switching to TSS - 3 questions from a neophyte

[duckrogers]

I finished my initial production for testing. CMwings, your tutorial was spot-on and everything fit together just as you described. Now I'm off to the pattern board.

 

[C M Wings]

I finished my initial production for testing. CMwings, your tutorial was spot-on and everything fit together just as you described. Now I'm off to the pattern board.
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Omg those look too good to shoot! Great job!!!

 

[C M Wings]

I finished my initial production for testing. CMwings, your tutorial was spot-on and everything fit together just as you described. Now I'm off to the pattern board.
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Ya know I kinda dig the lower brass on your shells. Really cool to see the entire load like that.

 

[C M Wings]

Omg those look too good to shoot! Great job!!!

Also, a little off topic but I hope CD2 sees your picture here and switches out the MG wad he used in his duplex. Your wad is perfect. No petal separation and perfect stack height. I bet they pattern well for you.

 

[JP]

Looks fine to me. There is a lot of setback. I would personally trim the hull 1/8-3/16 and roll it tight. If it folds nice then great.

Rather than trimming the hull, I tried 2-3 OSC's on top of the pellets. Worked very well in snugging down the roll crimp.

 

[C M Wings]

Rather than trimming the hull, I tried 2-3 OSC's on top of the pellets. Worked very well in snugging down the roll crimp.

Done that before and yep snugs it up. I just don’t like rolling over that much plastic. I like my roll crimps to pop open and not tear open. Before and after….

 

[JFG]

Dang…….keep posting those beautifully rolled loads and I might be changing my ways of making ammo!

 

[C M Wings]

Dang…….keep posting those beautifully rolled loads and I might be changing my ways of making ammo!

Thanks. The GAEP RTO tool and trial and error for how much to trim a hull make up the secret sauce, and I’m happy to share how much I trim for each load I build.

 

[cd2]

Also, a little off topic but I hope CD2 sees your picture here and switches out the MG wad he used in his duplex. Your wad is perfect. No petal separation and perfect stack height. I bet they pattern well for you.

I believe that is the same wad that I am using in the latest version of the duplex that I sent to be tested. X12X gas seal plus TPS 35mm. I agree it does work out perfect

 

[duckrogers]

Ok gents, I shot an initial series of patterns with the duplex handloads Friday. Sadly, they are an unqualified failure. They produced some of the most bizarre patterns I have ever seen. However, there is something to be learned even in failure. To that end, I will be posting a series of detailed statistics and pattern images in the coming days. I think they will provide interesting discussion. My question to you all: Should I post the pattern data in this thread (which has become rather long) or start a new thread?