Keeperfaith
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I am totally new at reloading. Today I was practicing and reloaded a dummy round for ,223 before i start reloading w/ powder and primer.
I am using a Lee hand press (baby steps) and the dummy round I loaded measured OAL: 2.251. Using a digital calipure.
The Lee data said the OAL should be 2.260.
I compared my dummy round to a factory loaded round and the factory round was 2.252.
Am I way off or is this an acceptable tolerance for .223 Remington for my AR-15 semi-auto rifle?
Also, the cannalure for my dummy round was not even into the brass case, the factory round had the cannalure showing slightly (if this helps). The bullet im using is a 55 grain Jacketed SPT bullet, I can't recall what the factory round I used for comparison is in grains, but it is a FMJ.
I then used a Lee factory crimp die to crimp my dummy round.
The 49th Lymans manuel I'm using states a 2.260 OAL for the bullet and powder I plan to use.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
I am using a Lee hand press (baby steps) and the dummy round I loaded measured OAL: 2.251. Using a digital calipure.
The Lee data said the OAL should be 2.260.
I compared my dummy round to a factory loaded round and the factory round was 2.252.
Am I way off or is this an acceptable tolerance for .223 Remington for my AR-15 semi-auto rifle?
Also, the cannalure for my dummy round was not even into the brass case, the factory round had the cannalure showing slightly (if this helps). The bullet im using is a 55 grain Jacketed SPT bullet, I can't recall what the factory round I used for comparison is in grains, but it is a FMJ.
I then used a Lee factory crimp die to crimp my dummy round.
The 49th Lymans manuel I'm using states a 2.260 OAL for the bullet and powder I plan to use.
Thanks in advance,
Steve