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Mikecr
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trim to length accuracy
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Not necessarily. Brass 'flow' is actually just yielding to fill in clearance gaps (on firing), and rolling of brass up cases (with die...
Aug 4, 2024
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Neck length does not change bullet release tension. Bullets are not released or held by tension, it is only resistance while seating...
Aug 4, 2024
Mikecr
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Bushing die question...
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First, you should consider why pretty much all sizing dies utilize neck expansion. Then consider why your situation is any different...
Jul 27, 2024
Mikecr
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Redding seating die VLD stem question
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It's mind boggling that any die maker would still put out stems too shallow for tipped/VLD bullets.. We should stop supporting them...
Jul 24, 2024
Mikecr
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Norma brass riddle
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Norma IS soft and always has been. I don't trust lapua until they declare their current alloy. So I don't know what's actually up with...
Jul 23, 2024
Mikecr
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Case gauge
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It's a terrible idea.. Neither Wilson, nor anyone else knows anything about your local head spacing. A true case gauge is your chamber...
Jul 17, 2024
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Looking forward to cooler temperatures to resume shooting
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Me too (Southport), and the dew point is ~78deg. So if gun & ammo is not fully above 78 before you even open the case, everything is...
Jul 17, 2024
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Looking forward to cooler temperatures to resume shooting
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You're right. It's a lot easier to prep in the winter for shooting in the summer. Opposite that, there is no way to keep the gun cold...
Jul 14, 2024
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I have chambered many thousandths of barrels. While any maker can produce good and bad ones, if you want consistency from barrel to...
Jul 13, 2024
Mikecr
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Rifling
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I prefer email, so that every number and technical matter is committed to in black & white. If a business won't do that, they don't get...
Jul 13, 2024
Mikecr
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full length or neck sizing on a short fat case?
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Ben at Hornady will make dies that oversize, and he doesn't care about that. This is common. This is also a matter that is under OUR...
Jul 12, 2024
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I can promise you that you are forever NOT FL Sizing your brass if this is how you go about it. In fact, using ONE fireforming load...
Jul 12, 2024
Mikecr
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full length or neck sizing on a short fat case?
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I never said nor implied that you have to fully fire form for accuracy. I suggest that full fire forming can take brass to a stable...
Jul 10, 2024
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Well they could but it's life would be 1-2x maybe lol People also have dies/chambers brass that are not spec'd to work ideally with...
Jul 10, 2024
Mikecr
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full length or neck sizing on a short fat case?
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Your cases HAVE NEVER fully fire formed in one shot. Most people FL sizing never reach a stable fire formed condition. Their brass...
Jul 9, 2024
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