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Posted: 7/14/2009 2:57:11 PM EDT
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if there are bolt actions chambered in 5.56x45 or have 223 Wylde chambers?
I'm reloading for an AR15 already and was considering getting a bolt action, however, I use military surplus 5.56 brass. So another question on the matter might be, will my sizer die convert a 5.56 Nato case into a 223 case, ergo, it won't matter how the bolt gun is chambered. |
| I often shoot the same reloaded ammo in AR's and my bolt action rifle. The AR chamber is different than the chamber of most bolt action rifles. The AR chamber has a longer throat than bolt rifles and the bullet travels farther before it hits the rifling than in a shorter throated bolt action. My bolt action rifle also has a little shorter headspace than my AR's by about 2 thousandths. Full length resizing dies wil size your brass and will work fine for both rifles. A few years ago I had some reloaded 55 fmj ammo that was near maximum in my AR's. When I tried them in my new bolt action rifle they were too hot and showed pressure signs in the bolt action but not in an AR. Your military brass and full-length sizing die are fine for both but just make sure that your sized brass and overall length will chamber ok if you get a bolt action and that pressures can be higher in a bolt action chamber. |
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