- Location
- West coast warrior
D550 is excellent for loading 223s but I loaded 12k rds in a week using a d650
Looking for .223 Rem reloading advice
- Thread starter saunders278
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The de-priming rods I've seen in the sizing dies are robust enough to deprime crimped primers without any issues. You might feel a bit more resistance when de-priming but that's about it.
The issue and potential problem is with re-priming the cases that originally had crimped primers. You should be able to tell by looking at the primer in the case to see if it is crimped or not. Crimped primers will have a ring around the primer that is distinct from the primer pocket.
The remnants of that crimp ring will need to be removed before re-priming.
I'm sure a quick web search will turn up pictures of crimped vs. non-crimped primers so you have a basis for comparison.
ALBERTA BOY
Regular
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
I reload .223 but for 25-50 yards? Plinking? Have you considered 22LR? A good one will print under 0.75” easily at those ranges -1.5” at 100m.
I shoot .223 but wouldn’t waste the ammo at 100m or less. For me, it sees use at 200m+.
Something to consider.
I shoot .223 but wouldn’t waste the ammo at 100m or less. For me, it sees use at 200m+.
Something to consider.
For those distances I run 5.5 grains of titegroup, a magnum primer and a 55 grain bullet. not good beyond 50 m but fairly low noise
- Location
- West coast warrior
Dillon presses were designed to mass produce 223s when star aqpresses were limited to making them.q
I used to load my competition ammo for Service Rifle on my 650, predominantly using 77gr. SMKs with no discernible loss of accuracy or adverse runout from doing them on my rockchucker - trick is to use good quality seating dies (I use Redding Competition dies) and do the powder throw off the machine.
Breaking it into two major steps with brass prep separated from the main loading process is definitely something that you should think about (and something that is preferred in my opinion).
The Giraud trimmer is a must have if you want to process a lot of brass.
Breaking it into two major steps with brass prep separated from the main loading process is definitely something that you should think about (and something that is preferred in my opinion).
The Giraud trimmer is a must have if you want to process a lot of brass.
