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    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    Peening, even from wet tumbling, isn't the result of the media being used. It's the cases themselves banging against each other. The amount of brass to media ratio and the amount of time being tumbled that's a play. Overload the tumbler with brass and that brass is going to bang around...
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    Need UPS for FX120i

    You're right about just putting the weight on the scale and I guess I should have been more clear how I was using the check weight. Because that calibration procedure is so simple, that's what I do verily often for the reason I stated. :giggle: Maybe that's one of the things that keeps mine...
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    Need UPS for FX120i

    I often use a 100 gram check weight before starting my powder charging session, just to be sure calibration is where it should be that I'm getting the same measurement from one session to the next. But that doesn't seem to have any relation to the issue of drifting during a session. . . ???
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    Need UPS for FX120i

    And I assume you have no heating or air-conditioning going on and moving air around while doing this. I've left my scale on for weeks, using it intermittently and had no drifting problems. The outlet my scale is plugged into also has a few other electronics plugged in (e.g. computer, monitors...
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    Need UPS for FX120i

    What type of lighting are you using (LED, Fluorescents)? How long to you leave the scale on before you start using it? I find having my scale on a somewhat heavy piece of granite works well at keeping it stable and resisting vibrations as I load. When I power up my 120i typically have to...
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    .308 Winchester

    Thanks for the thoughts . . . some good ideas there! I've always been a fan of, what I'd call "real hunting", like taking game down inside 200 yds. And like you, I've always used jacketed lead . . .has always been my preference. Because of my age (78) and some physical limitation these days...
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    .308 Winchester

    Summer time in the Phoenix area, low temperatures often don't fall below 90°F (elevation here between 800 to 1700 feet, and Density Altitude around 150 to 400 ft.). Getting out in early morning to shoot in 90° and the temperature moves up from there quickly. Other times of the year, in a...
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    .308 Winchester

    I think one has to keep in mind the objective behind the development of the hybrid cases . . . that being for short barrel lightweight guns to deliver the energy on the target that larger guns can produce.
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    .308 Winchester

    It's been several years since I've used 2000MR in my .308. Yes, I got good velocity and found a couple good loads, but I stopped as I was not getting the consistency I look for due to wide range of temperatures I shoot in here in AZ. 😵‍💫 I've also got some RL17 that I've used for 185 Jugs...
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    .308 Winchester

    Have you tried any AR-Comp at all? Once I get my cases all fire formed, that's the powder I'll be trying since it has worked so well in my all brass cases.
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    .308 Winchester

    I also mandrel up first (after a good annealing application) and then run them through my Forster FL .308 sizing die using plenty of Imperial Sizing Die Wax. Only had that one issue where one case head seemed to pull out from how it sounded and measured like I may not have used enough lube ...
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    .308 Winchester

    I feel much the same. Besides, if one is after higher velocity and/or more energy delivered, there are plenty of calibers to choose from. But, I can see where the military would have a particular interest in a cartridge and can deliver those things, especially an ability to better penetrate...
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    .308 Winchester

    Running these hybrids the cases at 80k pressure shouldn't present a failure issue from all I've read. Good barrels can take that pressure, at least for awhile. My main concern is how many firings can the barrel take and keep from ringing as it seems constantly expanding the barrel beyond it...
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    Ingenuity Powder System

    If I recall my history lessons correctly, income tax was introduced because revenue from tariffs wasn't working very well. 😵‍💫
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    Ingenuity Powder System

    Hmmm??? The point of tariffs is to make imports more expensive thereby reducing the demand for imports. The importer pays the import tariff/fee (essentially a tax by another name) and passes the cost onto the customer resulting in higher consumer cost. By reducing the demand for imports, the...
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