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  1. straightshooter1

    Annealed brass opinion

    :giggle: It's not mutually exclusive. ;)
  2. straightshooter1

    Case cleaning

    No. In fact, it can be just the opposite. For example: * Very clean interior surface of the neck produces more interference than can effect consistent seating of the bullets. That can be mitigated by lubing the necks before seating or by leaving the residue on the inside after the firing...
  3. straightshooter1

    Annealed brass opinion

    While you're right that any color change just has "to do with the surface condition of the brass" (like, residual cleaning solutions), the patina (color change) can be useful in getting some good idea where the heat is acting on the brass. Like, if the patina goes halfway down the case, too...
  4. straightshooter1

    Annealed brass opinion

    You're right about what manufacturers do to the cases, either the polish away the evidence of annealing or purposefully leaving some color as evidence the the annealing (like Lapua does). It's not hard to get rid of the "color change" after annealing. Like when I annealed some 277 Fury cases...
  5. straightshooter1

    Variation in seating depth

    While sorting may not "make a meaningful difference in your group sizes", one just needs to be aware that their can be a significant difference from one lot to another that will. Don't take it for granted the the new box of the same bullets you just bought will the the same as your old one. ;)
  6. straightshooter1

    Hornady high speed 3 in 1 case trimmer

    Another thing that can result in uneven chamfering or deburring would be the variation in neck wall thickness. Combine that with some other issues and. . . .???
  7. straightshooter1

    Annealed brass opinion

    Don't know what "color change" you're referring to. . .on the necks, below the shoulder, while in the flame, all the above??? Can you be more specific? :rolleyes:
  8. straightshooter1

    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    First, let me just say that those numbers are really mostly representative of your reloading skills/process as the numbers without the corresponding target data doesn't say much otherwise. :rolleyes: However, it does appear from that data like the SR26 tends to like the TAC best, giving you...
  9. straightshooter1

    212eldx in .308 hybrid cases?

    You're right. I'm not saying there's not going to be a significant velocity drop going to SRP's from LRP's. . . especially when going from a warm climate to a cold one. And, as you mention, adding the heavier bullets to the equation adds to that difference. I no longer hunt, but I do...
  10. straightshooter1

    212eldx in .308 hybrid cases?

    Likewise, my cases with the 24 and 23 stamped weighed at 161 grs and the ones with Fury stamped on them and those only showing Sig all weighed around 150 grs. I'm pretty sure you're right that there at least a full grain difference between them. My hybrid cases that have some powder still...
  11. straightshooter1

    212eldx in .308 hybrid cases?

    As I've mentioned in another thread, I've sorted through 5 boxes of these hybrids. From the 5 boxes I received, 287 of them have the "24" headstamp, 158 have the "277 Fury", 87 have the "23" and 22 just have the "Sig" for a total of 554 cases altogether. The 24's were the heaviest and the 10...
  12. straightshooter1

    Apparent over pressure from mild load

    Hmmm??? I know if it was in India or Pakistan that a video was posted a couple months ago with workers squatting on the floor processing 9mm cases and the cases being filled with powder by simply hand dropping and simply leveling the powder off at the case mouths. . . no weighing of any kind...
  13. straightshooter1

    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    Thanks for your reply. I was looking for your more knowledgeable input. I found the 3 way cutter head, like the one Giraud employs, can indeed leave a burr on the OD of the mouth when cutter position is not set up properly. . . AND when the cutter is dull. While I never experienced this my...
  14. straightshooter1

    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    Does the Giraud 3 way cutting head do that, when set up correctly?
  15. straightshooter1

    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    Only if there are burrs. If there's no burrs on the brass . . . what the point?
  16. straightshooter1

    CHRONOGRAPH USE AND BASIC SAFETY

    lol. . . it depends. ;) A chronograph is good at telling you how well you're reloading your cases (like, how consistent they are). But, it's not definitive on what load works best in your particular gun, though consistency in cartridges helps a lot. A chronograph is not necessary for load...
  17. straightshooter1

    Right or left ?

    When the brass drops out of the flame, it cools down VERY fast. It won't stay hot enough long enough to be an issue that affects the hardness, especially at the web area of a case. The rate of cooldown is an exponential curve where it's fastest from the higher temperatures and slower at the...
  18. straightshooter1

    Right or left ?

    It's not just reaching that the 600°F, but also how much time it's at 600°F. I assume you're talking about Fahrenheit??? 600°F is only ~ 316°C . . . which is not enough to do any level of annealing unless is for a very long time. Annealing (or the "flash annealing" that we do) the brass...
  19. straightshooter1

    Right or left ?

    Yes, the pencil flame is more precise, but the swirl is a little hotter and the faster I can heat up the neck the sooner I can drop the case out of the flame. And the sooner the case is out of the flame, less heat will flow down the case. That's my theory behind it. ;)
  20. straightshooter1

    Right or left ?

    From what I can make out in this picture of yours, it appears the center of the flame in pointing at the shoulder-body junction??? It's recommended that it should be pointing to the neck-shoulder junction where the neck can take on the heat the fastest and the most grain structure change. If...
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