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    Natchez Shooters Supply sale on LC .223 Brass

    Re: Natchez Shooters Supply sale on LC .223 Brass They have 414k still available.
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    Drank the Blue Kool-aid. Ordered Dillon 550

    Re: Drank the Blue Kool-aid. Ordered Dillon 550 I just bought the same setup, except I added the .45 conversion also. If I step up it will be to a 1050 mac daddy.
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    Excess Burned Powder On Case Neck

    Re: Excess Burned Powder On Case Neck <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 918v</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your fireformed cases have a greated capacity than your virgin brass. Greater capacity means lower pressures with the same powder charge...
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    Excess Burned Powder On Case Neck

    Re: Excess Burned Powder On Case Neck <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: treebasher</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Work hardening of the case, the brass is not springing out as far as new brass will. This is allowing the powder gasses to travel...
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    Excess Burned Powder On Case Neck

    I was noticing today that some of my loads were more black than normal. What is the common cause? BTW, .308 using Varget out of a R5.
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    OGIVE Question

    Re: OGIVE Question <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Stoffels</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it at least should get you real close but as Victor noted unless you pull it back out your getting the same reading Bill </div></div> I did pull it...
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    OGIVE Question

    Re: OGIVE Question I used a Black marker, and it measures 2.270 from the back of case to the shiny market on the bullet.
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    OGIVE Question

    Re: OGIVE Question <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Victor N TN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you used a long round every time and not just used the same one without pulling it back out. Use a magic marker or white board marker to black the...
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    OGIVE Question

    I loaded a.308 round very loose in a case and the OGIVE was 2.410. Then I loaded the gun and closed the bolt, removed the round and it measures 2.370. I repeated three times with the loose round, and the number came out 2.370 every time. So does this tell me that from bolt face to rifling is...
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    Bench Rest Large primers at PV

    They also have CCI large mil primers
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    RCBS Free Bore Tool?

    Re: RCBS Headspace Mic? I figured it out, the OAL comes out to 2.881 and the OGIVE is 2.287 using a 168SMK. At these lengths the bullet is against the rifling. This is a R5, so I guess they have a lot of free bore space.
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    RCBS Free Bore Tool?

    Re: RCBS Headspace Mic? I have the OGIVE tool from Hornady, but I am trying to get the distance to the lands using the freebore tool.
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    RCBS Free Bore Tool?

    Re: RCBS Headspace Mic? I am sorry, I am trying to get the bullet seating depth to contact the lands using the freebore tool, I explained it wrong.
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    RCBS Free Bore Tool?

    I bought the RCBS head space mic and freebore tool and I have a measurement .076, but I get lost on the directions at this point. What do I use the .076 for?
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    Is this reloading equipment/components worth it

    Re: Is this reloading equipment/components worth i <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lofty</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CVO</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tell him you...
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