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My SIG556 Classic doesn't exhibit this problem, be it with factory ammo (Hornady, Prvi, Wolf, PMC, etc.) or reloads (LC brass, fired 2-4x). It does dent the neck pretty well, but I haven't seen any splits over several thousand rounds.

rhubarb, the sentiment that you expressed is really the impetus for this thread. I've shot 5-shot groups that could be covered entirely by a dime, but that was a combination of a good load, good shooting, and good luck. With so many variables it's tough to make sense of it all. I'm just looking...

I've actually got a lot more rounds down range with the heavy stuff than the light 52gr SMKs. I've shot plenty of 69 and 77 SMKs, and many 75gr Hornadys. It's all part of the learning process (I've only been loading since January of this year), but I was under the impression that the lighter...

At the risk of broadcasting my mediocrity, here's a target that I went out and shot this morning at 100 yards. I hadn't tried H335 and SMK 52s together before, but thought I'd give it a shot and this seemed like a decent starting place. SMK 52gr - 25.0gr H335 - Lapua once-fired (by me) brass...

Sorry, I was trying to fire off a coherent post quickly and get up to paint the trim that the wife has been bugging me about. I'm looking for accuracy based on high-end components. Specifically, I'm using a LaRue upper with a stainless 1:8 barrel, new Lapua brass, Varget/H335, and SMKs. I use...

I don't shoot competitively, but I do like to challenge myself to get the most out of my rifle and ammo. On a good day, from the bench with a scoped (10x) AR-15 shooting .223, my five-shot groups will average a little under 1" at 100 yards. I don't fancy myself an expert rifleman or reloader...

I load the 75gr Hornadys and 77gr SMKs to 2.260", with some going a little over into the 2.265" range. No feeding problems in 20 round Pmags or 20 round CProducts aluminum mags.

I'm in a similar boat as I have an AR-15 with a 16" 1:8 stainless barrel. I have mostly shot 69 and 77 SMKs, and 75gr Hornady Match BTHP. Varget is my powder of choice since it works well in my Chargemaster, produces good groups, and is relatively temperature-insensitive. All of them produce...

Well, I guess if everybody agreed on the best approach, we wouldn't need a discussion forum. :)

Thanks for the quick response, 243. I measured five loaded cases and came up with an average dimension of .2512" with a stddev of .00029". This coincides with some previous, informal measurements that I've done. I've been using the .248" bushing, but until today I had been using it with the...

I picked up a Type S full-length die in .223 and a few bushings, but I'm a little confused about how to make the best use out of it. The decapping rod assembly has an expander on it, but there's also a piece provided with the die that replaces the expander, and doesn't expand the brass. The...

I ordered a bunch of once-fired Lake City mixed headstamp brass from Brassman a few months ago, and I did some initial testing of case capacity across different headstamps to compare them to the brass I was previously using (Prvi). The Lake City had a higher capacity, so I went ahead and used...

I've had good luck in my 1:8 with 77gr Sierra MatchKings on top of 23.6gr of Varget, seated to 2.260". 69gr SMKs shoot very well too, both with Varget and with H335.

I picked up some once-fired LC, which is all 07 and 08 headstamps. I measured the capacity of ten each, getting a negligible difference, so I threw them all into one pile and sorted by weight. Was my sample size too small?

I just picked up 1000 pieces of once-fired Lake City 5.56 from Brassman Brass for a reasonable price. I was very pleased with the quality of what I got. I only had to toss maybe 10 of them, and some of those were probably my fault at some point in the processing.

I use Imperial for the case, and the Frankford Arsenal Neck Lubricator for case necks. I pick up a case with my right hand and pass it to my left, using my left thumb and index fingers to coat the body with Imperial wax, then dip the case neck in the mica lube and over the brush, and then on to...

I picked up 500 rounds of Sierra MatchKing 69gr .224 non-moly for a shade under $80 from Widener's a month or two ago. Now that I've exhausted that supply, they're out of stock, and I can't find them anywhere else for anything close to that price. Midway wants $91.99 (no dealer discount). Any...

FYI, the RCBS ChargeMaster 1500 combo is on sale at Natchez for $280.

I'm just getting started reloading, but I've had good luck with 22.7gr of H335 behind a 69gr SMK out of my 16" AR-15 (LaRue Stealth with a Lothar-Walther 1:8 barrel). Sub-MOA five- to seven-shot groups at 100 yards are par for the course if I do my part. I hope to see even more consistency once...

Dave at FN told me last week that they have the rails, they're just waiting on pricing and packaging. He didn't give a timeline, however.