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I forgot about Giraud. I think the power trimmer will be my purchase. Thank you sir!

I used to trim cases with a Lyman trimmer, but I stopped shooting rifle for a period and sold the trimmer to a friend. In it's stead, I use little crow WFT for 308. I've started loading 223 again, and wonder, is the WFT the better option? Or something along the lines of the case prep stations?

I did go ahead and run 10 with 25.0, a tad on the spicy side, flattened primers but no flow.

I've loaded about every offering for the BO, subs to supers, light to heavy... and for s#!ts and grins, standard and magnum primers. I've not seen a single instance of improvement over a standard primer, when a magnum was used. Thereby, I've not seen any need to use a component not intended for the caliber.

I have been loading 55gr FMJ over 25.0 H335 at 2.230". Primers do tend to flatten, but no flow around the primer crater. I've got an old box of 55gr VMAX that Im planning on loading, since they're no good sitting in a drawer. My manuals don't explicitly list the VMAX. Online offerings are all over the place. Anywhere from 23.0 to 26.3. Who has data for this combo? It's going through a WOA 18" SPR, Wylde chamber. Yes, I know "work up to it", but as stated before, I don't have hard data.

Yes is the only correct answer. I used rubber bands to hold it to the powder drop. Would've used tape, but I didn't want residue.

Since I'm middling on the never ending quest for IMR8208XBR, I had attempted to email Hodgdon several times with no replies. So, today I finally remembered to call during business hours. Its a simple question. "Might you have any realistic idea of when another batch of 8208 could appear?" To which the reply was simple, made by a simple man(think Simple Jack- No, we have no way of know what will become available, or any time frames. Junior, I might be dumb, but I'm sure not stupid. A company that manufacturers and distributes its own product would not in business all these years without the ability to dictate and forecast product schedules. That is all my hate for meow.

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This should only be a necessity when using extruded powders. And, honestly when Dillon suggested I use an aquarium air pump, I was extremely disappointed in their problem solving abilities. I do understand the vibrating action helps settle powder grains, but an air pump isn't the answer. And honestly they should at least offer an aftermarket option. I just hopped on the ol interwebz and ordered a ladies vibrator. Works like a charm on IMR4198.

I clipped a coil off the spring, and went with a thrust bearing setup on the shell plate bolt that greatly reduced powder loss.

You forgot annealing and checking for runout!

Unpopular opinion here, but I am baffled by all the effort people spend to clean 9mm brass. IF I clean it, its just long enough to knock range schmutz off. Maybe 30 minutes per batch. Most times it just goes straight into a bucket and gets a few sprays of One Shot when it hits the feeder hopper. If you haven't tried One Shot loading straight walled pistol cases, youre missing out. A can lasts forever, and greatly reduces effort on ram strokes.

There is no benefit to using magnum primers in 300blk.

Pantera Cemetery Gates, Avenged Sevenfold Buried Alive, Sound City From Can to Can't. That, and positive affirmation in my inner dialogue. Before a match, id just repeat that they're here to lose, im here to win. Its an amazing tool.

As has been said, and ill echo, visualization is the key to success. Ive found it yields far more results than walking a stage multiple times. I also got to the point where after the stage, I couldn't recall what I did during the stage.