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[quote="Rick in Oregon"] Measuring new brass for TIR is a waste of time. It is only meaningful if it's been fired in your chamber, or measured after being fired and then reloaded. quote] When working up a load on a "new rifle" with "new brass" - I always check runout an...

+1 on the forester neck trimmer/turner
If you want to check neck thickness and neck run out - I use the RCBS Case Master. One tool does it all. You can buy better "individual" tools but the RCBS unit is all in one for less $$

Thanks, I forgot all about Google

Hotshot - you spell it "it"

Forgive me posting this here - could find another place to ask??

Does this forum have spell checker capabilities like other fourms? I can't find it? Is it something I need to turn on?

Thanks

Another option when your fireformed cartridges are hard to or don't chamber - you can use a Redding Body die. It bumbs the shoulders and leaves the neck alone so you will still have to neck size.

I have been preparing some remington brass. My last procedure was to run it through my RCBS full length die with the guts removed. Now the runout is ZERO for the most part. Then I use a Redding bushing die to size the necks, now the majority of the runout is 0.003". I have been told that after ...

You have discovered some interesting facts. It would be useful to compare the statistics on a number of other manufacturers and make a fair comparison. However, it may be useful to consider that hunting bullets are not "match" quality, and the price is usually somewhat less, accordingly. ...

Have any of you experienced this problem with Hornady V-Max?

Have any of you had any issues with Seirra 39 grain bullets? I purchased 4 100ct boxes of Sierra 204 39 gr Extremely poor quality control for ogive length. Box A varied by 0.003” (acceptable) Box B varied by 0.022” Box C varied by 0.017” Box D varied by 0.019” Of the last thr...