After waiting 8 months for a brownells backorder, I ordered some SR primers from Midway and got crankin.
Have about 350 rounds of once fired REM UMC BRASS.
Hornady kit, hornady case trimmer, RCBS FL rifle dies, CFE 223 powder.
Loading for my AR15, more or less plinking rounds before I get really into accuracy
Questions:
1. Was having a hard time trimming the brass to 1.750". I'm guessing my technique on the hornady trimmer just sucked, as I got progressively more consistent.
2. Was having a hard time getting the powder throw to meter consistent amounts of powder. Was throwing anywhere from 26.4 to 27.0 grains of CFE 223. Is that just the nature of powder throws and if I want more accuracy I have to use the trickler?
3. Most important Question: I was having a REALLY hard time seating non boat tail style projectiles in the charged cases. Seated 80 bullets and damaged 4 cases in the beginning. Did I miss a step when I resized? Is resizing supposed to bell out the case mouth at all? I figured out a technique of tapping the press to get the bullet to start belling out the mouth and then drive it all the way to 2.20" O.L. But I didn't like doing that, it doesn't seem proper to me. I have about 400 non boat tail projectiles which I don't want to all be this time consuming. Boat tail projectiles go right on in, no issues at all. I haven't broken any more cases since I developed a technique, but it is still very time consuming. Thoughts?
Did 100 boat tails and 80 FMJ SP, have about another 160 to go tomorrow. Really enjoyed the experience. Case prep took forever because I was taking so much time double and triple checking every step since it was my first time.
Have about 350 rounds of once fired REM UMC BRASS.
Hornady kit, hornady case trimmer, RCBS FL rifle dies, CFE 223 powder.
Loading for my AR15, more or less plinking rounds before I get really into accuracy
Questions:
1. Was having a hard time trimming the brass to 1.750". I'm guessing my technique on the hornady trimmer just sucked, as I got progressively more consistent.
2. Was having a hard time getting the powder throw to meter consistent amounts of powder. Was throwing anywhere from 26.4 to 27.0 grains of CFE 223. Is that just the nature of powder throws and if I want more accuracy I have to use the trickler?
3. Most important Question: I was having a REALLY hard time seating non boat tail style projectiles in the charged cases. Seated 80 bullets and damaged 4 cases in the beginning. Did I miss a step when I resized? Is resizing supposed to bell out the case mouth at all? I figured out a technique of tapping the press to get the bullet to start belling out the mouth and then drive it all the way to 2.20" O.L. But I didn't like doing that, it doesn't seem proper to me. I have about 400 non boat tail projectiles which I don't want to all be this time consuming. Boat tail projectiles go right on in, no issues at all. I haven't broken any more cases since I developed a technique, but it is still very time consuming. Thoughts?
Did 100 boat tails and 80 FMJ SP, have about another 160 to go tomorrow. Really enjoyed the experience. Case prep took forever because I was taking so much time double and triple checking every step since it was my first time.