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Re: Ultrasonic Cleaning - Beaker/Plastic Tray /Other My first experiment with my ultrasonic cleaner involved putting 60 .223 cases in a thin 600 ml beaker and suspending it in the water that filled the bath. The shells are really packed in the beaker. It took about 1 hour of operation to get...

Re: Ultrasonic Cleaning - Beaker/Plastic Tray /Other There are many threads that address homemade cleaning solutions. A search of the reloading forum using "ultrasonic" yields lots of good info. The member "Gene Poole" has written about his recipe using citrus acid (in the form of Filter-Mate...

For those who use an ultrasonic cleaner for your brass, do you: - put the brass loose on the bottom of the floor of the bath - put the brass loose on a plastic tray - put the brass into a beaker that is suspended or sits on a plastice tray - use some kind of partitioned plastic holder I think...

Re: Recommend Weak Ammo to Test for Short Stroking I ended up just reloading some rounds at the recommended "starting" powder charge. For me, this meant using 24 grains of H4895 behind a 60 grain Hornady V-Max. (My final load is 25 grains with that bullet.) Here's what I did. I removed 3...

Some of the once fired .223 LC brass I'm reloading for an AR-15 does not easily go into a Lee shell holder. I haven't looked closely to see what about the extractor groove on the case is deformed. So far, I'm just forcing it into the holder and working at it to remove the shell afterwards...

I just assembled a new carbine AR-15 in which I used a Tubb chrome silicon buffer spring. The spring only comes in one length for both a rifle and carbine length receiver extension. I have read that at least 3 coils should be removed for the shorter carbine tube that I am using, but I decided to...

Re: Neil Jones Bore Guide (Pics) I don't like spending extra money on a rod guide unless I'm convinced it's called for. Here is my rationale for buying another Jones guide: I'm using a high quality barrel (Krieger) on an AR build right now, the benchrest community is virtually uniform on...

Re: Neil Jones Bore Guide (Pics) I am resurrecting this thread to make a correction from a previous description of the Neil Jones rod guide; the center section is stainless steel, not aluminum. And by the way, this is his own design, he has been making them for a long time, and they are first...

Re: Which 60gr bullet for 5.56? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ring</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I switched from vmax 60's to the new 53vmax.. the BC is nuts and at 3700 fps, its SS to 1k </div></div> I was asking about loads for a .223 out of...

Re: How to accurize an AR15 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BCP</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The bolt locks into the barrel itself. Stiffening the receiver doesn't really do anything. </div></div> True enough about the bolt locking to the barrel...

Re: Have Barrel Maker Chamber My Barrel or a Smith? It's nice to hear a confirmation on the direction I was headed.

Re: Which 60gr bullet for 5.56? Did you notice a difference in short range accuray between the 53 and 60 gr V-MAXs? Also, if your looking at light weight boat tails, have you checked out the 52gr A-MAX?

Re: How to accurize an AR15 What recommendations for a "heavy walled rigid upper"?

When buying a new barrel for an AR from Krieger, should I have them chamber it for me or should I consider having an independent gunsmith do the work? You can send them your bolt and they will chamber and headspace it for $100. If I am looking to achieve the "ultimate" in accuracy, would I be...

Re: Which 60gr bullet for 5.56? The reason I'm focused on flat base for the 60's is two-fold: there is a fair amount of evidence from the bench rest crowd that shows flat base bullets give superior short range accuracy (and sometimes long range as well), and all the bullets I'm looking at...

I'm looking for opinions on which 60gr flat base bullet folks have had good accuracy results with up to 300 yards. I will have a Krieger 16.5" barrel with a 1/7.7 inch twist and a .223 Wylde chamber. I'm considering Hornady's V-MAX and their flat base hollow point in addition to Sierra's flat...

Re: Gas Block Attachment - Set Screw, Clamp, Pinned ? Has anyone actually identified that a set screw block can cause accuracy issues or is that concern just a theory?

Re: Gas Block Attachment - Set Screw, Clamp, Pinned ? It's my first AR build and I want to make an informed decision on which block to go with and what mounting procedure to plan for.

Like the subject line states, I'm looking for opinions on gas block attachment methods for a new AR build: Set screw style - mount, fire, check carbon mark to confirm alignment, drill shallow points where set screw marks are, re-install with Loctite on the set screws. Same as above but no...

Re: M4 Collapsable Stock - Cheek Piece Comparison My son and I went to a couple of gun stores here in CT (where the cost of living is high and liberty is not well understood). The first store had a nice collection of Magpul stocks to check out (PRS,MOE,CTR,STR,ACS,ACS-L,UBR) but no Vltor or...