Rmr 75gr bthp over rl15

[Big-bore-bob]

The hand loader's intention is to try to make better ammo than the manufacturer and the reloader's intention is to try to reduce or lower the cost of ammunition by reusing brass over and over.

I like what you said here. I would like to get some virgin brass and try out the same loads I'm working with to see if there's a difference in repeatable accuracy, but im limited on funds at the moment. I definitely fall into the reloader category though. Currently I'm working with an eotech vudu 1-10 lpvo with the le5 reticle and a geissele ssa-e trigger. I think if I had more magnification and a finer target reticle mabye I could shoot better groups? Next weekend I'll head back out to the range with some more 75gr hornady and rmr 75gr loads with rl15, and a new test batch with tac and the rmr 75gr with an increase in charge up to 24gr tac to see what happens on paper. Thanks for the interest and insight everyone!

 

[ms6852]

I like what you said here. I would like to get some virgin brass and try out the same loads I'm working with to see if there's a difference in repeatable accuracy, but im limited on funds at the moment. I definitely fall into the reloader category though. Currently I'm working with an eotech vudu 1-10 lpvo with the le5 reticle and a geissele ssa-e trigger. I think if I had more magnification and a finer target reticle mabye I could shoot better groups? Next weekend I'll head back out to the range with some more 75gr hornady and rmr 75gr loads with rl15, and a new test batch with tac and the rmr 75gr with an increase in charge up to 24gr tac to see what happens on paper. Thanks for the interest and insight everyone!

In the meantime while you save up on funds you can use what you have. Just ensure that what ever brass you have is of the same manufacturer, weighs the same, and the length is the same. Also weigh your bullets and separate them according to their weight. This is a good way to start with consistency. Also always full length size your brass, but there is always a lot of controversy on this topic and other believe neck turning is crucial. In my own opinion it is not because after you fire that brass 2 or 3 times you have to full length size anyway. Now you have created another step in your loading process where you have to separate your brass that is neck sized and have to separate your brass that is not .

 

[Big-bore-bob]

Just ensure that what ever brass you have is of the same manufacturer, weighs the same, and the length is the same.

Copy that, I've been trimming all my brass to 1.75 on the nose with an rcbs trim pro, with a 3 way cutter head ( i only have psd and lake city headstamps and theyre separated by manufacturer). I haven't sorted cases or bullets by weight. However I have weighed cases and they seem to be within .3gr of one another. As far as full-length sizing I've been using a dillon full-length sizing 3 die set. All my brass gets sorted into separate ziplok bags based on times fired and the amount if prep. IE...factory once fired gets put into a bag to be cleaned, swaged, and full length sized before priming and loading. Then it moves on to be loaded, fired, and the process repeated ( I haven't fired any cases a third time yet). I'm not sure how involved I want to get with brass prep and load development for an ar15 platform that im not even competing with yet. But I'm sure the techniques you've pointed out apply to precision reloading/ handloading for any cartridge so thanks for the tips ( they'll come in handy when I move into prs shooting)!