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    175SMK + 47gr Varget?

    Re: 175SMK + 47gr Varget? orkan your fellow shooters here @ the Hide have explored most all the avenues of approach to the fact that your rifle can and has fired this recipe w/o ill results. Two other things you may do can bring empirical facts to help clarify this conundrum better, the...
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    media for tumbling

    Re: media for tumbling i must be blind 'cause i have not found any reference to the size of the stainless rods to purchase & what is the minimum order of stainless rods is possiple if the ceramic cylinder were an 55lb/minimum @ $55 a pound. this is a marvelous way to get brass pristine, much...
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    Gas checks

    Re: Gas checks re:dave V on gaschecks.it seems that even hard cast can lead more in above chamber . often the softer old style cupped in back cast will upset during firing to fill out any differing sizes in bullet & chamber & bore & eliminate leading in even soft cast in older 45's , but as...
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    could i set my M1A brass on shoulders back less?

    Re: could i set my M1A brass on shoulders back less? thanks.Grump. checking the chamber w/cerro caste is in order. Agent Ronin's link to Zeidiker articles speaks of small base die only for his '308 use in M-14. it is for at least a '002 min shoulder set back from actual dimensions. at this...
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    could i set my M1A brass on shoulders back less?

    Re: could i set my M1A brass on shoulders back less? re:Agent Ronin,& TopCat, thanks for the thinking words. Zeidiker's material is gratefully received and it probably will be gone over many times. thanks for hard numbers to work around. I paralell your membership affiliations & a few...
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    New primers with limited shelf-life

    Re: New primers with limited shelf-life the story surges about how some/or a leadfree priming compound does not approach the ability of the older style corrosive primers to batter up in extreme cold & have extremely long life. I've no doubt that even the 70's era short russian 7.62x39 will...
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    could i set my M1A brass on shoulders back less?

    .308 Springfield rcv'r built w/standard mil-spec kit. trimmed to 2.005 initially & only 4 full loadings with CCI#34's to avoid slamfire gremlins. used WLRP also. even w/clean chamber could/would an out of battery blow-up occur with following steps? I notice that the chambered rounds either...
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    22RF: the 2nd shot pistol syndrome

    Re: 22RF: the 2nd shot pistol syndrome to 918v. so to answer your inquiry, in a word, not yet. it is tedious work. making the priming compound alone is an explosive undertaking, the priming stuff needs be rewetted to enable packing or swirling it into the cleaned rim of the case. the wet...
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    Gunsmithing broke case in sizing die or rifle, WHAT NOW?there

    there was no bright line above case web to warn you of impending doom so said case is lubed & sized but only the head comes out. deer season is hours away. no time to send to die maker & no one near has that drill& pull it kit. not to despair, go to your car tool section (or a...
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    Gunsmithing release agents

    Re: release agents that's innovative. i also ran out,the last remaining dried up. as i looked up i spied a tube of Lee's sizing compound on the shelf which i used with very good results.it was a no brainer to use. it has worked in couple buildup repairs requiering use of glass bedding...
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    22RF: the 2nd shot pistol syndrome

    not all 22rf ammo can be used in some pistols. jams are aggravating & may be made more unsafe by a moments trigger control without due reguard to muzzle direction. for std velocity ammo, Winchester(i've no position or represent the company) seems to solve many hurdles by consistantly delivering...
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    Berdan to Boxer

    Re: Berdan to Boxer t pacodiver: u r ahead of me in doing this primer changeover,however, in my tinkering to find a safe & solid use for all the good Berdan brass that i've rescued, i have paralled your thoughts along the milling operation to enable use of Boxer type primers into Berdan...
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