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I think I get it.... Since the chamber is cut into the barrel by dropping the cartrige it would make a plunk sound when the brass case hits the chamber shoulder. If the sound danmpening lead bullet hits the rifling it won't plunk and may slightly stick into the rifling. Next time I load I'll...

The case is tight against the bullet, even after the .380" od, so no sign of a bell. I'll have to read thru rat807's post a few times to try and understand it

I should have checked my first rounds in the chamber, it's hind sight now. Thanks for the help and tips guys! I ended up with two different loads using blue dot and my OAL is 1.135" I'm estimating about .030" from the lands. These are not crimped - it seems to be controversial to crimp, these...

Ok. I ran them in to 1.153" but maybe I'll go more. They are probably only about .010" from the lands

Well I just cycled a couple by hand now and they were ejecting hard. I notice rifling on the bullets so I am going to seat them further until they cycle in my gun. I am about 1.168" right now, I'll try .010" more. Must be a different ogive

It is a hornady 115grn round nose fmj. My factory is pmc 115grn. I just test fired two. The first shot was good but the second round is getting jammed, I never pulled the trigger on the second round, just want to eject by hand to see it was cycling ok before I pulled trigger again. It is...

I did back the expander out a hair for my next round. Just curious what OAL you guys like. My book says 1.169" max and my factory measures 1.154"

Measuring the case I have about .375" OD on the case and about .380" OD on the flare so .005" X .020" deep to the shiney line from the step expander. A bullet will start about .060" deep by hand

I will measure the flare with a caliper when I get home and report back. I am wondering if I am suppose to screw the body down until I feel the crimp shoulder then back it out a full turn rather than feel the flare gently rubbing the sidewalls. I'll report back with the dimensions

Hey guys I'm having trouble understanding how to set the seating die with the rcbs 3 carbide die set. The seat plug is pretty straight forward but the die body is where I don't understand. The instructions say to run a completed case less the bullet to the top of the stroke then screw the body...

Well I picked up 200 juggernauts but they didn't have any 2000mr powder, I'll keep an eye out for it though

Hey guys, trying to get some juggernauts, just wondering what powders have been performing well for you. I have some varget, r15, and imr4064 to try. I do have some r17 that I probably won't be try with the jugs. Anything else I might want to try for developing an accurate load? Rifle is a...

Well I think a there are a lot if stihl lovers out there and there are quite a few dealers around me. I was really curious about dolmar but the dealer near me had all their dolmar stuff stolen and they weren't sure when they were going to get more in.....so I decided they weren't reliable and...

Well, I ended up getting a stihl ms291 (farm and ranch/mid grade) and I couldn't be happier.

Yes low hydrogen! 7018 was my favorite rod to weld with, runs smooth. The only rod I used that ran smoother was stainless rod. 98% of my welding is tig, I should burn some rod up one of these days, see if I still have it

I'm a welder also, mostly light gage stainless and stainless dual sheild flux. Haven't ran stick in awhile, kinda miss it. Just curious, was the root done with 7018? Is 7018 a good root rod? I may be getting 7018 mixed up with another rod, 7024 maybe??? I'm thinking 7018 has a white coating and...

Will do!!!

I've decided not to go AI, seems to be a wait, which is ok I'm not in a hurry. I've changed my mind on my project, I need to explore other calibers for a long range chassis build , which I'm thinking xlr chassis for that but I'm worried it might be too light for a long range gun. For a hunting...

I've had my eye on one of these for awhile but can't find any reviews. One shop owner I talked to said he shot one and it shot great. I figured for about 3k maybe I should just build one, besides usually second or third generation products are better. Buy one and give us a review :)

Interesting.....smaller calibers, larger cases, deserves some research. But still a shorter barrel? I know mid length barrels are suppose to be more accurate but it seams to me you would want a 24" plus barrel for that little extra velocity