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    Powder preservation

    You're not going to lose any powder after 4 years, or even 14 - Probably way longer than that :) I'd wait to load it in case your needs or preferences change, or as was said if you ever need to liquidate - components in original containers can be sold but reloads are near worthless to most...
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    Just got a new Teslong Bore Scope

    I just do a JB Bore Paste treatment every 500-800 rounds (in addition to my regular cleaning) and it seems to keep things in check pretty well. Some powders also seem to build it up quicker than others.
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    Just got a new Teslong Bore Scope

    JB Bore Paste. Clean 'er right up!
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    H110 and mag.spp

    well you certainly don't HAVE to....its not unsafe at all IMO but for reasons mentioned above I do use magnums unless I just couldn't get them. Just about all of my .357 loading is with H110
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    Cheapest, easiest way to trim a lot of .223 brass?

    I really like my Lyman case trim Xpress, I also have a WFT for .223 but I have a hard time running it fast enough on my cordless drill to not leave a burr, so I still have to deburr and chamfer which I also hate. With the motorized Lyman on higher speed it trims clean enough that I can usually...
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    Hornady Head Space Comparater

    By backing it out a little bit at a time to achieve just barely enough sizing to chamber freely in the rifle. For instance in a bolt gun, moving the shoulder .002-.003 less than a case fired from that gun is a pretty common thing. In semi-autos it usually should be more like .004-.005 for...
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    Primer anvils??

    The angle and/or shape of the legs is slightly different to keep the pellet a little bit further away from the anvil, making them less sensitive to a light hit (such as a floating firing pin might make)
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    Corroded Flashlite batteries fix

    I switched to Energizer Ultimate Lithiums in all my flashlights and electronics (GPS, radios) that might sit for a period of time between uses. They never leak, they are lighter weight, hold charge longer, work better in extreme cold and they simply last longer in use. Well worth the $ IMHO
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    round ball troubles

    I agree with trying to drop the load a little bit. My T/C with a 1:48 twist shoots great with PRBs @100 yds up to about 80 grains, above that it starts to get squirrely.
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    Primers shipped without Hazmat tag!

    UPS changed the ORM-D tag a few years ago. Now it's just the appropriate hazard diamonds.
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    Guns You Should Have Bought When You Had The Chance, And Now Regret Not Buying

    Mine was an Underwood M1 Carbine, with original sights and mag pouch with 2 mags. It was 2016 in a small town gunshop for $750 and I'd long wanted one, only paused because I'd just earlier written a sizable tuition check for my daughter's first year of college. Came to my senses and went back...
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    Can a new lower mess up a previously very accurate load?

    I have not experienced this issue personally and I have three different lowers I swap around often between four different uppers for competition and I always use the data/dope book for the specific upper regardless of which lower I'm using that day. Granted I'm also not shooting for tiny...
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    A Rifle For Large North American Animals

    .300 Weatherby Mag, because I have it and it has done some world traveling with its previous owner (my old boss who retired and later gifted it to me). If I ever got a chance to hunt for some of those larger species it would be cool to use in his honor. And I know it shoots because I built the...
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    Reloading manuals with a "Service Rifle" section

    I've seen service rifle sections in Sierra manuals, in fact I have a PDF section of the pages with service rifle .223 loads.
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    BL-C(2) questions

    26.5gr of BL-C(2) has consistently been my most accurate load for 52-55gr bullets, 53gr Sierra Match King with that and a CCI450 is pretty much my benchmark 100 yd load. Multiple barrels and configurations.
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    Groundhogs in yard

    CCI Velocitors work pretty well, better than other ammo I tried in .22LR anyway. My buddy and I were recruited to eradicate a very bad rock chuck infestation at his aunt's ranch a few years ago but she did not want us using anything more than .22s due to noise/animals/neighbors . Mini-mag HPs...
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    Now why did I do that? Vol. 4, Ch. 7

    Sounds like you won, my friend :) My brother was given a Bryco Nine, but in (incomplete) parts. He gave it to me and I was able to order the couple pieces that were obviously missing, pretty cheaply I might add - but it took me quite a while to get that stupid thing to run right. Finally...
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    Old hollow point .357 (maybe XTP)

    The bases and sides look clean, I would just load and shoot rather than clean (and disturb) that little bit of lead dust inside the hollowpoint. No benefit to cleaning them IMO
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    Old 22-250 Reloads

    I wouldn't try to salvage anything from the whole lot except maybe the bullets. Even if the Norma brass isn't showing the same obvious damage as the Remington, it's the same powder and seems likely enough to be around the same age and even if the deterioration isn't externally obvious I bet...
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    Rossi lever guns

    I have a recent one (2018 I think?) in .45 Colt, lots of fun and it's accurate. More so when I switched the rear sight to a flat style, as I don't shoot a buckhorn especially well. I expected to have to slick it up a bit but it was smooth enough and has gotten a better with use. Wouldn't...
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