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03-09-2008, 09:54 AM
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Hard time finding information?
I'm new to reloading and have about 500 rds of .223 ammo. The cases have been resized and cleaned.
I have heard some guys say that there is a lot to reloading .223 ammo. What is diiferent from .223 to say .303?
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03-09-2008, 12:06 PM
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None really. If your brass is military, you'll need to deal w/ the primer pocket crimp by reaming or swaging. Other than that, all bottle neck rounds load the same way.
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03-09-2008, 04:03 PM
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How do I take care of the primer pockets?
I have about 300 rds of .303 brass and it is Berdan primed. What do I do to reload these? I really don't want to buy more brass for this rifle, it is to exspensive.
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03-09-2008, 04:12 PM
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03-09-2008, 05:03 PM
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RCBS makes a Berdan decapping tool, although they recommend against using it to decap crimped primers, so that's a problem. The even bigger problem is finding Berdan primers. I have alot of Berdan primed brass cases (.308 Win and 7.62X54r) and had considered getting the tool until I couldn't find any Berdan primers, so that ended that. There are also plans floating around on how to build a hydraulic removal tool but they are pretty labor intensive to make and require access to a lathe for turning the parts (or so I've read).
As for the .223, it's like fred said. If it's crimped, you'll have to remove the crimp. If not, reload it like any other bottle necked round. There are several different companies that make swaging tools and you can also use a countersink bit in your drill if you don't get too aggressive. Remove just the crimp and no more.
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03-10-2008, 04:23 AM
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