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Posted: 11/7/2008 3:17:26 PM
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THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT "Rules" - - Include all the links you want to add in your original post. - Don't include duplicate links, or at least make an attempt to avoid duplicates. That means you ought to read this thread before adding a link. - A short one line clarification of the information in the link is okay. Don't write a book. - Use the thread title in the link with this format. This helps everyone remember the original thread. Add the thread author if you want: Is 25.5 gr of Varget asking for Ka-Boom? - Try to keep it to truly useful information. Links to time sensitive information such as "where can I buy" do not qualify. Use good judgement. - Links to other forums are okay. Identify the linked forum. Don't violate the CoC. Duh. The point is to make useful information that has already been posted easily accessible. I can mark these threads to keep them out of the archive, but I'm not going to mark every thread that comes along. You can even start a thread, then link it here. This works best if the author notifies me or dryflash3 that a new thread has been added so we can set the archive toggle, we might not notice a new post added to the thread. |
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Posted: 11/7/2008 3:26:21 PM
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Imperial Sizing Die Wax - a tutorial by 7zero1
The opening post of this thread describes how 7zero1 uses Imperial Sizing Die wax efficiently in his reloading operation. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Is 25.5 gr of Varget asking for Ka-Boom? by FL_flyfishing_guide ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– PMC-Off center flash holes––-Now with Update]http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=262060]PMC-Off center flash holes––-Now with Update submitted by d_striker This thread contains some accuracy experiments with off center flash holes. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Everything You Wanted to Know About Reloading But Were Afraid to Ask This thread contains a detailed discussion about reloading. Very good for beginners. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- What happens when a bad .223 reload goes boom? Photos and discussion about reloads that caused firearm failure. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Ammo Oracle Everything you ever wanted to know about .223 and 5.56 ammunition or double your money back.* –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Current American Eagle .223 once fire brass ireload's thread with measurements of AE brass dryflash3. Read this if you are interested in loading FC brass as this thread contains important information. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FC 07 headstamp torture test submitted by bajamike _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Ammunition Reloading Components - Primers This is a table describing the primers sold by Federal. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .223 Rem + .223 Rem Improved Guide at 6mmBR.com Amongst this information is a table containing weights and water capacity of various makes of brass for this cartridge. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to make a powder measure baffle Describes how to make custom powder baffles for measures with cylindrical reservoirs. A template is included. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Official Reloading Bench Picture Thread _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back Up Thread for the Resource Tutorials ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- |
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Posted: 11/14/2008 12:05:22 PM
Thoughts on seated primers for use in the AR
Discussion of primer pocket reaming. Casting Questions - w/ Pictures Discussion of casting your own bullets. Cheapest Powder for Plinking Pierced Primer - Pic Incipient Case Head Seperation Detection Your Favorite Way to Remove Primer Crimp |
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Posted: 11/14/2008 2:37:22 PM
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Posted: 11/14/2008 10:08:35 PM
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Posted: 11/26/2008 2:11:15 PM
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Newbie Observations on a Dillon 650XL Submitted by TripletDad, 27 Dec 2008
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Posted: 12/17/2008 11:29:51 AM
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One Man's Reloading Steps for Both The Dillon 550B and XL650 with Casefeeder.
My personal handloading steps on both machines to give one an idea of what's involved in handloading. 550B and XL650 Presses - Cheap Tips and Tricks Updated 1/25/2012 Cheap or free things you can do yourself to your 550B and/or Xl650 presses and your reloading area to make for a better, more efficient, and more user friendly setup. CURE the Indexing Jump and Resulting Powder Spillage in Your XL650! Hate the spilled powder in your XL650? Cure it forever. Head Stamp Codes Useful site explains what your headstamps mean. Head Stamp Pictures Pictures of quite a few head stamps explaining each. Home Made Cleaners and Lubes Links to home made Bore Cleaners Bore Paste, Carbon and Grease Removal, Case Lube, Black Powder Stuff, Storage and Rust Preventatives, Gun Oils and Lubricants, Case Cleaning Media, Rust Removal, Plastic Wad Fouling, Copper Removal, Lead Removal, Chemical Case Cleaners, and Stock Finish Touch-up |
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Posted: 1/25/2009 9:50:03 PM
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Posted: 2/20/2009 7:44:51 PM
This contains a link to a link http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=270802&page=1&#2359567
I think this link http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2009/02/19/setting-up-a-full-length-sizing-die/ would be useful to add to http://www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=399 |
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Posted: 2/20/2009 11:15:09 PM
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SS-109 loads,
I used the start loads for the Speer 62 gr FMJBT (lead core), and worked up. In my rifle these loads are safe, and are 1/2 gr below the first signs of pressure. All these loads use LC brass trimmed to 1.750, neck deburred inside and out. Primer pocket swaged, Win SR, pulled SS-109 62 gr FMJBT seated to mid cannelure. Crimped with a Lee FCD (factory crimp die). My rifle has a 1 in 9 twist, 16 ", 5.56 chamber. AA-2230, 24.5 grs. Shoots great. H-335, 25.0 grs. OK load, just that other powders are more accurate. ( In my rifle) BLC2, 26.0 grs. My favorite SS-109 load. Varget, 26.5 grs. Most accurate SS-109 load in my rifle. Just a hassle to load. Tac, 26.0 grs. Another good load. W-748 25.5 grs. Not accurate in my rifle, your rifle might like. Remember to work your loads up, your rifle may be different from mine. YMMV. |
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Posted: 4/4/2009 1:14:51 PM
Good casing stress and strain modeling:
Go Here: http://www.varmintal.com/a243z.htm This will make your head spin initially, but it is chocked full of good info. Thanks to Varmint Al and his sponsors and LS-DYNA for making this available. FEA stress modeling and results are only as good as the inputs, but this model seems to be well done. Note the high stresses near the junction of the casing body and the head. There are complex stress fields occuring there because: 1. casing is losing grip on the chamber, as chamber wall falls way into the unsupported portion. 2. casing thickness is transitioning from almost constant thickness to a thicker head section. 3. a bending stress field is superimposed on the membrane stresses at that point due to loss of chamber support radially. 4. hardness of the casing material is increasing at that point. 5. etc. It is easy to see how the famous internal crack can originate at the red intensity location and go undetected. Near the bottom, one can see the derivation of the radial expansion check numbers (permanent increase in web diameter). SAAMI allows 62,000psi for .308's which is very similar to this model (.243), but SAAMI limits for most rifle chambers are 50-55 thousand psi. Also note the origin of the "flattened primer" indicating high pressures and the trip that the primer takes during the pressure excursion. |
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Posted: 4/14/2009 9:33:15 PM
Is Americian Eagle brass safe to load?
This thread was started by ireload and I changed his thread title slightly. Thanks for starting the thread ireload. My first post describes how to make a tool to measure the case web/head, the weak part of FC brass. And some pics of the results. |
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Homemade Case Feeder
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Posted: 8/18/2009 1:41:31 AM
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RCBS SECTION: tools, mods, fixes, & reviews
RCBS Pro 2000 Mod 1: APS Strip-feed Control. RCBS Pro 2000 Mod 2: Primer Rod Stop These simple Mods, that anybody can do in one evening, remove the only negatives of using RCBS's otherwise superior and safer APS priming system. Mod 1: The RCBS Pro 2000 Primer Strip Feed mechanism can be made to go off-line at will. Mod 2: A tool to control the Press's Primer Insertion Stroke...stops the primer rod before it touches a strip. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RCBS Pro 2000 Primer Strip Reload Sensor APS primer strips have to be watched and added to every 25 rounds, this $30 idea makes it unforgettable! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RCBS Pro 2000 Case Feeder....Really! Adding a Pistol/Rifle Shaker Collator to feed it. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A Simple Way to Align An RCBS Pro 2000 Shell Plate (Video) Since doing it wrong makes the shellplate not rotate so well, and misaligns dies and primer rod[/span] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– APS Hand Primer Review Picture Review of RCBS's Lastest and Greatest Hand Primer Tool ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––------- RCBS Bench Swager Review Picture Review of RCBS's New Bench Swager –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Spent Primer Control Solutions For RCBS Rock Chuckers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You Can Improve RCBS's APS Primer Loader ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New 2013 RCBS Products: Summit Press & Universal Case Prep |
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Posted: 9/15/2009 7:44:17 PM
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A simple reloading bench project that even my 12 yr. old daughter can handle
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Posted: 10/22/2009 12:25:20 PM
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Posted: 1/25/2010 6:14:31 PM
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