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I just annealed several cases that I had put in a box for being hard to chamber. After annealing, I went through my normal procedures...

Grinder or a cut-off wheel.

X2 on the Dremel tool.

Yes during bedding I use electrical tape around the barrel to center in the stock and set the gap I want between the stock Thanks Buck

I was going to say to use a Dremel tool with a very fine grinding drum to take it below the wood. On the other hand the barrel has...

The other option might be to run a nylon washer between the swivel and the stock and that should gain you some clearance on the inside.

The area just above the web of the case is subjected to expansion thus sticking, like this causes the "clicker" problem but also might...

Anneal and use a small base die. After a couple of reloads on my RUM, the cases would stick in the chamber after firing. I thought I was...

In the frozen, foreign, far north, Spitsbergen, Norway, the suggested caliber for tourists wandering about for defense against polar...

Check diameter variations just above web, like about .2 inches.

I got the 87 Vax bullets to turn into gray smoke from a 8 twist 6mm06 at over 3500. I was trying for the 6mm AI thing without brass...

The Miller Sg calculator is used by many bullet makers including Berger. According to Miller & others Sg values run from 1.5 to 2.0 for...

Another worthy consideration is the tiny .223 AI. It does better than expected in a 7.5 twist with 75 ELDM's or 75 VLD's at 2800 fps. A...

Great thread. First and foremost is the fact that if one goes Ackley Improved components are going to be available and not proprietary...

I have a 10 twist 6mm AI and shoot the 87 Vmax at just under 3,500 fps using 50.5 grains of VN165. Accuracy is more than acceptable with...