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    LED lighting system

    Maybe $40 worth of stuff. LED "tape": https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/top-emitting/led-light-strips-led-tape-light-with-18-smdsft-3-chip-smd-led-5050-with-lc2-connector/1465/ 12Volt DC flex lamp...
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    BLC2 in 223?

    I haven't seen h335 in a year, but I scored two lbs of blc2. What do you guys normally work up to for best accuracy with a 55grain fmj through an ar15 with 1:8 twist? It looks like a slow powder requiring 10% more charge to get the same bang as h335. The upside to that is that you can get...
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    rcbs power power punch decapper lost power

    http://www.midwayusa.com/product/572794/rcbs-powr-punch-decapping-rod This worked great for a while, as it has a spring loaded decapping pin which literally shoots the primer away from the brass. After 1000 rounds, the tiny spring was compressed and smashed into fragments. Normal? Anyone...
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    MidwayUSA had H335 powder for six minutes today

    Just out of curiosity, has anyone seen H335 in recent months? I'm compiling a list of substitutes since I'm almost out. Is there a substitute that's more available than any others? curiously, -edfardos
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    Hearing loss? best ear plugs?

    We talk about gun safety quite a bit, but mostly as it relates to dismemberment or critically low blood pressure. How's your hearing? I had tinnitus for a month (and it went away), but it prompted me to go to the ear doctor and get an audiogram test. My right ear has "mild" loss, and my...
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    Primer pocket swaging -- how much to swage?

    The RCBS bench-mount primer pocket swager arrived, so I thought I'd try to reload all this LC brass I've been collecting. In the past, I tried a pocket reamer (hornady version, and/or deburr tool) with mixed results, so I thought a swager would make this LC brass as easy to prime as commercial...
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    Reloading banned from craigslist

    http://www.craigslist.org/about/prohibited "ammunition, clips, cartridges, reloading materials, gunpowder, fireworks, explosives" So now that I'm done using craigslist, what's a good alternative local site to exchange brass? curiously, --edfardos
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    bought used browning bps 12g, sore spots?

    1991 browning bps is in a 10 day waiting period. While I'm cooling off, are there any sore spots to look for on this firearm? I ran a snap cap through it three times at full speed and it cycled perfectly. Anything else I should be looking for, or is the bps generally bullet proof? This is...
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    AR15 slam fire

    I've had two slam fires in my last 100 rounds (two different outtings). Basically fires twice with a single trigger pull. The AR15 in question has fired roughly 1500 rounds total, with never a glitch. I recently switched to CCI400 primers since I couldn't find any CCI450(magnum) primers...
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    anneal 223 or not?

    After five reloadings of once fired brass I get 10% neck splits. Anyone getting better life by annealing? Assuming annealing reduces the neck splits, how many reloads do you get before insipient head separation? This is commercial 223 brass, full length sized, and the ar15 also puts...
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    rcbs pro powder drop crept up a whole grain

    I typically weigh ever dozen rounds, and never saw a wild change in powder weight on my rcbs pro 2000, until today! Was 23.5, and crept up to 24.5! I eventually noticed the grub screw was loose that secures the dial to the measure, the measure was able to turn by itself with the dial never...
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    small rifle primers in stock at cabellas.com

    http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/search_catalog_command.cmd?fromProductSearch=true&item1=JC%20-%20210757 use that url, as you won't find them via search. Seven days from order to my door. Discount code "clubfive" for $5 shipping + hazmat. just need a source for .224 bullets now...
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    magnum primers with hp38/win231 in 45acp?

    desperate for primers, I acquired some LP magnum (cci350) primers for my 45acp's. There's lots of anecdotal evidence that they work fine, but I was curious if any of you have used these primers with win231 in a 45acp application? I made up some test loads (5, 5.3, 5.6) under 230grain balls...
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    first 45acp workup?

    anyone here use aa#5, or care to share your workup process? x-treme 230grain RN plated bullet .452" cci 300 lpp magtech brass (new) OAL 1.264" load1: 7.7grains aa#5 load2: 7.9grains aa#5 load3: 8.1grains aa#5 crimp is .471". (same diameter as seated section of brass) the dimensions are...
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    advice for first 45auto reloads?

    I've been really happy with my 3006, 40s&w, 44mag, and 223 reloads. Having said that are there any gotchas with 45auto I shoild be aware of? possibly misguided plan: x-treme plated bullet, 230 grain, round nose, .452" AA#5 up to 7.8grains (also used with 40s&w) cci larg pistol *magnum*...
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    ABC's of Reloading is $2 on amazon/kindle

    I bougt the book because it was cheap, and after years of reloading, it still has something to teach. fyi, edfardos
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    Revolver shooters: slugs fall through cylinder?

    I know many of you have spent days/weeks/months/years developing the perfect cast lead load for your revolvers. I'm not a caster, but I've been using Oregon Trail Lasercast (.431 bhn:26) in my 44mag (super redhawk) with good accuracy and minimal leading. I was wondering if I could get some...
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    source for cheap 223 bullets?

    X-treme bullet company just sold the machine that makes their .223 projectiles, so I'm looking for the next best source of ammo. I've never purchased pulldowns, and the local store is saying standard Hornady's might be their replacement, which cost 30% more. Xtreme was $180 for 2000 55gr...
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    chrony battery voltage effects readings?

    I'm seeing as much as a 200fps difference between a 9V and a 7V battery (when connected and Chrony turned on). 240grain44mag fps samples 19.0 2400 bat-low 1481 8x 19.0 2400 bat-good 1261 5x 23.0 H110 bat-low 1449 8x 23.0 H110 bat-good...
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    revolver spits in my face

    I've noticed my SuperRedhawk 44mag spits at my face from time to time, maybe 1 of every 3 shots. It stings a tiny bit, but today it actually drew a tiny amount of blood out of my left cheek (firing right handed). I vaguely recall other revolvers doing the same thing over the years and I never...
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