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Ran a batch...
Of .223.
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Re: Ran a batch...
Do they go off when you pull the trigger? They look good, wonder how they pattern in your gun?
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Actually pressed 200. Now i got 250 5.56 brass to decrimp .... Fun fun..
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Re: Ran a batch...
guess you got a tumbler, nice and shiny. almost too pretty to shoot. did you name each round? let your ex fire the first few to test em out,lol. I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself until you find the sweet spot of powder wt, oal (over all length) and group size. start say 2 gr's or so below max level and load 5-10 rounds going up 0.5 gr's at a time until you find the wt that shoots best. congrats, good work.
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+2, you never know just how the rounds will go until you try them, it is a pain in the A?s if you have a load that will shoot a ten inch pattern at 20 yards, then you have to pull all the bulletts and reload them, so do maybe 10 rounds.. that gives a good example...nachogrande wrote:guess you got a tumbler, nice and shiny. almost too pretty to shoot. did you name each round? let your ex fire the first few to test em out,lol. I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself until you find the sweet spot of powder wt, oal (over all length) and group size. start say 2 gr's or so below max level and load 5-10 rounds going up 0.5 gr's at a time until you find the wt that shoots best. congrats, good work.
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Re: Ran a batch...
What do you think it costs per round to load that batch? Not talking about equipment...Just casings, powder. primers, and bullets
I found a good supply of bulk 5.56 loaded target ammo yesterday at a good price, just curious as to what kind of price variance it is to load your own versus what I paid for it
I found a good supply of bulk 5.56 loaded target ammo yesterday at a good price, just curious as to what kind of price variance it is to load your own versus what I paid for it
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Well (20) 5.56 from the store ready to shoot cost $10.00.
Thats .50cents a round. So for 100 from the store it would cost me $55.00.
For me to make 100 its bout $37.00 for 62 grain fmjs, and primers, powder. The more i make the better price.
For me its about pleasure and peace and quiet. It keeps me calm when im stressed.
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Thats .50cents a round. So for 100 from the store it would cost me $55.00.
For me to make 100 its bout $37.00 for 62 grain fmjs, and primers, powder. The more i make the better price.
For me its about pleasure and peace and quiet. It keeps me calm when im stressed.
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before all this political BS, sometimes it was cheaper to buy bulk military surplus or Russian/Chinese bulk loaded ammo in 9mm,223,7.62. but you got steel cases that could not be re-loaded, inferior powder/primers/bullets/accuracy. today even with re-loading supplies rising in cost and harder to come by it's still cheaper to make + you get a better quality bullet. I'm sure a lot of it is in your head, but I think you will shoot a bullet you made yourself better than one you bought.
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Heck I'll go against the crowd...load em up...make go bang, bang, bang, 200 is just enough to get started.
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going bang,bang, bang is nice but being able to hit something at the same time is better. also a lesson I learned the hard way, seat the first bullet without a primer or powder in it and be sure they feed/eject before loading up a large batch.
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My faimly met at my grandmothers house tonight, exchanged gifts and such. My brother got my a reloading press, afew dies, trimmers, priming tool. I'm fairly excited.
Where locally can I source powders/primers/bullets?
Where locally can I source powders/primers/bullets?
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