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  1. El Cid 92

    Need Input - Think I May Have Made A Big Mistake

    They'll be fine... when there was a brass shortage. I would take 6 Creed brass - anneal - expand neck to 6.5. They worked fine. Andrew
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    Hider who makes 1/2x28 to 5/8x24 adapters?

    The Riddle of Steel (TROSUSA.com) is another option. Google it. andrew
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    Armageddon Gear add fill?

    Adding fill is relatively simple. Go to crafts store - hobby lobby or Michaels; or send wife to it. You are looking for poly-fill. It comes in 1lb bags. Open sewed seam and add poly-fill to desired feel. Sew shut seam - simple. Andrew
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    Cleaning dies

    About once per month, I use a solvent soaked patch mounted on a pistol cleaning rod. Get it nice and clean then use a dry patch to follow. This seems to keep everything in great shape. Andrew
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    Video Demo, My Barricade Bitch

    Turn about is fair play.... I'm 6'3" tall and some of the stages require to fold into some unachievable origami position just to get the rifle near a shooting position. Where's my allowance for adjustment of the obstacle?? How about the individual with a food blister that is too large for...
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    Max charge difference

    Different Lawyers. Different levels of acceptance of vicarious liability. Find a proper starting weight and work up slowly to find the max charge that your equipment will accept. Andrew
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    Gunsmithing Trigger Tech Parts?

    Most Trigger companies will have you send the trigger in for assessment and repairs. They have a perception of carrying a "ton" of vicarious liability. Andrew
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    6 Dasher brass forming (and then 115 RDF testing)

    Good news.... All this fireforming should go out the window when/if Alpha gets their 6 Dasher Brass in production. Supposed to be released in mid June. Fingers crossed.
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    6 Dasher brass forming (and then 115 RDF testing)

    Case length / Trim Length - 1.540"
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    6 Dasher brass forming (and then 115 RDF testing)

    After fireforming.... Headspace 1.241" Lands 1.685", Seating to ogive 1.675" COAL - 2.282 Current Load 32.8gr Varget CCI 450 Primer Berger 105gr Hybrid 2935fps
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    6 Dasher brass forming (and then 115 RDF testing)

    My experience..... Fireforming w/30gr of Varget, CCI 450, whatever .243 projectile you have, jam it 0.030 into the lands. Practice positional shooting at 400-450yds. Simple, Effective. Andrew
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    Etched bf & jam

    Not trying to a smartass...... But did you work up to this load?? Or just picked a random starting place?? The listed info above shows that the load is compressed and your jamming it into the lands. Both moves are going to generate a massive pressure spike. The evidence is the severe...
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    Training Courses K&M comprehensive course

    The quality of the instructors and the facility are excellent at K&M. The 4 day Comprehensive Course is a great mixture of mastering the fundamentals and stretching the distances. Sign up for a trip to Tennessee - you won't be disappointed. Andrew
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    Pint sized GC waxed or sticky?

    Simple to adjust the fill level and type. Pop open the seam and remove/adjust the fill. Stitch back together. Easy day. Personally, I removed all the sand from the pintsize and replaced with poly fill beads. Lots of people ask me where I got the custom bag because they love it. Andrew
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    What’s your 9mm pistol caliber carbine reload!?

    147gr Black Bullets International 3.2gr Vitavhor OAL - 1.140 830pfs It's like shooting cotton balls. Andrew
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    .223 - 5.56

    If you want easy metering powder - try XBR 8208 with the 75gr ELD-M. That is one of my PRS Match loads. I get right at 3000fps using 25gr. Nice clean powder that is temp stable. Andrew
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    7mm rem mag bullet

    Mine loves the Berger 168gr VLD over H-1000 with Federal Match Magnum Primers. Love shooting the 7mm Rem Mag. Good Luck Andrew
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    PRS Talk What all have you seen "go down" or break in comps or training?

    ThunderBeast 30P-1 end cap weld fail and disappeared down range. Baffles where fully intact w/o a strike. Unit was returned to TB and fixed immediately. ATC AR Gold trigger failed to reset repeatedly. Had to withdraw from the match. Eventually traced it to a sear plunger that had corroded...
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    WTB - 50 pc of 6.5 Creed Lapua Brass

    Are you looking for new or is fired OK?? If you can use 50 prev fired pieces...…I can send those to you free. They will be clean and annealed. Andrew