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    Determining best Neck Tension

    I never thought about it that way. Thanks for the information! I tumble and use graphite dust on necks and that makes seating force more uniform. I will try using a smaller-diameter neck expanding mandrel.
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    GM210 primer issues

    For precision ammo I use 50-round loading blocks . I charge the entire block in a session. When I finish charging, when I pick up the block, I look into every case to be sure there is powder in every case. I don't glance, I look. 50 cases, 50 looks. In some cases, this is more trickier...
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    Weird question regarding FL sizing

    Yup, I have quarts of synthetic oil and transmission fluid on my shelf. Synthetic motor oil and transmission fluid are the same as premium gun oil. I happen to like Imperial better than oils because it is less messy. The spray products are even less messy. When you adapt your process to the...
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    Weird question regarding FL sizing

    + 1 for Imperial it is very good. When I was making bullets, I used a lube made from anhydrous lanolin and vaseline. The homemade stuff was very good for jackets but I didn't try it on brass. Using Imperial, in order to lube a case, you tap or slightly drag your finger over the lube in the...
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    Weird question regarding FL sizing

    I think your annealing process isn't softening the the neck & shoulder. The brass is too hard and still elastic - you cannot get consistent permanent deformation hence inconsistent shoulder length. I use a flame annealer. If I look into the brass when it leaves the flame, the entire inside...
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    NOW I REMEMBER WHY I LOVE MY DILLON CARBIDE DIES

    If I may offer a hint. The old RCBS extractors used to work like this. After drilling and tapping the case, put the spacer over case head. Spin a nut onto the bolt. Slip a washer between the nut and the spacer. Screw the bolt into the case. Holding the bolt head in one position, spin the...
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    Reloading Tikka T3x 308 - Fires when chambered after bolt lock

    I do not understand why you are chambering live rounds in your basement. You used up a lot of luck there. If you did something make make that weapon fire without pulling the trigger, that is a problem you need to fix first - what everyone else said. If you are new to reloading, you should...
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    NOW I REMEMBER WHY I LOVE MY DILLON CARBIDE DIES

    Buy a stuck case extractor. They are cheap and easy. If you stuck one case, you might stick another. I think mine has a 1/4x20 tap, a smaller drill, and some small parts. Drill out the primer pocket, tap the primer pocket with the tap (a tap wrench is helpful but not required), assemble...
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    Runout with FL sizing. Any help?

    Mr. Baggins, what caliber is that rifle? That 34.7 group is a 1 or a big 0? The middle 34.5 group is a big 1 or a small 2? What class are you shooting?
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    Runout with FL sizing. Any help?

    So ... let's put a stake in the ground. Does neck or bullet runout matter?
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    Runout with FL sizing. Any help?

    Tony was pretty good at the whole shooting thing.
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    Runout with FL sizing. Any help?

    Tony Boyer wrote about runout in his book. As far as he was concerned, it was "not a problem". But, that was some year back. If you have a gun, ammo, shooter, and conditions to shoot 4 zeros then maybe runout will matter.
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    Hornady or RCBS micrometer bullet seating tool?

    I have never heard of anyone breaking a sizing die. What fails? Do the threads shear off? Does the die body crack? Is this failure associated with insufficient case lube?
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    Runout with FL sizing. Any help?

    Make 20 rounds. 10 rounds with zero runout and 10 rounds with 0.005 runout. Shoot them. Can you see the difference on paper? If you can't see a difference on paper then you are trying to solve a "not-a-problem". For me, this is not-a-problem but your mileage may vary.
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    OCW Guys… help me read these!

    On Friday, I shot a 5-shot group at 100. There were 4 in a little group - probably a 3, I didn't bother to measure it - with one shot (same elevation) that went left just out of the group. I know that some idiot wasn't paying attention when he shot that flyer. I know because that charge...
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