Recent content by Doom2

The first thing you should do is check the volume of the fired/resized brass versus the new unfired brass (Google it). You can also check weight within a lot but with different lots of brass that is not a good measure. It is possible there is enough difference to take you away from your node...

It's possible any or all of the items mentioned can affect your datum dimension. You are overthinkng the whole issue. Setting for 0.002" bump is not going to give you 0.002" every time. If you expect this then you will be disappointed. If you can measure or shoot the difference that +/-0,002"...

The theory behind the concept is valid. Blunt nose projectiles tend to push the shock wave off the projectile while the pointed nose allows the shock wave to attach to the projectile. Any variation in the sharp nose geometry will affect the projectile and likely is an element in dispersion With...

I believe that this occurs when the web page has been up for awhile. I get it from time to time. Refresh and all is well.

The comment related to Lake City is incorrect. Vista Outdoors never ran LC, it was ATK (Who owned what was spun off as Vista Outdoors) who had the contract for a while before Olin Winchester took over in 2020.

I have moderate loss and the muffs with amplification work well with no hearing aids. Most of the in the ear protection I have tried/used does not have enough amplification. Currently use Axil 2.0 so I use both in combination when shooting (steel). Or just the Axil when I'm on RSO duty unless...

Are you using a VPN?

Oh how this capitalism system works! And sometimes doesn't. All too often a small startup or family owned company with excellent products or services ends up being bought up by a larger competitor or private investment firm. The focus then becomes shareholder driven not customer driven. One...

This one makes the poster look stupid. The ones that really **** me off are the ones where someone gives a young 100lb girl a 500S&W pistol and stands back while she proceeds tap herself on the head with the pistol on recoil, then post the video as humor.

I can't comment on life but being a belted cartridge I would look at resizing and make sure that the shoulder is not being set back too much. If you are trimming after each resizing that is a good indication your are over sizing the brass.

Oh, but if it were only one! I often read the quotes from some of the "Greatest Generation" and out Founding Fathers. Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchhill faced more adversity and saw more of humanity and inhumanity than most of us can ever begin to imagine. Much of the same can be said...

Assuming you are shooting your groups at 100yds your groups are NOT affected by velocity to a detectable level. A 100 fps variation in MV from 3000 fps is within ~0.1". You would have to be an expert shooter with an unbelievable rifle to detect this. What gives good groups at 100yds is...

I missed the "L"! Not listed here https://cartridgecollectors.org/headstamp-codes/

Looking at the muzzle I doubt that there is anything magic about the angle. From an engineering viewpoint the most import job for the muzzle crown is to be as perpendicular to the bore centerline as possible so that the gasses do not impart a yawing moment to the bullet. Beyond that the recess...

Lapuan Patruunatehdas, Lapua, Finland. "VPT" headstamp with the "V" removed