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  3. Rcbs

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    Hi all I had a result today when the postman came :D I e-mailed RCBS the other day and asked them if they could send me or give me the correct size for the little plastic screw which secures the 10th of a grain wheel on my 5-10 scales and in the post this morning was a little plastic screw for my scales ;D so top marks to RCBS for supplying me with the screw free of charge ;D probably cost them more in postage than the plastic screw cost to make. came all the way from America and postage was $2.05.

     

    Rick

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  6. Decent Affordable Semi Auto 22

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    Hi the obvious choice is a ruger 10/22 :yes: you can get them reasonably cheap second hand for a nice basic model :D I picked up mine the other month it cost me £325 but has a hogue over mould stock auto bolt release extended mag release trigger job and an 18" stainless fluted barrel and with standard cci ammo I can get consistent groups of .4" to .6" and has cycled all iv put through it without any hang ups.

     

    Rick

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  7. Lee Zip Trim

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    Hi all does anyone use or has used a lee zip trim?
    I ask because iv buggered 2 lee case length gauges, because of my grip of small things I have to put it into a cordless drill and it always seems to get loose and cuts the cases smaller and smaller and when I tighten it up its ok for a while then just gets loose again and eventually breaks so I need a different way of doing it without spending to much which is why I was looking at the lee zip trim.

    Rick

  9. Head Space?

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    Hi all iv just done a test which was recommended by another forum and its measuring a primed unfired case them firing the case and measuring it again, here are the results

    Hi iv just measured then fired 3 primed cases and measured again and here are the results.
    Oh my primers are magnum primers.
    unfired cases
    1 1.996"
    2 1.996"
    3 1.994"
    fired cases
    1 2.002"
    2 1.999"
    3 1.999"
    The difference is .006" .003" .005" so by these calculations does that mean my head space is wrong? and if so is my rifle same to use?
    Thanks

    Rick

  14. Head Space?

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    Hi I realise the tape thing is not a good way to check it but it was the guy at the range who said my head space was wrong and to try it! the rifle has only fired 550 rounds since new I am the first owner its a howa 1500 in 308 the shells im reloading are lapua from a friend who shoots to 1000 yards so his loads were worked up to 2900fps so quiet hot and the brass he reloaded 12 to 14 times and iv reloaded them twice, iv checked some ppu ammo I fired and they show no sign of splitting!

     

    Rick

  15. Head Space?

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Hi all how do I check my head space without a gauge? I ask because when up the club one of the guys said the problem iv been getting with the head separation is because of the head space and not the brass! can anyone shed any light on this please.

    He said if I can get 2 bits of selotape on the back of the shell and still close the bolt then my head space is wrong and that's why the shell are separating! I got 2 on and I felt a bit of resistance and a lot of resistance with 3 on the back of the case.

     

    Rick

  17. My Ocw Test Today

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    Hi the OAL was 2.810" I am trying to get a reasonably accurate load before I start to play with seating depths.

    Yes the ring is about 7.5mm from the base

    Here is a pic of one with the ring round it, post-11924-0-23705200-1377437247.jpg

    That's a good group with 42gns of N140 :-)

    The test I did from the land with the 168gn A-max went from 10 to 60 thou off the lands and in my rifle 60 thou gave the smallest group of .408" followed closely by a .449" group at only 10 thou off and 3rd best was .509" at 40 thou off which didn't make much sense to me!

    Iv got a sonic 45 mod but I don't put it on when load testing and when it is on the point of impact goes 2" high and 1 1/2 right, do you recommend me using my mod when load testing or will it not make any difference other than poi change?

    Thanks

     

    Rick

  20. How Many Reloads?

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    Hi Peter I trust tony when he says there only fired once and I will be full length sizing them before I start reloading them, I do scrub the neck with a small bottle brush after they have need cleaned, I did strip my die the first couple of times I reloaded but then just forgot to do it recently but I will start doing it again.

     

    Rick

  21. How Many Reloads?

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    Hi dicehorn I think mark said he only neck sized them for his rifle but I had to full length size them because they wouldn't chamber in my rifle, I only full length sized them twice since iv had them, I don't know if he annealed them but I haven't and I haven't seen any signs of the neck splitting they all look perfectly ok.

    Im not sure how hot he ran them but he was loading them to shoot to the 1000 yard mark so im guessing quiet hot to get the 2900+fps to get there.

    From the bottom of the case to the split line is 0.283" or 7.21mm, I will give the paper clip a try on the other cases to see if I can find any before they split and possible jam in the chamber.

    I uniformed and sized all the cases when I got them and some of the primers are really easy to get in with the hand primer and I just put it down to me over doing the uniforming and took too much brass out! I have had no primers pop out yet and the only other sign iv had is a black ring round the primer which is carbon from the firing where the primer is a bit loose I was told by the ro yesterday.

    One of the other guys at the club has some once fired Lapua brass he said I could buy and he assures me they have only been fired once and I believe him hes a nice guy.

    Once iv used the brass iv already primed I will not be reloading it any more! there are too many split or showing signs of getting ready to split so before I get one stuck il just have to wait until I get some other cases.

    I ultra sonic mine before I de-prime and again before I process them then reload them as I was told if I don't do them before de-priming I could bugger my die with the crap left in the case after its been shot.

     

    Rick

  22. How Many Reloads?

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    Hi all how many reloads do you get or would expect from new .308 Lapua brass?

    I ask because I was given nearly 200 cases from a friend who reloaded 1 lot 12 times and the other lot 13 times, I am regularly getting split cases! iv had 1 complete separation and about a dozen with cracks splits in, I had 1 today with the lowest load which showed a split and burnt around the rim so they are doing it on even the low loads and not because im stocking the load up.

    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated :D

    Iv got a pick so you can see the ring its making on the cases

    post-11924-0-29754800-1377122897.jpg

     

    Rick

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