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Post by magnumwheelman on Feb 27, 2017 7:35:25 GMT -5
prepped 300 R-P 223 cases I bought once fired, from a range that only allows factory ammo... that once prepped & loaded, & boxed up, will go on top of my factory ammo cache... I've noticed before, that some ( didn't notice any on this batch ) had swelled bases ( machine gun fired... or??? ) anyway, ran them all through a small base sizing die, just to be sure, then a file trim die, & got them all within .002" in length, after they were deburred & camferred... to start with, they were deprimed using a universal decapping tool, wet tumbled before sizing, wet tumbled a 2nd time after trimming and case mouth work, to remove the lube & any filings... pretty, shiny, little pieces of gold ready for loading now... wish there was an easier way to do the prep... but I'm OCD enough, I like to insure they are perfect, before I start loading them  2nd time around, after being fired in my chamber... they take much less work... these will be fired through my Remington 700 heavy barrel.... |
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Post by 500fksjr on Feb 27, 2017 9:41:23 GMT -5
You might be OCD ...but I do the same then U know whats what!!!
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Post by bulasteve on Feb 27, 2017 9:51:07 GMT -5
Think OCD is a good thing for a reloader. Blisters no, though.
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Post by dougader on Feb 27, 2017 10:14:17 GMT -5
It pays off with bottleneck cases. I'm pretty OCD with .223 and 5.56, not so much with pistol calibers...
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 27, 2017 10:30:13 GMT -5
prepped 300 R-P 223 cases I bought once fired, from a range that only allows factory ammo... .... I'm OCD enough, I like to insure they are perfect, before I start loading them... these will be fired through my Remington 700 heavy barrel.... ***** magmunwheelman.... are these cases of mixed headstamp? David Bradshaw |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Feb 27, 2017 10:43:59 GMT -5
I think a lot of guys get "looser" shooting out of the semi autos, & that is a lot of time to spend on cases, when you're blasting them by 100... ( I'm the same way with my CASS ammo, because of the volume I shoot )... but think it's worth the time on bolt action rifles, that spend the bulk of their time recreation ally on my bench on nice summer days...
that is actually a quote from a Beetles song... at the end of Helter Skelter... one of the guys yells out... "I've got blisters on my fingers"
the RCBS case prep center where I deburr & camfer can give me blisters from holding & pressing down the cases, when doing several 100... I've actually just got a hot spot... & if I would have worn my leather gloves... I'd have been fine... but was thinking these cases were big enough, that I wouldn't need gloves...
prepping 2000 25 ACP for my custom Blackhawk, gave me several blisters ( they had a wide range of lengths, 3 different flashhole sizes etc. plus being so tiny, they were really hard on my fingers )
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Post by magnumwheelman on Feb 27, 2017 10:46:22 GMT -5
no... all newer R-P manufacture... my CAS ammo is the only thing I mix brass on ( because I don't often get my same cases back )... otherwise everything else is sorted |
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Post by dougader on Feb 27, 2017 20:26:24 GMT -5
The problem with neglecting COL with 223/5.56 for me was trying to get a consistent crimp on my Dillon 550B... even though I was shooting from a Colt HBAR many rounds at a time. Sometimes, though, it was a DCM match from 200 - 600 yards with Hornady or Sierra 68?/69 grain bthp's.
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Post by awp101 on Mar 2, 2017 15:44:40 GMT -5
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 2, 2017 16:02:43 GMT -5
yup... that guy |
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Post by hawkeyereloader71 on Mar 7, 2017 13:39:28 GMT -5
prepped 300 R-P 223 cases I bought once fired, from a range that only allows factory ammo... that once prepped & loaded, & boxed up, will go on top of my factory ammo cache... I've noticed before, that some ( didn't notice any on this batch ) had swelled bases ( machine gun fired... or??? ) anyway, ran them all through a small base sizing die, just to be sure, then a file trim die, & got them all within .002" in length, after they were deburred & camferred... to start with, they were deprimed using a universal decapping tool, wet tumbled before sizing, wet tumbled a 2nd time after trimming and case mouth work, to remove the lube & any filings... pretty, shiny, little pieces of gold ready for loading now... wish there was an easier way to do the prep... but I'm OCD enough, I like to insure they are perfect, before I start loading them 2nd time around, after being fired in my chamber... they take much less work... these will be fired through my Remington 700 heavy barrel.... At one time, for bolt guns, I uniformed primer pockets, deburred flash holes and even occasionally turned case necks. Sometimes I really can't resist cleaning the primer pockets... |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 7, 2017 13:54:29 GMT -5
I like my primer pockets clean as well... but the wet tumbling with stainless pins gets the cases looking brand new each time, without any pain to my hands |
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2nd time around, after being fired in my chamber... they take much less work...
