missedthebarn
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- Jan 1, 2021
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I thought I was the only one constantly battling cat hair in my bolt actions.Nothing actually. But my kitty would like to help load more primers as he sees I am not loading anything and finds this sad.
I thought I was the only one constantly battling cat hair in my bolt actions.Nothing actually. But my kitty would like to help load more primers as he sees I am not loading anything and finds this sad.
Sure did.Err, did you notice that one of your rounds is missing a primer?
Sure did.
That was me verifying my oal and that nothing was changed on my dies before doing this run.
I'm still new so that's probably me being overly cautious, but it's easy enough to do for my peace of mind.
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They make minor PF... barely. The real powderpuffs are the sub-minors that you gotta change your recoil and mag springs for.I finally have enough components to load a ton (7k+) of 9mm rounds. I have been loading 100-200 "Mouse Farts" every night for the past few weeks. It is enough to be therapeutic, but not so many I lose interest.
(Mouse Farts are 147gr RMR Match Winners, CCI SPP, 3.1gr Titegroup, 1.14 OAL). They are ~875fps and really mild- especially out of my new (to me) XFive Legion.
I'm always at a crossroads of wanting to put together ammo for as inexpensively as possible, but I also want to make quality ammo, or at least that's the idea I try to hold to. In addition to that, I also like to maximize my time, hence the reason I went with a progressive press for handgun.Plinking/blaster loads get whatever powder I want to get rid of. I batch load a bunch, and they do what they do.
Now, match and precision rounds, those I try to keep a little more consistent when possible. That doesn't mean I always go expensive - in fact, for match stuff, I usually try to go cheap because of the volume. But I do try to load it the same way every time.
I'm always at a crossroads of wanting to put together ammo for as inexpensively as possible, but I also want to make quality ammo, or at least that's the idea I try to hold to. In addition to that, I also like to maximize my time, hence the reason I went with a progressive press for handgun.
I was pretty tickled by the .223 I loaded the other night. I did it all single stage, and it was pretty slow for the first 50 - I wanted to make sure I had everything set correctly. It didn't wind up being the big mystery I thought it was going to be. I measured a few cases to see if I needed to trim - I didn't - and so I carefully set my dies, and that was that.
I'm still on the fence about crimping for rifle. I have a Lee FCD collet crimp for 223, but I'm not certain it's necessary. I backed it off 1/4 turn of what Lee recommended, so it gave it a light squeeze. These will be used in an AR, and it seems that a semi-general consensus is that a bit of crimp is a good thing for AR loads, but most people just rely on neck tension for anything that will be used with a bolt gun.
I crimp everything when it comes to handgun - especially revolver rounds with cast least bullets - that crimp groove is there for a reason.I THOUGHT there was a dedicated thread discussing crimping here somewhere. Talking about accuracy/consistency and ruggedness. May be worth digging it up or starting a new one. I tend to "kiss crimp" to the point that I can see a .001 reduction in OD at the mouth from after the crimp. I"ve purchased factory ammo like Geco 223 that has a pretty darn heavy fat crimp on them. Cast loads like my 300BO requires FCD to close the flair put on them for loading the cast bullets.
I crimp everything when it comes to handgun - especially revolver rounds with cast least bullets - that crimp groove is there for a reason.
This is my first foray into loading rifle, and I don't think my Dad crimped - I can't recall it if he did.
I may wind up discarding that process later - I have read dozens of posts from people who say they have never crimped for either AR15 or AR10, and have never once had an issue.