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Posted: 1/2/2009 5:56:22 PM EDT
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I am new to reloading, I have reloaded a few hundred rounds and have reused some brass two and three times. I have a Lyman .223 case gage. After I resize a case and put them in the case gage how should they look? I have some .223 cases and some 5.56. How should they fit and what should I be looking for? Cases sticking out the top, not going in all the way ect? The gun they are shot in are 5.56 chambered AR-15, my dies are .223 Lees.
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I have a Dillon but it should be simular. head should be in between the two steps or
almost flush with botttom. If it is too deep you need to back off your die. If it is too shallow (sticks out) need to screw die down. Mouth of case should also be in between the steps of the guage. If it is above top step, time to trim. |
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This is how I use it. A case gage tells you 2 things for .223: whether it's sized properly and whether the case needs to be trimmed http://www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=407 |
| I haven't reloaded any .223 yet, but I've processed a bunch of brass. I've run it through the full-length resizing die from RCBS and trimmed it to length. However, I don't have a case gauge. If it's been full-length resized and trimmed, is it necessary to check them on a gauge? |
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I haven't reloaded any .223 yet, but I've processed a bunch of brass. I've run it through the full-length resizing die from RCBS and trimmed it to length. However, I don't have a case gauge. If it's been full-length resized and trimmed, is it necessary to check them on a gauge? Yes Yes Yes, in fact if you are shooting out of a AR or any semi it is mandantory. |
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I haven't reloaded any .223 yet, but I've processed a bunch of brass. I've run it through the full-length resizing die from RCBS and trimmed it to length. However, I don't have a case gauge. If it's been full-length resized and trimmed, is it necessary to check them on a gauge? Sir, to put it another way than what has already been posted in response to your question: Checking resized and trimmed cases on a case gage is inappropriate when you have no concern about functional reliability of your reloads in a gas operated semi auto rifle. HTH, 7zero1. |
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Yes Yes Yes, in fact if you are shooting out of a AR or any semi it is mandantory. +1 I recently started as well. My press and dies are from Hornady and the instructions told me to run the die in until it touched the shell holder plate. Other instructions found told me to run the die down further another 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn. After this my cases still wouln't fit in my AR. It wasn't until after I got my case gauge that I found out my die needed to go another 1/3 of a turn into the press. Needless to say, everything fits like a dream now. It is well worth the $20 for one. |
| Some (not all) of my 5.56 cases still sit just a tad high in the case gauge. I, turned down on the die almost a full turn after it touched the shell holder. If I, turn down more than the 223 cases fit below the lower mark. When I, measure the case it is 1.50. The 5.56 cases are head stamp IGM 88-90. Any ideas on this. |
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