223/5.56 case prep -what are you willing to do?
I have been reloading for handgun calibers for @ 5yrs and rifle for 3yrs.
The handgun cartridges have been in quantity using a progressive press.
Other than clean the handgun cases they go right into the progressive press and nice accurate ammo flows out the other end at over 300+ rounds and hour.
I have been reloading rifle calibers (300 savage and 30-06) in small quantities on a single stage press. I rarely shoot either caliber more than 40rnds in a range trip – usually more like 10rnds to 20rnds. So slow rate of reloading was not a big issue.
But a Stag AR-15 changed that. It is a lot of fun. Since I had been going thru so much commercial stuff I figured I had better start reloading.
But I feel like I am going insane prepping so many cases.
I clean all brass in a tumbler.
For each case I lube and resize, clean primer pocket, clean off all lube used during resizing and trim case length.
I spent @ 3hrs for just 450 cases!
I had planned to work up a decent load in quantity for playing and a separate load in small batches for 100 to 300yrd accuracy shooting.
Seems like a progressive press speed is negated by case prep for a rifle caliber.
What do you guys do for quantity reloading of 223/5.56 cases to avoid insanity?
Please let me know.
Thanks
I have been reloading for handgun calibers for @ 5yrs and rifle for 3yrs.
The handgun cartridges have been in quantity using a progressive press.
Other than clean the handgun cases they go right into the progressive press and nice accurate ammo flows out the other end at over 300+ rounds and hour.
I have been reloading rifle calibers (300 savage and 30-06) in small quantities on a single stage press. I rarely shoot either caliber more than 40rnds in a range trip – usually more like 10rnds to 20rnds. So slow rate of reloading was not a big issue.
But a Stag AR-15 changed that. It is a lot of fun. Since I had been going thru so much commercial stuff I figured I had better start reloading.
But I feel like I am going insane prepping so many cases.
I clean all brass in a tumbler.
For each case I lube and resize, clean primer pocket, clean off all lube used during resizing and trim case length.
I spent @ 3hrs for just 450 cases!
I had planned to work up a decent load in quantity for playing and a separate load in small batches for 100 to 300yrd accuracy shooting.
Seems like a progressive press speed is negated by case prep for a rifle caliber.
What do you guys do for quantity reloading of 223/5.56 cases to avoid insanity?
Please let me know.
Thanks