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Again, neck tension is NOT governed by interference numbers…it is the HARDNESS of said brass and alloy content. To those questioning...

Very true. The bullet acts as an expander, which it was not designed to do, and simply expands the neck and you end up with bad run-out...

I see process annealing as stress relieving (aka regular annealing I guess). It's not full annealing. Full annealing kills brass for our...

Why? Because of load development with soft brass, having low neck tension? Because of over-working brass through excess sizing? Let me...

When you guys talk about interference of 3-4thou, is that for FL of necks, or partial length sizing? For what cal? Given the differences...

Mikecr, I don't object to efforts to crush my morale, it's all part of life's rich tapestry. I hope you make it to 80 then you'll...

It makes no sense to challenge yourself so much at your age. I say call it a 500yd gun and put a 500yd scope on it. Go from there. Or...

1. Like MagnumManiac said, interference is NOT tension, as force is not expressed in inches. 2. Friction is independent and different...

Making a brass neck smaller does not make the tension on the bullet more, it is still the same as if it was only .002” smaller. What...

The carbon in the neck is the last thing removed in the cleaning process, IMO anyway. If you just avoid over-cleaning, you'll get clean...

No. Squeaky clean necks causes high seating friction (not tension). This can mess with your ability to easily seat bullets to desired...

A 308 works with very short barrels because it's capacity is small for cal (an underbore).

It may be a combination of things. Many factory designs use relatively narrow, high taper cases, with low shoulder angles. Good...

Pretty sure pressure trace will also show that a barrel grossly too short for the charge can cause secondary pressure spikes, which can...

No I'm pretty sure I never claimed that. It's widely known that shorter barrels net slower speeds. If you read my posts you'll see the...