Nope on need to chamfer IF not trimming.
Nope on need to chamfer IF not trimming.
Invest in one of these, you'll thank me later:
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With my bulk .223 processing for my 3Gun ammo I don't even measure any more. Just FL size and run it into the Giraud mounted on a drill press. Saves time in the long run.
Same here, every piece gets touched up and necks brushed lightly to smooth out rough carbon prior to loading.
Same here.I would still chamfer/deburr new to me brass.
I was gifted about two gallons of once fired mixed brass all cleaned and sized. Most is good for length,
I'll add my name to that growing list. It might save you problems when you reload the cases.I would still chamfer/deburr new to me brass.
This tool saves more time and finger pain than any reloading tool I own. Best investment ever. It does all 3 steps in 3 seconds.Nope on need to chamfer IF not trimming.
Invest in one of these, you'll thank me later:
https://www.giraudtool.com/giraud-tri-way-trimmer.html
With my bulk .223 processing for my 3Gun ammo I don't even measure any more. Just FL size and run it into the Giraud mounted on a drill press. Saves time in the long run.
Thanks for all the replies. I've sized all of them, just haven't had this much brass at one time. This brass was picked up after a leo qualification, my bud from the range collected it for me (used a tarp to catch it), he reloads too so he shared with me.
I'd sort, to find the largest numbers by make, but that's me. I basically have two types of .223 brass:
Precision
Practice/3Gun ammo
I have 5 different headstamps that I sort out of my bulk stuff; R-P, PMC,LC (I use for 5.56 Loads), FC and WIN that goes towards my precision ammo and varmint hunting ammo. The rest get's called "mix" and goes to practice/3gun as the odds are I won't get it back.
My normal procedure:
Decap
Wet tumble using SS pins
Inspect and check primer pockets with a gauge, sort good/bad, and crimped (to be swaged).
Anneal ( I have a BC1000 it does 500rds in about an hr. I just finished annealing about 1K a few minutes ago)
Sort by headstamp
The mix/3Gun ammo gets FL sized through a Dillon 550 with just sizing die. It then get's cleaned using corn cob, then run through the Giraud. Later it's loaded on the Dillon.
The other brass sorted by make follows what ever process I use for that rifle. With six .223s, I find it easier to keep them separated this way.
He must be a darn good friend. You can never have too many of those.
So I save all square plastic jars these days ... peanut butter pretzels, cashews, salsa, etc. They're all roughly the same size and they store and stack so much better than any round jars or cans. Plus, imho, the brass stays nicer in plastic with a sealed, screw-on, lid. I process brass by the bucket loads and then store it in plastic until reloading time comes. I use blue tape to label the square plastic jars.
If I didn't have these square jars ... I believe I woukd store brass in plastic bags and then inside square boxes before I'll ever go back to coffee cans or any sort. Metal coffee cans will corrode and the plastic coffee cans deteriorate too quickly. They get brittle, especially the lids.
I actually tumble with corn cob first, to clean it enough for decapping and resizing. Then I'll trim, deburr and chamfer if necessary ... especially if I have some really good brass in the batch that'll be used for competition or self defense reloads. Next, anneal, especially if it's a big batch of LC or Radway Green (RORG) brass. Then I'll wet tumble with pins to get the resizing lube off and to clean inside and out. Then it's reload time while wearing nitrite gloves ... my bare hands will never touch the brass again until I load it in a magazine. When I'm done, except for the occasional ejector marks still barely visable, my loaded ammo looks brand new.
I omitted my flash hole and primer pocket prepping practices above because it goes without saying, you get it, and I only do it for brass that is going to be used for precision work. But I do work those flash holes and primer pockets when I luck-up and get my hands on some really nice once fired brass .... which I occasionally do from friends running private contractor ranges around MacKall, Eglin and Stewart and one buddy with an LEO range down in Tampa. They all keep me knee deep and squared away in brass. Can't wait for All American week at Bragg in May to get resupplied.
Thanks for all the advice. All the brass was sized by me, 3/4 of it was known once fired ( crimped primer pockets ). To me this a large amount of brass, I only shoot a ruger american in 5.56 and a PSA ar pistol in 5.56. I may have to invest in another ar and mags that hold more than 10 rounds, lol . Thanks again. lost