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  1. straightshooter1

    Federal brass is shitty, object or concur?

    I guess it depends on what you expect from some brass. 🤷‍♂️ When prepped well, they can perform really well. . . at least, that's what I've found as having used them a lot in my .308 bolt gun. Like this last batch I've been using, am going on their 12th firing and they're looking good. Though...
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    Primal rights cps

    OK . . . so here some numbers that shows what kind of variations there can be: CCI LRP cup height: .118" Fed 210 cup height .117" CCI SRP cup height .109" My CCI 200 primer height: .127" My Fed 210 primer height: .129" My CCI 400 primer height: .122" My Lapua LRP pocket depth: .130" My ADG...
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    Primal rights cps

    Here's a pretty nice video where he ran a crush test and came to some very reasonable conclusions:
  4. straightshooter1

    Primal rights cps

    "more accurate"??? Hmmm??? Are you confusing accuracy with precision? Primer heights (including which includes the anvil) varies from one manufacturer to another as does primer pocket depth. In some cases, you can seat a primer .003 below flush and not even be touching or anywhere near the...
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    Primal rights cps

    lol . . . "crush" is a word that simply doesn't explain what one is trying to explain. It really is a poor word to use as some people will hear that and have a very exaggerated mental image of what that is. It's a little easier to understand if one says something like ".003 crush" or "006...
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    Seating depth with new and once fired brass

    Yup, it was to be in support of what you said. . . AND to hopefully make it a little easier to understand.
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    Seating depth with new and once fired brass

    Though your case shoulder moves .006" shouldn't affect your seating of the bullet. When seating a bullet, your seating pin pushes on a high point of the ogive and the whole cartridge is pushing against the base. The position of the shoulder doesn't come into play. Using your same set up on...
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    Seating depth with new and once fired brass

    There's a few things at play with your scenario. .006" expansion is quite a lot, though not particularly unusual. That does have some effect on how the case volume effects ignition, and if you increase the seating depth by that amount, that'll certainly change the volume the powder works...
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    Optimum barrel time: great theory or bunk?

    I've found that OBT helps me get into a small ball park faster. It doesn't tell me exactly what load works best, but it's a starting point to minimize the amount of time and expenditure of components to get there. I've also found it especially helpful when I get a new lot of the same powder...
  10. straightshooter1

    Another Original Idea from Hornady

    It's the ACP that they discontinued. It's the one I use mostly these days. The only thing I had to do with it is make a little modification so that the primer seating depth is adjustable. It's really great for consistent seating since it doesn't use the case's rim, rims having variable rim...
  11. straightshooter1

    Area 419 Zero Press vs SCA Nexus Press

    I had a similar thought about mine at first and used the drop tube to hold the shell holder in place. But, that's not the way to hold it in place. There are two removeable hard stop disks to insert at the back of the shell holder that holds it in place...
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    Area 419 Zero Press vs SCA Nexus Press

    Hmmm??? The shell holder on my Nexus press has no set screw.
  13. straightshooter1

    Henderson neck turning

    I've not seen any of that on any of my cases, regarding that more where "the steel is chamber supported". :eek: And I though mine were moving excessively. That much movement kind of explains why the steal head spinning after a firing or two. Yeah . . . there's this difference too where I'm...
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    Henderson neck turning

    Yeah, when I first looked at this design, I though surely pressure would lock the brass tightly against the steel and prevent any gas leakage. . . regardless of the pressure it's under. But I have a theory that the leakage might have something to do with the amount of clearance between the case...
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    Load development help?

    Hmmm??? I'm not sure if you're confused about "turning" vs "trimming"??? When you FL size brass, you're compressing it into itself, much like squeezing a hand full of clay, it move in the direction of least resistance. So, the cases become a little longer. They don't always need trimming as...
  16. straightshooter1

    Load development help?

    Yeah, apparently, that's why Lapua went to the new paper packaging. And there's now one less case in the package than before.o_O You may not need to FL size yet. Try chambering a few of those fired cases without sizing to see if they're still chamber without any problem. If so, go ahead and...
  17. straightshooter1

    Henderson neck turning

    Well, I was shocked to see a ring in my chamber with less than 100 rounds of the hybrids fired. The ring appears to be from gas leakage, much like one sees when gases leak past primers and etches a bolt face. I was motivated to take a look at my chamber after someone else posted a picture of...
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    Load development help?

    I'd say the two primary things that causes seating depth to affect pressure is case volume and blowby. The further you seat a bullet into the case you reduce the volume inside the case affecting how the powder burns. Like, the tighter the space the more energetic the powder burns. Then...
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    Henderson neck turning

    Am very curious. . . how many rounds of these hybrid cases have you fired in that barrel? Have you inspected the chamber with a bore scope to see a ring developing where that steel head and brass body junction is?
  20. straightshooter1

    Load development help?

    Here's a trick you might find useful with that Hornady trickler you're using: Get a large diameter clear drinking straw and cut 1" inch off. Press that 1" piece of straw onto the trickler tube ~1/4". This clear piece of straw makes it easy to see how many granules of powder are about to drop...
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