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I don't load a lot of rifle purely because it's a PITA to prep the brass. And judging by my initial results apparently I suck at it. However, the current state of affairs and my club's new insistence on non-magnetic pills forces me to enter the .223 reloading arena.
Couple of questions; please be gentle.
1. I think I already know the answer, but do I REALLY need to trim .223 brass?
1a. if I have a wilson case gauge and a sized case doesn't protrude, is it vitally important that they all be trimmed to exactly the same length? For plinking/range/3-gun stuff? If you're not crimping, wouldn't the neck tension be close enough for jazz among the different case lengths? (told you they were stupid questions).
2. If I don't feel like sorting brass... can I load moderate 5.56 powder charges (based on military brass cases which I assume have less internal volume) in both 5.56 and .223 cases?
2a. If I need to sort 5.56, can I consider all 5.56 headstamps to be close enough for jazz? Remember I'm not benchrest shooting here.
Thanks
Couple of questions; please be gentle.
1. I think I already know the answer, but do I REALLY need to trim .223 brass?
1a. if I have a wilson case gauge and a sized case doesn't protrude, is it vitally important that they all be trimmed to exactly the same length? For plinking/range/3-gun stuff? If you're not crimping, wouldn't the neck tension be close enough for jazz among the different case lengths? (told you they were stupid questions).
2. If I don't feel like sorting brass... can I load moderate 5.56 powder charges (based on military brass cases which I assume have less internal volume) in both 5.56 and .223 cases?
2a. If I need to sort 5.56, can I consider all 5.56 headstamps to be close enough for jazz? Remember I'm not benchrest shooting here.
Thanks