5.7 Journey - Join Me

[Mark_Mark]

1st issue.. powder drop is dirty, clogged with old powder were the nipple screws on. Clean this area if you have not or ever... probably 4 grains of power poped out

 

[Mark_Mark]

next issue... need a new reloading tray, need a tiny little tray, will look today. way too loose and floppy

 

[Mark_Mark]

I powder by bring the Drop to the case. Way too floppy

 

[Mark_Mark]

here the pretty jug of no. 5

will be going shopping today for a few things

 

[Trent]

Oh man I just had painful flashbacks to handling those little cases when I was doing my experimenting with it. Damn things makes the hands cramp after a while.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Oh man I just had painful flashbacks to handling those little cases when I was doing my experimenting with it. Damn things makes the hands cramp after a while.

you must have big hands... My hands are soft and model like! not a single hard day’s labor for my soft, sweet, hands

 

[Trent]

you must have big hands... My hands are soft and model like! not a single hard day’s labor for my soft, sweet, hands

Yeah they're large. More than a couple of decades of typing (software architect, then later, high performance compute cluster architecture), 3+ decades of martial arts, plus years of trade work, and farm work result in a very bad combo. My osteoarthritis is crippling severe, and I'm only in my 4th decade of life. I've lost use of two fingers on my right hand almost completely at this point, it's excruciatingly painful to bend my ring finger and pinky on that hand. I have to keep them bandaged together most of the time to prevent them from moving, it's the only way I could figure out a way to stop myself from using them and suffering for it

From martial arts, most of my fingers have been broken at least once, sometimes multiple times, and every one of them has been jammed repeatedly; none are straight anymore.

Tradecraft (framing, light construction, electrical, etc) during home renovations during my real estate company's expansion wasn't any good on them either.

Farming? Good grief, that's the worst of all of it. Thanks to martial arts I'd learned to set my own breaks a long time ago.



6 gauge electrical cable makes a great splint, can bend it just the right way



That's after scrubbing my hands with dish soap, BTW!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Yeah they're large. More than a couple of decades of typing (software architect, then later, high performance compute cluster architecture), 3+ decades of martial arts, plus years of trade work, and farm work result in a very bad combo. My osteoarthritis is crippling severe, and I'm only in my 4th decade of life. I've lost use of two fingers on my right hand almost completely at this point, it's excruciatingly painful to bend my ring finger and pinky on that hand. I have to keep them bandaged together most of the time to prevent them from moving, it's the only way I could figure out a way to stop myself from using them and suffering for it

From martial arts, most of my fingers have been broken at least once, sometimes multiple times, and every one of them has been jammed repeatedly; none are straight anymore.

Tradecraft (framing, light construction, electrical, etc) during home renovations during my real estate company's expansion wasn't any good on them either.

Farming? Good grief, that's the worst of all of it. Thanks to martial arts I'd learned to set my own breaks a long time ago.

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6 gauge electrical cable makes a great splint, can bend it just the right way



That's after scrubbing my hands with dish soap, BTW!

take a vacation man! no need to beat yourself up so hard! astroid can hit anytime and we go back to zero

 

[Mark_Mark]

Finishing up my test loads. We got:

AA5 5.8, 5.9, 60, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

will be looking for pressure signs and should blowouts!

wish me luck!

also... here is how tiny these rabbit teeth are. 7.62x39 compare

 

[Tennman73]

Finishing up my test loads. We got:

AA5 5.8, 5.9, 60, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

will be looking for pressure signs and should blowouts!

wish me luck!

also... here is how tiny these rabbit teeth are. 7.62x39 compare

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I usually load around 5.4gr with Accurate #5. Velocity avg 2250-2350 w/ Vmax 40gr. Or Sierra green tips 40gr. OAL is 1.580.
Barrel- 16”

 

[Mark_Mark]

I usually load around 5.4gr with Accurate #5. Velocity avg 2250-2350 w/ Vmax 40gr. Or Sierra green tips 40gr. OAL is 1.580.
Barrel- 16”

thanks!

I don’t have time to hit the range... I might pop off a few for pressure signs, and see were I’m comfortable with the pressure signs.

I’m using 35gr HP Dogtown @1.500”

 

[Tennman73]

thanks!

I don’t have time to hit the range... I might pop off a few for pressure signs, and see were I’m comfortable with the pressure signs.

I’m using 35gr HP Dogtown @1.500”

Not to sound like a Nancy but wear some leather gloves and glasses with those higher loads. You know....just in case.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Not to sound like a Nancy but wear some leather gloves and glasses with those higher loads. You know....just in case.

will do, but that the publish load for that weight bullet

 

[twarr1]

It's a good thing Elmer didn't throw up his hands and say "PITA, too much troubles"

 

[Mark_Mark]

It's a good thing Elmer didn't throw up his hands and say "PITA, too much troubles"

It’s not that hard! I’m just waiting for range test!

 

[twarr1]

It’s not that hard! I’m just waiting for range test!

Mark_Mark - I had in mind those that are saying "forget it". I wish you all the luck!

 

[thump_rrr]

I recommend case gauge too. I first started with Lee dies when they would not size correctly, I went with hornady which did, not sure on rcbs. My gauge says ea in it, can't remember manufacturer for sure but they sold all sorts of 5.7.

My Lee dies wouldn’t push the shoulder back enough compared to factory FN ammo so I took 0.005” off the bottom of the sizing die.
I use a Hornady #5 (.260) comparator bushing as a headspace gauge.

These images are before and after modifying the sizing die.
Factory FN ammo was right at 0.9470” headspace when using my comparator.YMMV.

 

[ericuda]

My Lee dies wouldn’t push the shoulder back enough compared to factory FN ammo so I took 0.005” off the bottom of the sizing die.

Thx good idea.

 

[The Glockodile]

I’m loading it light! very light, enough to kill a Cyote and Jack rabbit. I don’t need to 5A level body panels stuff. That’s what my 5.56 green tip is for

U b making weenie warrier loadz?

 

[Mark_Mark]

U b making weenie warrier loadz?

What’s going on Glockodile! Welcome to the reloading dungeon

 

[The Glockodile]

What’s going on Glockodile! Welcome to the reloading dungeon

Indeederoley!

I have extensive experience with only two cartridges...

.308 Winchester and 9x25mm Dillon!

A smattering of other rounds, at the most!

The 5.7mm was always intriguing to me!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Indeederoley!

I have extensive experience with only two cartridges...

.308 Winchester and 9x25mm Dillon!

A smattering of other rounds, at the most!

The 5.7mm was always intriguing to me!

5.7 reloading is good for experimenting. But If I could get 5.7 for .223 prices, I would do it

 

[thump_rrr]

5.7 reloading is good for experimenting. But If I could get 5.7 for .223 prices, I would do it

What are 5.7x28 prices in your area?
Here in Canada I can get American Eagle for $35.00 ($27.65 USD) and FN SS197SR for $47.00 ($37.13 USD).

 

[ericuda]

Wow ae is 45 bills here. I haven't bought any for a long time.

 

[Mark_Mark]

What are 5.7x28 prices in your area?
Here in Canada I can get American Eagle for $35.00 ($27.65 USD) and FN SS197SR for $47.00 ($37.13 USD).

I’m hoping it will get down to $20 a box here. Hopefully

HONK HONK!