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Check out the K-D Pivot targets at: http://www.newboldtargets.com/ These will help with the weight. Maybe you could attach a steel plate to the base for longer lasting (and cheaper) targets. I have been eyeing these targets for awhile, but haven't forked out the dough yet. Any opinions on this option are welcome. Have been meaning to build a rack for awhile also.

The media makes me sick. Why don't they just report what happens, instead of what [they think] will happen? 2alpha, Sadly I don't think we will ever be done in the middle east.

That had to hurt!!!

Every brand of brass has different hardness and/or thickness. This will cause different case length after resizing. As far as accuracy, what are the differences in OAL? It will effect it, but are you after .5" or 2" groups? You can always seperate headstamps.

I think it was in his reloading video, BE says hollow points fly better. He was talking about 9mm...maybe other calibers do the same? Maybe not. Just my .02

Ditto! Right on Wakal!

Definitely the 650. Some people say they look in each case at the powder charge, I try it too...but the powder check does not miss! Long live the casefeeder!

Check out this link...I think it is table 3 that gives more info about bc's. Alot of other good info there also. http://www.stevespages.com/page8.htm

I believe for a true random sample you would have to start with equal amounts of each headstamp. ie: say you have 300 cases, 100 would have to be win, 100 rem, and 100 PMC. Then you could draw 30 rounds for FSPM, replenish equal amounts and draw the next 30 for WSPM and so on... But then it has been a while since that statistics course...when will I forget this crap? :-)

Dogma, I beleive the bulge that you are seeing is actually the case deforming form excessive crimp. I like to set the crimp die by leaving it backed out. Fully raise a cartridge with a bullet seated to the correct OAL. Now screw the die down just until you feel it contact the case. Lower the case just enough to allow you to turn the die about a quarter-turn. Inspect the case, usually the quarter turn will actually leave a slight bell. Continue this adjustment in quarter to eighth turn increments until the case walls are straight. Any additional adjustment will be the actual crimp. Just remember an eighth of a turn will do more than you may think... bhg