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If you are ever in LaPine or Bend I have a couple of boxes of brass & ammo to give you!Next week I'm going to add .300 Savage to the caliber list.
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If you are ever in LaPine or Bend I have a couple of boxes of brass & ammo to give you!Next week I'm going to add .300 Savage to the caliber list.
I heard the pressure for the newer "green" (not green-tip) 556 is off the chart hot and would likely open up primer pockets.Machinegun brass...
Im half-way through an 18 pound 5.56 range-brass project now; small base resized and de-primed.
Trimming them to 1.760"; 100 cases at a time...
One thing I notice when decapping civilian .223 brass for the first re-use; where the milspec brass has very little resistance when the decapping pin is raised out of the case, the civilian brass has much, much-more resistance on the internal sizing component of the pin....
Maybe milspec brass is easier on the decapping pin withdrawl because of the anealing...
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I heard the pressure for the newer "green" (not green-tip) 556 is off the chart hot and would likely open up primer pockets.
I used to try that, a very light film of wax inside necks. Then changed to wiping the actual expander ball. I became paranoid that I was leaving wax inside the brass and it would affect my powder. Since switching to coconut oil/isopropyl, where I wipe the expander ball every 20 or so cases, I do not worry at all about my powder.Edit: I usually lube inside the case necks of civilian brass with a q tip; 1 case neck of every 5.
Yeah, I hate that! Nothing like breaking your last Lee or RCBS decapping pin. Used to tighten the Lee then back it off, thinking it would release and slide instead of breaking a pin. Delusional.There are some sealed milspec 5.56 primers that break my decapping pins every time; cases with primers with a wide-dark red sealant go straight into the scrap bucket.
Yep, Zen and the Art of Reloading.OK, Ok, ok.......I can see if it's just how you like to do things.
I've got that same prep center and like it for many different applications.I hear ya, I hate seeing all the brass shavings on my Lyman case prep center... that pile there is from about 400 rounds of 223/556.
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Going to check our the RCBS primer pocket swagger VERY SOON.....
I've got that same prep center and like it for many different applications.
Definitely, and go quality. You skimp, it'll just be more expensive for you in the long run!I figured it's best to have more tools in a tool on the bench than one with only a few..
I hate buyers remorse, especially when it comes to reloading tools.
Definitely, and go quality. You skimp, it'll just be more expensive for you in the long run!