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    Mikecr replied to the thread Mandrel after bushing die size?.
    This is true of any die approach. It's buttons that pull necks, not mandrels. The mandrel functions to pre-expand necks before bullet...
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    It's an abstract as any will fire. Best depends on the powder, flash hole, headspace, primer seating, and primer striking. All local...
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Hydraulic Form Die.
    Your chamber is your best die. You're not fully formed until your best die has set the form.
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    Mikecr replied to the thread AnnealEez issue.
    You dropped some Well don't burn cardboard, or your skin, with a torch either.
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    Mikecr replied to the thread AnnealEez issue.
    So he gave you a system over twice as hot as salt..
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Great groups but not great SD.
    You can't assume this, nor can any sigma nonsense predict it. Barrels shoot what they do partially independent of MV variances due to...
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    Mikecr reacted to gillettehunter's post in the thread Great groups but not great SD with Like Like.
    Shoot it at distance. See how the groups hold up at 500-700 yds. Tweak from there. Bruce
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Bore scope question. 6.5 PRC.
    Doesn't look like a lot of carbon building to me. I would be fine with it.
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Long Action 6.5 PRC.
    You could get a single shot action. Then it's length doesn't matter. Use a magnum diameter action to get enough barrel steel around the...
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Case cleaning.
    If it wasn't for carbon being free to us, someone would be selling it to us.
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    Mikecr replied to the thread MATCH Primer Ignorance.
    I think it's easy to see primer choice as an abstract, with no prediction of results. Missed, is that the abstract in this is not a...
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    Mikecr replied to the thread MATCH Primer Ignorance.
    You should try every primer that you can get your hands on. Hopefully one of them, could be any, will like your gun's striking & reward...
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Hornady Threaded OAL/CBTO Case.
    Or, dump the method all together. Seems nothing but a problem for many here.
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    Mikecr replied to the thread Interesting primer seating tool.
    I don't see this as any better than a standard primer seating tool. Having mic adjustment gets you nowhere when settings are meaningless...
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    Mikecr reacted to Beluebow's post in the thread BULLET "POINTING" with Like Like.
    I haven't shot an unpointed bullet for competition in years. Anything traveling at Mach whatever, the pointy end matters. Factory...
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