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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    TresMon, I resemble that remark, at least the anal part. I heard about one of these in a Glen Zediker book. I looked it up, LNIB Vern Juenke Internal Concentricity Comparator ICC Unit - 24hourcampfire However, I heard that Vern Juenke is no longer making them. Any idea where I could find...
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    Bwahahahahahahaha, you made a funny! Everyone knows that schools are run by leftists who HATE guns. Why do you think schools are always "gun-free" zones? I am a VA Tech Engineering grad. I consider the person second most responsible for the high death toll in the VA Tech massacre was the head of...
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    The Meplat does not affect the ogive to base length. You are not measuring the OAL of the bullet.
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    I picked up the same stand, and love it; however, this article made me question my measurements. This setup does not allow doubling up on the comparitors, so in reality, I am not measuring the bearing surface, but only the base to ogive length. This article made me realize that in the same way...
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    That is one reason to use large groups. I have 1000 prepped cases that I cycle through, and prepped 1000 .224 77gn SMKs also. When I make 70 rounds for a competition (60 plus sighters), I usually end up with my brass being in a +/- 0.1 gn group and my bullets being in a +/- .001" base to ogive...
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    Interesting thought, but trust me, the weight difference is beyond insignificant. I trimmed 1000 .224 77gr. SMK bullet meplats and collected the trimmings. They weighed 6.035gr (with a Sartorious GD503). That's 0.000078376 or 78 millionths!
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    Hand Loading for Long Range 2: Bullet Sort/Prep

    Au Contraire, Glen Zediker said that David Tubb has TWO Prometheus scales! Not one, but two. You don't get much more concerned about gear than that. In fact, in one of his books, he has a picture of David Tubb's setup with a Prometheus propped up to drop directly into his Dillon 550B press...
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Congratulations! You picked it.
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    Sartorius GD503 scale problem

    Nah, it's simpler than that. As long as it remains in the "legal for trade" mode, it ONLY works in carats and grams. Yeah, they don't tell you that stuff when they are trying to sell it to you. That's why it is such an unpleasant surprise when you have just spent $1,500.00 and find out that...
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    Sartorius GD503 scale problem

    OK, I panicked. When I calmed down, I read the rest of the thread. THIS IS THE BEST WEBSITE IN THE WORLD!!!!! My GD503 came with a dumbed down owners manual which only contained codes for Grams and Carats. The manual supplied above has ALL the codes. I reprogrammed it and VOILA, IT...
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    Sartorius GD503 scale problem

    Help!!!! I just got my GD503 and like yours, it was set up for Legal for Trade. I moved the switch and the little "Hat" over the last zero is gone (meaning not legal for trade), but it still only switches between grams and Carats.
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Let us know how it turns out. Sounds like it should be a great deal if you're right. My scale arrives Friday by COB. I got the Omega trickler yesterday. This weekend I will be running a ladder test with ACCURATE loads for the first time. All of my previous loads were with a Chargemaster...
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Found one, in fact I found several: Sartorius GD503-NTEP Class II legal for trade Carat Scale I ordered here, thinking myself lucky to find one still in stock. I did note that Sartorius's own web site said that they stopped production in May of this year. Then I found one for $100 less, but I...
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Man, first I find out that I can't get a Prometheus, then I hear that the Satorius GD503 is also out of production. What's next? I sure hope I don't hear that Les Baer stopped making 1911s before I can afford one!
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Bummer! Maybe someone was trying to tell me something, like maybe I didn't really NEED a $1500 scale and a $650 scale is good enough. lol The demo I saw was using Varget like I use and they were not able to fully take advantage of the GD503 accuracy due to the size of a Varget kernel. So the...
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    I joined the reloading club! Check out my set up.

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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    Sartorius GD503 Class II Balance Balance - Precision Weighing Balances Unfortunately, it will take me 6mo to a year since I am using it as motivation to pay off my Discover Card balance first.
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    I joined the reloading club! Check out my set up.

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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    My LaRue 5.56 OBR w/1:8 20" barrel did not like 80JLK VLDs, but they shot best jammed. Can't remember how much, but it was something like .015"
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    1-8 twist 223 loads

    In a LaRue 5.56 OBR w/1:8 20" barrel w/ Wylde chamber, 8-32x56 NightForce NXS, Harris Bipod, Magpul PRS stock. 25.0gr. Varget, 77gr SMK sorted in 0.003" base-ogive lots w/meplat trimmed then pointed & coated w/ Boron Nitride, LC11 brass w/ necks skimmed, flash hole trimmed, primer pockets...
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