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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:45 am 
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I went out and got a handful of dies and a RCBS master supreme kit and started on my .223 tonight. :D


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i have yet to receive my BR that i ordered 3 weeks ago, but i, too, went and bought my .223 dies and some bullets. i had a half dozen casings on my reload bench (can't even remember where i got them from) so i started to work on them and get the dies set. i have always used rcbs dies but this time i went with a Lee set (with the factory crimp). they were less than half the price of the rcbs dies without the factory crimp die and they came with the proper shell holder(i already had the proper shell holder since i reload .222). let's keep each other updated on what loads work for our rifles.

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Here's what I've loaded so far, and I'm being told this is on the hot side:

LC .223 brass+ .224 Rem 55gr HP + 24.5gr IMR 3031.
My over all cart. length is 2.250~2.257"


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Where are you getting the bullets from?


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I picked up 2 bulk bags from Cabela's


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I am loading mixed headstamp brass with 25 gr of WW748 Winchester Small Rifle Primer and Hornady 55 gr FMJBT.

They seem to work well and according to the gospel of reloading (John at Gunstop :D ) closely approximates the standard military 55 gr load.

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Where are you getting the bullets from?


Bullets I got, it is brass I lack.

I managed to order a bunch (6000 pcs) of Hornady 55 gr FMJBT from Midway before they ran out. :D :D :D

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I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


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I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


I do as well, the problem is that my rifle tends to throw the brass downrange :(

I am waiting for a brass catcher to arrive. That should save a lot of the brass. :D :D

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I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


I do as well, the problem is that my rifle tends to throw the brass downrange :(

I am waiting for a brass catcher to arrive. That should save a lot of the brass. :D :D


Make one from a coat hanger and bug screen. Buy the metal mesh not the fiber glass.
Five minutes work, maybe ten if you want to solder it.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Selurcspi wrote:
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mnglocker wrote:
I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


I do as well, the problem is that my rifle tends to throw the brass downrange :(

I am waiting for a brass catcher to arrive. That should save a lot of the brass. :D :D


Make one from a coat hanger and bug screen. Buy the metal mesh not the fiber glass.
Five minutes work, maybe ten if you want to solder it.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


Now why didn't I think of that?????? :? :oops: :cry:

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jac714 wrote:
Selurcspi wrote:
jac714 wrote:
mnglocker wrote:
I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


I do as well, the problem is that my rifle tends to throw the brass downrange :(

I am waiting for a brass catcher to arrive. That should save a lot of the brass. :D :D


Make one from a coat hanger and bug screen. Buy the metal mesh not the fiber glass.
Five minutes work, maybe ten if you want to solder it.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


Now why didn't I think of that?????? :? :oops: :cry:


Cos you think too DEEP, you need to skim the surface.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Selurcspi wrote:
jac714 wrote:
Selurcspi wrote:
jac714 wrote:
mnglocker wrote:
I hoard all the brass I can while at the range.


I do as well, the problem is that my rifle tends to throw the brass downrange :(

I am waiting for a brass catcher to arrive. That should save a lot of the brass. :D :D


Make one from a coat hanger and bug screen. Buy the metal mesh not the fiber glass.
Five minutes work, maybe ten if you want to solder it.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


Now why didn't I think of that?????? :? :oops: :cry:


Cos you think too DEEP, you need to skim the surface.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


That was good for the first laugh of the day, I needed that.

Thanks, you aren't so bad for a Brit. :D

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Bullets I got, it is brass I lack.

I managed to order a bunch (6000 pcs) of Hornady 55 gr FMJBT from Midway before they ran out. :D :D :D


Oh so YOU are the reason why I can't buy .223 bullets!
Darn kids these days. Hording all the bullets.


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someone1980 wrote:
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Where are you getting the bullets from?


Bullets I got, it is brass I lack.

I managed to order a bunch (6000 pcs) of Hornady 55 gr FMJBT from Midway before they ran out. :D :D :D


Oh so YOU are the reason why I can't buy .223 bullets!
Darn kids these days. Hording all the bullets.


jac714 -- You want to trade some bullets for some brass? :) What's a fair trade? I've got some .223 brass and some .45 auto brass.

And, yeah, darn kids! :)

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