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    Prescription shooting glasses

    Hi, not sure if this goes here or not.. glasses are optics of a sort. I have an astigmatism.. diagnosed a couple years ago.. and it's to point where I cannot read my computer screen without my glasses now. This also means I have no good view of my reticle (cannot be focused out.. ), red dots...
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    Christmas Reloading Kit

    There are a few things I tend to recommend when i talk about adding to a kit. A good hand primer. Hate to say it, but I really like the lee. I have the hornady now because it uses my shell holders vs a proprietary set.. but the lee is a better tool honestly. A universal decapping die. No...
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    Best mid-priced rifle scope? Nikon, vortex, etc..

    I have the athlon talos, the product line below your argos you asked about. Mines the 4-14x44 btr (ffp, mil/mil, illuminated reticle). It's solid for the money. The argos is a step up in glass. I would say my talos is pretty close to my old bushnell elite 3200.. possibly even clearer.
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    VCDL Lobby Day - Jan 20

    This, very much this. Respect is everything.. You can disagree respectfully.. but if you come off as combative.. you end up getting ignored. This is a battle of hearts and minds as much as it is a struggle to keep our firearms.
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    very old .45 auto ammo, safe?

    As long as the cases aren't tarnished should be safe to shoot. Probably corrosive primes, clean accordingly
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    Something between 7.62x39 and .308...

    yes, but recoil is relative to energy.. with the same projectile, you cut recoil by 25%, you cut effective range by more. Id argue the effective range on a 308 is quite a bit more than 200y longer than x39.. but i stick to the 1k ft lbs rule of thumb. The reason i dont see the middlings...
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    Something between 7.62x39 and .308...

    I haven't read the full 7 pages. 300 sav is in the area you want.. but not that common so you rejected it. x39 is a 30-30 with spitzers.. so its out. The difference between a 30-30 and 308 for a 150 gr projectile is what... 500 fps? That really isnt large window you're looking at. Starting...
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    Component conundrum

    well, got some amaxes for 25 per 100, we'll see how the bergara likes em.
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    Burnt myself on Harbor Freight Vibratory Tumbler

    I've been running a HF 8 lb tumbler since I started reloading back in 05ish.. I've ran it for over 8 hours (tend to run over night).. and never had that issue.. interesting issue to have for sure
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    "Bulge Buster die" vs. fireforming brass?

    fire forming and bulge busters work opposite eachother. Fire forming expands the brass to the chamber. Bulge busters compress the brass to get rid of the guppy belly on the brass that comes from firing it in an unsupported chamber.. One is expanding the brass to fit a chamber, the other is...
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    9mm ring at base after resizing

    If you look at the mouth of your sizing die, you'll see its chamfered to help with brass insertion a little. You might find that ring is where the carbide sizer is last making contact when the holder hits the base of the die, then changing directions.. Its a rub mark and I'd not be worried...
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    Component conundrum

    I've very partial to smk 168gr OTP projectiles. I've NEVER had them not shoot well. That said, I'm having issues finding them locally, but I can find amax, eld match, and tipped match kings... Anyone got preferences or experience between them? All paper punching
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    Question about new rifle brass (Lapua)

    I recommend FL sizing. The only way to know for sure what dimensions they are is either measure each and every one and make sure they're in spec at every position.. case head, body, shoulder, neck, proper length for headspacing.. etc. They may all be in spec, but are they all the same...
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    Lee Class Cast single stage press

    RussellC - with the right setup, you'd be surprised at how fast the lee can be removing crimps. I'll post a quick video on how fast it works later.. I'll have to reshoot it in order to clean it up.. but it takes about 3 seconds per piece of brass on the lee with the ch4d swaging kit.
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    Lee Class Cast single stage press

    Love mine. Have the normal, non bushing one.. then upgraded it with a lock n load bushing upgrade kit from amazon for 15 dollars. Bought it over the bushing version due to it sending spent primers out the bottom of the ram vs. out the side. I recommend staying away from the rcbs swager with...
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    For those that separate and weigh their brass.. whats your tolerance?

    ant.. true, but I have no way of exerting 60k psi to mimic that environment while still being able to measure it.
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    For those that separate and weigh their brass.. whats your tolerance?

    murf, I've seen bullets half grain off. its not much, but it can theoretically effect things.. during load workup, I weigh projectiles as well. I also dont use a powder thrower for my loads. I use brass that has all been fired the same time.. Basically I want to remove as much variables as...
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    For those that separate and weigh their brass.. whats your tolerance?

    Just curious.. I got a bit of virgin lapua brass in and separated it by weight. 84% of it was within .5 gr weight. a full 50% of it was .1 gr variance (either 173.7 or 173.8 gr).. If you're actually keeping the brass together with the intent on eliminating all possible variances (also...
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    .308 AR - Wrong Primer - Blew Firing Pin Out of Bolt Carrier

    I think this would qualify as where you said it LM. Its not directly stated, but other than the change in charge.. you seem to be associating the primers (two blown out and it blew the firing pin out of the carrier). Its not directly stated.. but many folks are inferring that is your mindset.
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    Mixed brass effects oal?

    loon, is it the bushing thats backing out, or is it the piece in the press that holds it in place? I'm running a LNL bushing setup in my classic cast and I haven't seen any creeping out of the adapter, yet..
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