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straightshooter1 reacted to RegionRat's post in the thread Question for you reloaders on Load Dev with
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Did you mean to say you went from a 0.2 grain increment, then narrowed the test and ran in 0.1 grain steps? Because 0.02 is going to... -
straightshooter1 reacted to RTTY's post in the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell. with Like.
I don't think this is what he means, but only that with each shot the annealed brass is given the opportunity to be moved forward if the...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell..Agree. In my tests, I found running a mandrel through properly annealed necks did indeed move the donut out. . . as I stated here...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell..Hmmmm??? Are you suggesting that every time a case is consecutively annealed (like at the same temperature for the same amount of time)...
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straightshooter1 reacted to R_A_W's post in the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell. with Like.
Didn’t even think of that, but that’s definitely the best way
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell..The best way I found to find out what's going on with the donut is to use pin gauges. I know, few reloaders go to the expense of having...
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Great suggestions ! Thanks for that .
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread New Lot CCI 450 issues.Since virgin brass is really not all that uniform in their dimensions (why typically fire forming is done before load development), that...
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straightshooter1 reacted to rustyinbend's post in the thread Dimpled case neck after sizing? with Like.
Yes ... it should fire-form back to normal, and then resize with less lube ... also helps to anneal first.
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Too much lube
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread New Lot CCI 450 issues.Are these virgin brass? I suspect the case's headspace are too short. Such a thing makes it where the case is pushed forward enough...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell..That's possible. But doesn't quite seem likely since he's using a bushing die and a bushing die doesn't size all the way down to where...
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straightshooter1 reacted to R_A_W's post in the thread Chambering issue after expander mandrell. with Like.
1.470" HS... is this a .223 Rem? How many firings on the brass? I'm guessing you have a neck doughnut & the mandrel is pushing it out...
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Thanks gentlemen. I had 400 rounds fire without issue with the last of my old lot of 450’s with this barrel. There are probably over...
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straightshooter1 replied to the thread Which thing made the biggest difference?.A very good barrel and the right bullet for the distance.
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