shibiwan

You can always piggyback a micro RDS like a Burris Fastfire III or similar on the Leupold. The Leupold QRW rings are nice and are available in various heights.

Welcome to the forum!

......and when the left agrees with the right, there's definitely something wrong with it:

They can buy it from me! LOL I know it's safe etc... just me being a ninny and too much of an engineer.... probably a by-product of having too many engineering degrees. <laughs>

I get Remington UMC subs then reload them till the cartridges die. Got 10 boxes at the shop, plus a couple of Hornady boxes at home, plus a whole ass-load of REM 300 AAC cartridges to prep. .....and have 2000 more on order from our distributors. We're specializing in 300 AAC at the shop so we have to have them available to feed our customers.

I'm using the Lee pacesetter dies for the 300 BLK. It comes with the Lee factory crimp die. Call me paranoid but I avoid using re-sized 5.56 cartridges. Just don't feel that the re-sizing process forms the shoulders on the re-shaped cartridge properly.

That's a good one. I gotta remember to use this the next time I'm out at the range...

Short answer: YES! Long answer - sorting cartridges by headstamp (and year) helps get you consistent reloads. Batches of cartridges may have volumetric differences that lead to inconsistent performance. The "totally anal" answer: sort the cartridges by headstamp, year and weight for super consistent performance. This would likely apply if you can outshoot your current rifle...

Rifle extension tube or carbine extension tube? Which heavy buffer? Did you try to slide the stripped bolt carrier back and forth in the upper receiver to make sure the gas key isn't catching on the end of the gas tube? It should slide freely with little or no resistance.

LOL...this may be the reason why my 7yo son likes Frozen (including the pink and blue Frozen t-shirts)

....I'm just here for the laughs! <lmao>

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You can if you want to, but bear in mind that you're limited by the magazine so about 2.8" is max. Remember that if you adjust the overall length, the corresponding pressures will go up or down as you adjust the bullet to seat deeper or shallower.

Well, I was about to tumble some of my LC match brass today and was out of Lemi Shine. Instead I poked around the pantry to see what I could use... and found this stuff. Citric acid... malic acid... worth a shot. Before (left) - after (right) I think it's acceptable. Took a little longer to tumble though.

Here's my updated contribution to the stash of 300 AAC porn.

These are what I got my grubby hands on...and there's tons (literally 15,000 lbs of mixed brass) to pick from.

This is how you find out about headstamp codes. http://bit.ly/1rzOAjB <laughs>

Welcome to the forum!! I've only used Krylon. :D

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Haha... my problem lies in the trigger nut. I shoot well when I'm relaxed and rested but as I go along my groups go from 1" to 4". <laughs> Maybe I'm getting too old for this.... P.S. Anyone got experience with LC MATCH brass (yes that's what the headstamp says)? Picked up a bunch at the local metal salvage place. Nice pristine once-fired brass at $3/lb.

I start at about 5% below the "ideal" published load (not max load) and go up a little bit at the time. Here's a good starting point if you're using the SMK bullets. load map sierra 308.pdf Also get a loading manual. Have at least one. I use the Hornady manual. On top of that, look for "good recipes" out there that match your rifle. All these are good starting points in developing and tinkering with a load. Learn the different signs that indicate different scenarios. My 308 always seems to show overpressure signs (flat or slightly cratered primer) no matter how much I back off on the powder or adjust the C.O.A.L. Most important in reloading is consistency. Do everything the same way. Ensure everything is the same, check, check, check... this gets you rounds that are predictable, and hopefully, accurate. :D

Hey, I added you to my friend list!

That's what drew me into this site. Friendly folk who love to be helpful. Then there's Tom. <lmao>

I took a dive into the deep end and got a Hornady LNL progressive. Here's when I was deciding what to get.