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    What tool do you use to measure if your case neck is getting too long?

    The book answer is that you should always trim you brass when it gets to, or is past the trim to length. Most of the time in bolt guns you just need to trim one time after the initial firing. I have a girud trimmer so I trim after each loading.
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    Trouble reloading .45 ACP I need some help.

    What kind of bullets? Lead? THink about a lee factory crimp die, especially when loading lead.
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    Best place to buy a Dillon 550b?

    You can find a used one for even less and save a few more bucks. I would not hesitate to do that.
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    How many loads out of a 260 Rem. R-P case?

    I think that your primers are going to fall out before the necks start to fail. I'm anxious to see what happens.
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    Question on .223 loads

    Please understand that OAL lengths are just places to start. If you have a factory rifle, with that bullet its almost always going to fit. for .223 length is limited most of the time by the magazine length and even then depending on the magazine you will have some variation. For example...
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    Mil-surp 7.62 brass way out of spec

    MIL brass has thick necks, bullet sealant, a crimp and high neck tension. When the bullet is pulled out it stretches the neck out. You can do the same thing if you don't lube the inside of your case necks, your expander ball can bull the shoulder forward, especially on LC brass. You should FL...
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    Velocity difference between mil spec primers and std primers

    If I recall CCI primers are on the hot end of the spectrum. I also believe CCI MIL spec primers are "magnums" Velocity and pressure are normally related but its not always the case. If it was ME and in MY guns, and I ran out of CCI primers and went to something else id load a few and go...
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    69 SMK and H4895

    H4895 will work great for heavy bullets in .223. I don't think that I ever got as hot as 25.5g, if I recall many guys were/are shooting 23.5-24g. Try rem 7 1/2 primers if you can find them.
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    Winchester brand 308 brass, Where is it?

    There are lots and lots of other options out there for .308 brass. I'm in the same boat, looking for .308 brass to load when I return but i'm just going to buy some Laupa and call it a day. I have also found Hornady, Nosler and Norma cases out there.
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    .308 155gr options

    Reference Varget lot to lot variations; most guys I know don't re-test loads and ammo, they just adjust powder to give them the velocity they were getting that worked well. Its can be somewhere in the +/- 2g range in extreme cases but its usually closer to .5-1g. As my throat wears on some of...
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    Extreme spread observations

    I ladder test too and crono at the same time. I have noted that the differences in velocity are closer together at the "node" then other points. If my ES is not 25 fps or less then the load will not work at 1000 unless I can get it there even if groups are good enough at 200yds, 10 shots 2"...
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    .308 155gr options

    There are two different Sierra 155 bullets, the 2155 (OLD) and 2156 (New) the 2155 is more blunt and less efficient. The 2156 picks up a few points on BC. About the fastest you will be able to run a 155 is 300 out of a 32" tight bore barrel, and a select few rifles can make 3000 fps, most are...
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    What reloading equipment to purchase

    The first step is to order a reloading book and read it several times then move onto equipment.....I suggest a Dillon 550 or a 650 and you might need a single stage press to the .338. One route to go would be the RCBS rock chucker kit and soon thereafter get a 550/650. Starting on a Dillon is...
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    Reloading failure

    You poped a few primers. This is the cases way of telling you that the load is too hot or the brass is worn out. The edges of the primers still look round so im more inclined to think that the brass is worn out but its hard to tell. Another possibility is that you got water on your...
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    Inconsistency with seating depths

    Possibility: You have too much neck tension and what's happening is that as you seat the bullets you are deforming them. The ring is from the seater in the die. Some bullets are getting deformed more than others and its resulting in inconsistent seating depths. Your bullets are .264, what's...
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    PACT scale can't make up its mind

    UV lights and other electronics can give an electronic scale fits.
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    Homebrewed M118 loads for gas guns

    Yes, loading a gas gun takes a little more care then a bolt gun. You can and will run into issues with extractor marks as well as primer pressure issues if your ammo is hot and or your brass is not FL sized correctly. Look for marks from the extractor on the front side of the rim of the case...
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    Controling Runnout?

    Good to hear that your 338 is behaving a little better. Its sad to say but in some guns you just cant get some bullets to shoot as well as others. Its also strange that if you have two loads with the same velocity and different powders one will shoot and the other will not. Go figure...
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    neck expander....

    Sinclair has a die with several mandrels that will work for you. I suggest you FL size new brass but you don't have to lube with neck only.
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    imperial case wax - how to dissolve?

    tumble the sized brass or loaded ammo in treated corn cob media
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