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    RegionRat reacted to Pdvdh's post in the thread Pressure test at different altitudes with Like Like.
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    Agree with Pdvdh. Consider that many typical centerfire rifles run somewhere around 50,000 to 60,000 ksi. Sea level atmospheric...
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    RegionRat reacted to Seabeeken's post in the thread GRT and Vihtavuori N568? with Like Like.
    There sure is. I would load a few rounds and shoot across a chrono. Take the speed data and input into the GRT OBT tool and there is a...
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    RegionRat reacted to Justice1327's post in the thread My New NEXUS Press with Like Like.
    Really enjoying my Nexus press. I won't get rid of my Co-Ax until I have more time behind the Nexus.
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    RegionRat reacted to Justice1327's post in the thread My New NEXUS Press with Like Like.
    After playing around with this one thing that I observed is to use the hard stop buttons at the bottom when you are doing decapping or...
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    RegionRat reacted to Doom2's post in the thread Great groups but not great SD with Like Like.
    Assuming you are shooting your groups at 100yds your groups are NOT affected by velocity to a detectable level. A 100 fps variation in...
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    RegionRat reacted to buzby's post in the thread Great groups but not great SD with Like Like.
    Edit: missed the above post, with same podcast link 🤦🏻‍♂️ Have a listen to this. By the numbers how much SD affects grouping at...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread Great groups but not great SD.
    I have a minute to burn and this is easy if you run these numbers all the time. Let's assume Barnes 208 LRX at typical speeds for the...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread Vihtavuori powder.
    https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/?cartridge=74
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    RegionRat replied to the thread .222.
    In general, book values for ballistic coefficients are only used for estimates to get started. Anything serious requires actual testing...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread Vihtavuori powder.
    Then I would check the published recipes and give it a try. If folks are trying to talk you out of VV as a brand, then they are being...
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    RegionRat reacted to Dmagna's post in the thread Vihtavuori powder with Like Like.
    N570 is probably the one you are referring too the most. N570 provides a significant gain in speed over many other magnum powders. But...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread Vihtavuori powder.
    Double base powders means that instead of just nitrocellulose they add nitroglycerine. Nitroglycerine adds energy or "heat" to the...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread Vihtavuori powder.
    No, nothing unusual about VV powder compared to other modern smokeless powder. They make single base and double base powders that are...
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    RegionRat replied to the thread RL15.5 load data for 6mm xc.
    Your thread isn't getting much input, so I'll suggest what I would do if I were you (and you don't run GRT or QL). I would contact Tubb...
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