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    How and when to weigh h20 volume capacity?

    I have federal new, once and twice fired brass, LC once fired, and winchester new brass. With once and twice fired commercial brass do i weigh it as is or resize it first and then weigh the brass with water? Or should I just worry about the case capacity with the lc stuff compared with...
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    1st test loads with 175 smk's, anybody object

    Re: 1st test loads with 175 smk's, anybody object Ok then, maybe this 1st batch will be for pressure tests, being I only loaded 3 of each, I wont bruise my shoulder to bad. Then Ill go back and do .1-.2 increments down the road, Im not expecting to do this overnight, I guess thats what...
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    1st test loads with 175 smk's, anybody object

    Re: 1st test loads with 175 smk's, anybody object thanks, so your suggesting to maybe pull some lighter loads, and make small increments maybe from 43 and up? Maybe 43 up to 45 in .2 or .3 grain increments would be good? I saw the loads on reloading depot, but thought its still best to...
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    1st test loads with 175 smk's, anybody object

    my 1st batch for .308, 175 smk's are as follows: varget, br2 primers, federal once fired brass. 41.5, 42, 42.5, 43, 43.5, 44, 44.5 coal is 2.805 anybody object to this?? Thanks
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    sierra told me this, is it true?

    when i talked to sierra today, they said that if you try to seat out to far you will loose neck tension, and that will cause large deviation in velocity's. He recommended to keep atleast .250 in case neck to keep proper neck tension. Is this all true? Also I'm having trouble measuring coal...
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    Really confused on coal for factory 168, 175 smk's

    Re: Really confused on coal for factory 168, 175 smk's ok cool, but regarding neck tension, .080 bearing surface in neck is enough?
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    What 175smk coal's have you tried.

    Re: What 175smk coal's have you tried. victor, do you reccommend using lee factory crimp dies ever with a bolt gun to ensure good neck tension?
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    What 175smk coal's have you tried.

    Re: What 175smk coal's have you tried. when i measure how much bearing surface is in neck of factory 168, or 175 fed. Gold metal match I get .260 bearing surface in neck. my rifles coal is 2.931 with the 175 smk. I was gonna start my loads halfway between 2.800 and 2.931, which makes 2.865...
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    Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money?

    Re: Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money? ok, thanks, sounds like i should hold off and get a better one that the chrony.
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    Really confused on coal for factory 168, 175 smk's

    Ok, sierra reccommends one bullet width of bearing surface in case neck (.308). But when i measure how much bearing surface is in neck of factory 168, or 175 fed. Gold metal match I get .260 bearing surface in neck. So how could they recommend this if they dont do it themselves?? I ask because...
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    Got to see what real over-pressure looks like ...

    Re: Got to see what real over-pressure looks like ... I purchased a older used rcbs 505 off ebay when they were still making the whole thing out of metal. I also bought a old, used but goodie ch powder measure at a gun show. I have no problem buying the older stuff thats used cause i know...
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    How far out can you shoot the 69 SMK's?

    Re: How far out can you shoot the 69 SMK's? I just ordered some 75 grain hornady bthp from midway they are cheap compared to the 77smk's.
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    How far out can you shoot the 69 SMK's?

    Re: How far out can you shoot the 69 SMK's? Looking at the ballistic coefficient of the 77's compared to the 69's tells me the 77's will definetly fly past 700 yards. But, the fact that you have a short barrel and are loosing a ton of velocity i think if your getting 600 yards out of your...
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    .308 Winchester

    Re: Loads For .308 Winchester 20" Ltr. 168 amax 45.5 varget coal 2.900 about .400 at 100 yards 5 shots dont know velocity, but primers started to flatten slightly.
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    What 175smk coal's have you tried.

    I have a remington long throat 700 ltr, 2.950 coal. I modified my magazine to duplicate the Wyatt extended box mag. So now i can make my coal whatever I want. SO i was wondering what you guys have tried for the 175 smk, whats the least amount of bearing surface you have left in case neck.
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    Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money?

    Re: Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money? the ced m2 is 200 bucks, i dont know if i can justify paying that much. I dont want to buy junk ethier though, so maybe i wont buy any.
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    Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money?

    Re: Is shooting chrony F1 the best for the money? found another thread, looks like the ced m2 is a favorive among u gents.
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    Loading manual velocities

    Re: Loading manual velocities I mainly use the bullet makers manual for starting load, and work up usually past their reccommended max, and then consult forums such as this one and find out what everyone else suggests. for example, sierra says 41.7 is max varget for a .308 175 smk. Well...
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    RCBS Hand Priming Strip Tool Adjustment

    Re: RCBS Hand Priming Strip Tool Adjustment hmm I have the rcbs universal hand priming tool, might wanna give that one a try. Its been great for all calipers from 223-50 ae. It has the square tray for the primers instead of the strips.
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    Lee Collet Dies for Hunting

    Re: Lee Collet Dies for Hunting The reason lee reccomends to full length resize for hunting, is to ensure absolute feeding reliablity. If you just collet size the neck the case body will be untouched, and not all unsized cases fit smoothly when chambering, and can cause excessive noise or...