Have you ever had it stretch so much that it failed the case gauge or failed to chamber?I pulled out my LC 12 brass and took some measurements with my hornady comparator.
My brass streches 0.005" in my M1A National Match.
My sized brass is 1.6185 base to datum line.
My fired brass is 1.6235 base to datum line
I keep pondering getting some... interested in your impressions as you test them out...View attachment 1198398Put this on the shelf. If it runs good, I’ll get a couple hundred more.
Ha! Likin' that ol' Folgers can back there. Chile and brew ain't bad!Amen to that !
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All the best to her for a speedy recovery.My wife is in the hospital for critical/unexpected surgery so this weekend plans are in hold. I was also planning to sell my last .35Whelen rifle, along with all the Whelen-specific reloading supplies but that’s not going to happen either. It will wait.
My wife is in the hospital for critical/unexpected surgery so this weekend plans are in hold. I was also planning to sell my last .35Whelen rifle, along with all the Whelen-specific reloading supplies but that’s not going to happen either. It will wait.
Gorgeous. All that fussing paid off.Preparing for next phase in my 45acp longevity test--
Loaded remaining 50 Winchester cases and started measuring fresh (but not new) HRTRS cases to create a dedicated batch of 50-75. Unlike when I started the Winchester batch, entire new HRTRS batch will be same length to begin with (likely .891" from the looks of it so far).
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Thanks!Gorgeous. All that fussing paid off.
Contingency planning. Not a sickness.It's either been too cold, too windy or too messy to get to the range lately. So WHY do I keep making batch after batch of ammo that I may not get around to shooting for months?? It's a SICKNESS, I tell ya!!!!!
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Had really good luck with 44.4 of imr4895 and 44.8 of n135 with that bullet.Some trial rounds of .308 using the 150 Speer Hot Cor
I have the same problem lol. Im jealous of y'all that have a backyard range to test stuff at.... and I ain't shooting my M1 Garand at an indoor range and letting them keep (insert Gollum voice) my precious 30-06 brass.....It's either been too cold, too windy or too messy to get to the range lately. So WHY do I keep making batch after batch of ammo that I may not get around to shooting for months?? It's a SICKNESS, I tell ya!!!!!
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She’s home resting comfortably. Thank you so much for all of the well wishes and prayers. We’re both getting to that age where a trip to the hospital for anything is a potential bad thing.Keep us updated…… as much as you want to…
I used to hate it when the gin hit lightly......................Then the gin decided to do nothing but light strikes…
AUTOCORRECT!!! PffftI used to hate it when the gin hit lightly......................
Though I gave that up years ago...........