"Just to confirm, are you testing these by cycling from the magazine? Mine seems to set the headspace back just from feeding from the mag, without firing; enough that new brass sized for a +.008” crush fit still cycles and chambers from the magazine."

Above you say you are using new unfired 6.8 cases in this barrel correct?
Feeds and cycles from the mag with a .008" crush fit?

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