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    Need a recommendation please

    After a decades long haitus my wife (not a gun person) has expressed interest in getting her chl and being armed. many years ago i gave her my P228 and she does well with it. She’s been having hand trouble. Not carpal tunnel but that’s a close enough condition to give you a picture. At the...
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    The dies work fine in a single stage. And...I’ve used the 650 repeatedly on .308. So something is off.
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    Got it. Thank you gents. I will proceed and report back when there is something to report.
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    Absolutely. The problem with gauging each case is that with a progress it really destroys the point of using a progressive. You need to be able to setup in a way that you can just kichunk the machine. Your point is well taken. I think what I’ll do now is take the 3 or 4 headstamps pick 3 or...
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    I have a cartridge gauge now. I also have a 10 year and thus am less frosted than otherwise I would be. The question is: is Rim diameter a huge deal?
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    it’s the Rim, yes.
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    .308 in a Dillon 650: bizarre problem

    Reloaded 400 rounds of .308, mixed headstamp but mostly that sweet AFF brass from surplus rounds. I've been reloading this and other surplus .308 brass in this dillon for....15 years? Very few issues. This lot, only one out of every 10 rounds would fire. The other 9 lodged in the AR-10...
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    8mm-.06 vs .308: thoughts on odd load data?

    I appreciate y'alls answers: thanks. A quick note on why im fixated on the 150 here. This is a beautiful rifle, but relegated to wall hanger status as it never would do better than 6 moa. Then for the helluva it I tried this 150 pro-hunter and 4064 combo. No group larger than 3" and one sample...
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    8mm-.06 vs .308: thoughts on odd load data?

    Two calibers, 8mm-.06 and .308 Win. Both using 150 gr. Projectiles. Both using 4064. In theory, the larger case of the 8mm-.06 should hold.more powder and thus give more push to the same.mass of boolit as the .308. Yes? Okay. Load data: Speer #12, max load, 8mm: 55gr, co.pressed...
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    Hornady Brass: The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off!

    I’m currently on the fifth round of reloads for Hornady .30-06 “improved” to 8mm-.06. No problems: this was new never fired brass. I also shot 3 boxes of Hornady .250 savage factory loads. I reloaded these with middle of the road loads—first reload, every neck split.
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    How to dissassemble Mauser bolt WITHOUT putting on safe?

    I have mauser bolt with bent handle: it will not go all the way into battery, and thus cannot be put on safe. How do I dissamble the bolt without this step? Or....asked another way...how do I put it on safe after pulling it out of the rifle?
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    Where to get reloading data?

    Now that is really interesting! Thanks!
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    Where to get reloading data?

    That's AWESOME article! Thanks! Willing to share that data?
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    Where to get reloading data?

    I suspect you may have forgotten the word "pay"? I'm not willing to pay for it as I have nothing I would want to do with any "answers". I can, for example, download the census data which all paid for already and practice my skills on that. I'm just hoping to find something to grind on that's...
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    Where to get reloading data?

    Gotcha! Not asking what you think I'm going to be asking! I'm doing some self study in data analysis. Polishing my statistics, teaching myself R and Python. To go further I need a really big data set, all laid out in countless rows and many columns. I am finding some public data sets on...
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    Boehler Spezial .243 bolt issue...thoughts about fixing?

    Gents, I have a .243 that will click but not bang. Trip to the gunsmith got a diagnosis but not a cure. Apparently some previous owner wanged on the bolt too hard and bent the bolt handle, so instead of the bolt rotating a full ninety, it only rotates ~45 and the then the bolt handle...
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    Tryptaphasia: is there an app for that?

    many years ago during the Paleolithic I took a lot of defensive firearms classes. Various teachers emphasized the role of tryptaphasia. I know I’m misspelling it as googling the term gets nothing. Basically it’s the phenomenon where, under high stress, the visual cortex over-processes and...
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    Gunsmiths: chamber cast advice?

    gunsmiths, when doing a chamber cast to look at throat erosion etc, what are tips/tricks you use to avoid pouring too far down the barrel, having the metal get around the plug, seeing well enough to not pour too much, etc? I’m asking because I want to do my second chamber cast right the first...
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