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Die click story: I have a Varibase die that has interchangeable base bushings that have almost no chamfer. My shell holder has been shortened by about .013. I had a test case that developed a definite click. Seeing that I had a gap between the shell holder and the bottom of the die, with my die...

Next time, before you write something like this, you might want to do a little research. Weldable rebar is very different than the common stuff. Beyond that, the rifle is a .22 rimfire, much lower pressure than CF.

Jackie, Did you compare the bump that you got, with the same die setting, and cases that had been shot a similar number of times, no dwell to dwell? I am not saying that one would be more accurate, just the amount of bump on a springy case would vary, with the longer dwell causing slightly more...

There are several variables that come into play when FL sizing. To the degree that your brass has some spring back, dwell matters, as does the amount of lube. Of course the type of lube is a factor in that some times do not have the heavy lube potential that others do. If you rotate strictly...

Apparently I prefer a looser patch fit than you. I use a .22 piercing jag with a single, centered 1 3/8" square patch, for 6mm bores. I have never seen the advantage of squeezing the solvent out of a patch as it leaves the chamber. My barrels pass bore scope inspection. I use a bronze brush...

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If you want to know the difference between any two FL dies of the same caliber, size a fired case with each and carefully measure both.

I would go back to the #4 die. I know that more shoulder sizing will increase the need to trim, but I am not clear that it presents a problem in terms of accuracy or case life. In the past I think that I may have created problems with measuring tools that were not present on my targets.

For reference, the entire NBRSA rear sandbag rule: 2.11.2.The rear sandbag. The rear sandbag shall be a bag or combination of bags containing sand only. A vertical spacer under the rear bag will be allowed as long as it incorporates no adjustments for windage or elevation. The vertical spacer...

What is the diameter of the loaded neck. over the largest diameter of the bullet? In other words I want to know how much neck tension each method is producing. Bottom line, your targets should tell you, although there are other variables. Lee will sell you mandrels in smaller diameters. When I...

Generally, for CF rifle, there are rear bags that are not suitable for free recoil if you are not holding the bag. One fellow that was doing well shooting free, with state of the art rifle and rest setup, told me that he went through six different rear bags to find one that did not cause an...

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When I have done this, it has been with a rifle and rest setup that would shoot totally free, aiming it using the rest, without touching it, and only touching it with the trigger finger when firing, except for stopping its recoil with my shoulder. I refer to this as shooting heads up. It becomes...

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A friend who is not on a budget is building a new rifle for benchrest and he is trying to decide what action. I told him that the Stiller 2500 would probably be what I would go with, but today he asked me about the Turbo and how they compare. I told him that I don't know, but that I would ask...

This insert was thread milled. I spoke with Jerry Stiller about this detail.

I had someone give me some used barrels that were threaded for a Panda. I have an early Viper that takes a tenon with a slightly smaller pitch diameter, but which is identical to the Panda's in all other respects. In order to be able to try one of the barrels I shopped around and found an...

Be careful. Some of what was written in the past was like use grinding compound of the shroud threads and other places. It may have smoothed things out, but as you know there are other considerations. One thing that you could set up in your shop to do is done commercially, and was done on the...

I was curious about this 15 - 20 years back, so I colored the whole pin and spring in front of the shroud of my Viper. After a trip to the range, none of it had rubbed off of the spring or the shoulder that it rests against near the front of the pin. On a viper, the pin tip stays in its bore...