it; but, I cannot see...
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    Redding bushing size for 223 rem

    I'm using a .245 bushing, but there is more that goes into it than that. Are you turning your necks? I skimm my necks because I am shooting an AR and only wanted to equalize the neck tension all the way around without removing too much brass, so its a compromise. Most people with a bolt gun are...
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    Do I have to quit reloading for the same reason I started?

    When you are trying to shoot bug-holes, there is literally no detail that is too small for consideration. EVERYTHING has to be the SAME. Even things you never considered. In response to being accused of being OCD about some cleaning method, I once responded, "Bwahahahahahaha! OCD, OCD? I...
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