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    Prvi Partizan brass

    I've heard good things about the .308 brass, except that the primers are crimped so that adds another step. I've been shooting a case I bought but haven't started processing it for reloading yet, so all I have to go on is hearsay.
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    Amsec, Fort Knox, Superior, others?

    Check out the Browning safes while you're at it. They make some of the best but they aren't cheap. Many levels of security and fireproofing. There's no comparison with the quality of Browning's interiors with the stuff I see at local dealers. Many dealers who don't carry them in stock can...
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    Rifle Scopes Nighttime Hog Rig

    Re: Nighttime Hog Rig I haven't used it for hunting yet; just got all the pieces together and mounted it a couple days ago. RADcustom is correct - the NV tube has no reticle. That's why it has to be mounted behind something that does have one in order to use it as an aiming device. The NV...
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    Rifle Scopes Nighttime Hog Rig

    Finally. It only took me about 5 years to get my night vision rig set up for some hog hunting or night varmint dispatching. It started with an ITT PVS-14 night vision tube. Then came an EOTech 552 NV-compatible holographic sight. The last pieces were from LaRue Tactical, an LT110 and LT133...
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    Stainless Steel Media and tumbling, idea, help....

    Re: Stainless Steel Media and tumbling, idea, help.... I'm a tad concerned about the Cascade. I know you aren't supposed to put fine knives in the dishwasher because the soaps designed for that use are too harsh and will eat away at the metal. I know that's true because I had an ex once...
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    Hodgdon CFE223 Accurate???

    Re: Hodgdon CFE223 Accurate??? I tried it in my GAP .308, starting low and working up. One big thing that jumped out at me was its velocities - faster than about anything else I've tried at comparable powder levels. But then I started seeing pressure signs as I approached the max listed...
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    Sorting LC brass by production year

    Re: Sorting LC brass by production year <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TriggerHappy44</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sounds like brass cases have vintage years like wine. </div></div> Yeah and you can get addicted to both.
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    Where can I buy .308 brass??

    Re: Where can I buy .308 brass?? The availability varies, but I bought a boatload of .308 and .223 brass from <span style="color: #FF0000">THESE FOLKS</span> a few years ago - mostly Black Hills Match, LC, and Federal. The advantage to theirs is that it is (or at least was last time I...
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    223 trimming question

    Re: 223 trimming question All the new brass I've ever bought is shorter than the trim-to length so I run into the same issue when loading it. I hate to make it any shorter than it is already but for accuracy loading I try to make them all consistent in length. I set my trimmer to just...
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    What am I doing wrong?

    Re: What am I doing wrong? Many [most] standard resizing dies size the neck down way smaller than it needs to be and then you have to yank the devil out of the case to get the expander back out. In addition to the problems you are having, this tends to pull the shoulder out of place. You...
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    Can I skip some case prep for pistol brass?

    Re: Can I skip some case prep for pistol brass? When I bought my first trimmer in 1980, I got collets for trimming my pistol brass. To this day, I have never used them. It follows that I have never chamfered or deburred.
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    Hand Gun reloading

    Re: Hand Gun reloading What koodbe said above on straight wall semi-auto ammo (.380, 9mm, .45 ACP, etc). These rounds headspace off the rim of the case mouth - the tip of the case mouth hits a ridge inside the chamber which keeps the round from going any farther. If the round goes in too...
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    My 1x fired brass still chambers easily??

    Re: My 1x fired brass still chambers easily?? The spring-back of the brass is at its best when the brass is new. As it gets more firings on it, it won't spring back as much. You can anneal the neck area to revive the springiness there, but the rest of the case continues to work-harden as...
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    Re: Once Fired Brass

    Re: Once Fired Brass That's pretty much correct. If you just neck size without bumping the shoulder back, the brass will eventually get hard to chamber. How many firings you can get depends on several factors and I've got different guns that act different in this regard. With a couple of...
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    Let me see your McMillan custom camo stocks

    Re: Let me see your McMillan custom camo stocks Not really a stock McMillan color scheme but this is my GAP Crusader with their optional multi-cam on an A5 stock.
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    Where is the Lever Action Love?

    Re: Where is the Lever Action Love? Go to a BPCS match and watch guys knock down silhouettes at 1,000 yards with 45-70s using Creedmore sights before you trash the old-style guns. They might be more like shoulder-mounted mortars compared to the modern precision shooter, but the results are...
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    Groups opening up at longer range

    Re: Groups opening up at longer range How serious is your brass prep? I had a similar problem years ago when I was getting started. Loads that shot ragged holes at 100 started coming completely apart as I moved out to longer ranges. Little by little I started improving my brass prep (I was...
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    How long do you run brass in Tumbler w/ SS Media?

    Re: How long do you run brass in Tumbler w/ SS Media? When I started, I had thousands of pieces of brass that were all pretty grungy. If I tried to go less than 4 hours, they weren't as clean. Now with brass that has only one firing since they were cleaned, I've shortened my times. Still...
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    RCBS crapped out tried the Thumbler.... WOW

    Re: RCBS crapped out tried the Thumbler.... WOW Yeah, I tried the T-shirt deal when I started, too. I ended up going with an old media separator from Midway that fits perfectly on top of a household plastic bucket from the grocery store. I dump the tumbler into the separator and the pins...
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    RCBS crapped out tried the Thumbler.... WOW

    Re: RCBS crapped out tried the Thumbler.... WOW <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hoverp</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> now one question...I run a Giraud trimmer, and after I put my de-capped brass in the Thumblers and get it clean the top edge of...
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