Recent content by Afrikaboom

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    Post brass cleaning?

    Deprime brass Lemon shine (small amount) + dawn soap Stainless steel pins in tumbler Rinse well, separate stainless steel pins from brass Place in mesh laundry bag for delicates on shoe rack in tumble dryer, normal cycle
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    Pistol brass catcher

    Also, I just place a 6 x 8 foot tarp on the ground and raise the sides about 6 inches for the brass to roll to be center.
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    Pistol brass catcher

    Shot over 6,000 reloads through my Glock 22 (40 S&W) with no feeding problems with both standard Glock and after-marked premium barrels, except for PMC brass. My aftermarket premium barrels does not like reloaded PMC brass. I used the Redding Reloading 40 S&W G-RX Push Thru Base Sizing Die that...
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    Wet Tumbling

    I use a RCBS rotary case/media separator to separate the pins from the brass. I place the cases on a towel on the shoe rack in the tumble dryer using the normal cycle (about 40 min). Once done, I prep the cases for reloading or if you prepped it before, you can reload the immediately once the...
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    6.5 grendel loads in a ruger American predator

    Tried about 5 different powders. Best I could get: 25.8 to 26.0gr 8208XBR, 120gr Barnes TSX BT, CCI 450 primer, grouping less than 0.5" at 100yard. Busy developing a load using 100gr Barnes TTSX BT for coyotes.
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    Homemade reloading benchtop material?

    I purchased a 60in 4 drawer hardwood workbench from Harbor Freight. Plugged the holes and sealed the wood plugs with varnish. And have 4 drawers to put small reloading parts in. Build a 'reloading stand' on top of the desk corner so I can easily remove the reloading presses (I have 3) to open...
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    Boers with Boring Bores

    600 meters shots with iron sights is easy. I am South-African and we grew up shooting with iron sights only. Shot my uncle's Mauser and Lee Enfield and hit targets out from 300 meters to 700 meters. I was then just 13. Later on, in the military, that was 30 years back, I could easily shoot down...
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    Optics for aging eyes

    Look at optical boosters as an add on to your existing scope. https://www.bulzeyepro.com/
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    Ordering a custom barrel, what do I need to know?

    Very interesting discussions. I have been looking to rebarrel my 22-250 from a 1:14 to a 1:8 twist barrels. Live in CA and from July '19 I can only use copper bullets to hunt coyotes and with a 1:8 twist I can use 55 to 62gr copper bullets. I shoot coyotes between 300 and 600 yards, mostly about...
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