Tom Freeman
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Add a bit of length to your swage rod to be sure any primer pocket crimps are being swaged out.
Also check that the priming station retaining tab is correctly adjusted.
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Not a huge amount. 5.56 chamber headspace is larger than 223 Remington by .0005-.0006.
The big difference is how far the bullet travels before it engages the rifling.
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That sucks.
Vic was good people.
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They are awesome and worth every penny. I have one for my 8 shot 38 Special, 6 shot 45 ACP and 6 shot 38 Special.
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I agree with Kurt.
Up until the DQ you earned points. The total of those points in the end is DQ, but you still earned points on the stages you completed.
I am guessing the scoring software would freak out.
I know some matches just delete shooter entirely which isnt right either.
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On 4/10/2019 at 9:21 AM, RiggerJJ said:
I say 22rimfire, cause I would not attend a match at those ranges with my 260 or 308. Maybe 223 thou.
But 22rimfire is pretty done at 300, kinda like a precision match at 1200...and the fun factor would be hi with 22rf.
It is fun. Two matches for $20. Belly match in the morning and PRS at noon.
Close target 50 meters and far target 200 meters. Movers, spinners, KYL, Hostage, ect.
You should come up.
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Sandpaper to the sides of the mag.
Works every time.
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Thunderbolt is crap. And that is insulting to crap.
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I tried a couple different ones and settled on this one. Stupid solid.
http://soar.reallyrightstuff.com/TA-3-LC-SOAR-Series-3-Leveling-Base-with-Clamp
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I have been shooting revos in USPSA and ICORE for not quite 20 years, but close.
I dont think the division is broken. Its just plain hard, and your average dude doesent like hard. You pretty much turn every stage into a Virginia count stage. Keeping that front sight steady while trying to pull the trigger fast is nowhere as easy as a decent autoloader.
The 8 round deal helped, but nowhere near as much as I had thought it would. I dont think allowing optics will gain us much.
I say leave it alone.
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On 1/1/2019 at 3:40 PM, milanuk said:
Weird... I'd noticed considerable variation in seating depth even on smaller calibers (223/308), enough to be a problem for 600/1000 yd F-class.
I need to go back and check my notes, but I didn't see much variation at all. Same lot of brass annealed between each firing with .002 tension and Bn coated 300gn Bergers.
I am also shooting at much larger targets than a half minute X-ring. That stuff is hard.
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Tactical Udder from Bison Tactical or a GameChanger from Armageddon.
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16 hours ago, milanuk said:
Interesting... do you run them thru all in one pass? Or two, one for sizing and one for seating, so that the force required to size doesn't mask the feel of seating?
If you already have a Prometheus, what do you hope to gain from an AutoTrickler + AutoThrower ? I moved to the AutoTrickler on my Sartorius GD-503 when they first came out, and eventually replaced it with the FX120i.
Ah. I think I recall having to do something like that with seating on my Co-Ax, actually (been a few years). Good to know, though.
Thanks,
Monte
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All on the same pass. Even out past 2,000 yards I didn't see a difference to make me choose one way over the other. Hopefully the quarterly ELR match in Raton will start up again. Targets from 700-2200 yards.
The Prometheus takes a while to get dialed in to the exact powder charge. For load development and small batch stuff it will be easier and faster.
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On 12/29/2018 at 6:53 PM, chevrofreak said:
Beautiful annealing. Factory fresh brass or did you anneal them yourself?
AMP Annealer.
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On 12/29/2018 at 7:49 PM, milanuk said:
Redding bushing die in station one, powder die in two, Forster BR seat die in 3.
I am using a Prometheus powder dispenser and a 6 inch powder drop tube to get all that Retumbo in there. I do have a FX120i with Area419 do-dads on my list though.
To seat the 300 Bergers you have to start the bullet in the die and then put it in the case. Its not even a deal.
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338 Lapua and 510 Whisper on my 550. Very happy.
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On 12/11/2018 at 5:48 PM, andrewst359 said:
How about AMTAC? They make an over-the-barrel type.
Reflex type cans add a lot of weight and don't cut down the noise very much.
I like Thunderbeast and Shark. Thunderbeast heavily supports the shooting sports and is owned and operated by actual shooters.
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On 11/20/2018 at 6:12 PM, 427Cobra said:
Gen 2 Prometheus, it ain’t cheap, I can charge and seat 200 rounds in 1 hour
I am using the same. Money well spent.
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Not sure why this thread popped back up to the top. I had forgotten all about it.
As luck would have it, I am the caretaker of Eddie Rhodes Tubb2000 in 308.
I added a S&B 5-25 scope and a Thunderbeast Ultra 7 suppressor. Everything else is still the same.
It still shoots awesome, just quieter now.
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Thunderbeast Ultra 7 is an excellent choice.
I have one on my 300 SBR and am very happy. Hearing safe with subs and the front end of the rifle isn't muzzle heavy.
I also have 30 cal cans from Shark, SiCo and SF. My Thunderbeast cans see most all my shooting now days.
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Hornady One Shot will change your life.
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55 Hornadys for everything out to 600 or so unless you need the oomph to knock something over at distance.
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