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I had a similar issue some years back. I never had any bolt swipe but did have the tophat primers. In my case (no pun) It looked as...

How deep are your pockets? One of my 25-06 rifles does the same thing in all brass except Norma. It actually has negative headspace by...

Dumb question. Have you checked go, no-go gauges in rifle to verify headspace?

I use 1 ml citranox and tumble 1 hr. Comes out like new. Dry in an old food dehydrator

When using tempilaq i find some brands will glow when it melts and some dont which is why i use it. Ymmv

Time depends on the brass maker and cartridge also. ADG and Lapua seem to take a little longer for me. Just depends.

I noticed my shoulder bumping became so much more accurate and consistent after I started annealing so I know it works.

This is because your annealing is softer than virgin brass. When I discovered this, and measured many brands for hardness, I found why...

I have a very simple method of testing virgin brass and acquiring hardness of said brass in Rockwell figures first and then trying my...

Hobby annealing is a bit like going to church, it's all based on faith. I do anneal my cases, but I haven't a clue as to whether or not...

An acquaintance in Finland tells me that the plants are running at max as Europe is rearming as the russian village idiot wants to...

Ramshot Hunter should be a good choice for heavies as well given your case capacity. It’s just a bit slower than 4350 and being ball...

Talked to guys at Capstone on this and N560 is more temp stable than N565. I bought some N560 to try in 6 Remington Ackley and 7-06...

Been looking for a Vickerman die for my new OTT 25 BB Contender barrel. Ordered it the same way I always have, from same gentleman. When...

One of the last hidden (kinda) gems getting pimped out. 🥲