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Since your loading for .223/5.56. (Bolt Gun or AR?)

Youll get into the habit of picking up spent brass at the range that you can use yourself so....

MAKE SURE YOU INSPECT THE HELL OUT OF THE BRASS FOR CRACKS, SPLITS, CASE HEAD SEPARATION, ETC.

Anything Berdan primed can break the pin on your decapper fairly easily since the primers are crimped in place. Ive broken a few. (Guessing you have a Lee setup).

If its reloadable, make sure you full length resize any piece of brass that you pick up that wasnt fired from your rifle or else at some point you will end up with a round jammed in the chamber of which you will have a fun time trying to remove.

What Trimmer and Depth guage did you get. And what are you calling a depth gauge?

Go slow, pay attention, write things down so you remember for next time.

AR for now, so i assume (and clearly correct me if I'm wrong) I'll need to pay attention to both the case length before charging and the C.O.L. after bullet seating to be sure it all cycles properly. Since I won't be doing this to amass a doomsday stockpile, I'll only be reloading brass that I control the history of. Only firing brass that I've shot from my own loads or new mfg'd rounds.

I only plan on using boxer primed 223 brass since I won't be messing with Berdan shit or NATO primer pockets. Maybe someday when I'm better, but for now, I'm starting with straightforward stuff so I keep my variable count as under control as possible.

I'm using a LEE turret press, and the depth gauge (perhaps I called it by the wrong term, so again, please correct my blunders) is a part of the case trimmer that trims the case by using overall internal depth when the round is spun on a drill chock or a zip spinner thing. At least that's how it was described to me, and how it appears on the LEE site.

Yeah I forgot note taking. That's a big part too. Yo should see some ofmy note pads

Lol maybe ill post a few up later.

Both make good points on note taking, and I plan to follow the advice.

I already ordered the case trimmer and depth gauge. I've read that some people don't always trim, but I want to follow all the steps and measure between each stage.

Masturbating after losing a thumb doesn't seem worth the shortcut. Like giving yourself the world's worst western-grip style handjob ever...

This is good stuff guys. I realize this must be taken slowly and carefully, and I'll be getting a manual of my own this weekend. I've been reading one of my tech's books, but I think it's best to just get my own and put in some time before I start.

I'm going to start with only one type of load (223) and learn all I can about the process before even consider my other types. I think this will be a fun learning experience to keep the cabin fever at bay this winter, and since I'm not in this to arm a Waco compound, I won't be disappointed if I don't amass some crazy stockpile in a month's time.

Thanks again guys, this is all helpful to read.

First you pack as much powder in the shell as you can then add just a touch more. Then you shove the heaviest bullet you can find in the shell. Then you dip the bullet in Magnesium. Then you give it to a buddy to test fire.

Don't forget to hammer the bullet into the shell if it won't go all the way in.

Dear ORdN,

You have not let me down.

Love,

- Jew

Ever since I built the AR, I have been really interested in the basic building blocks of shooting in general, and I've decided to try some reloading. The science of it fascinates me, so I'm looking forward to trying it.

I have my press and dies and other assorted tools coming in, and if I've learned anything since I've gotten into shooting it's the more I learn, the less I realize I know. That being said, I was curious if the more educated amongst you hill-jack, gun-hoarding, redneck, meat-eating hippie-haters could drop some knowledge on a Jew and give me a few pointers.

I know I have a lot to learn and to take it slow, so I'm all ears if you have some tips or look-outs for me before I try to kill myself with consumer-grade explosives.

(and if it helps, assume I want to hoard ammo for the Rapture or something, just so I fit in)

you're so domesticated. Can I get a sammich now?

someone's steppin' out...

This might have been worth the trip from Dayton if Gen3 was gonna be drunk and slutty, but if she's DD, then life has lost it's luster.

Now if Ben could promise to be drunk and slutty instead....

I don't like to form opinions until I listen to what The Real Housewives of Atlanta have to say first...

Not entirely sure what you're saying there.... but WMDs in Iraq and Obama's Change are both related to Unicorns.

I see your nonsensical, and I raise you non sequitur....

you know who else had a final solution, oddly enough also involving "euthanizing" significant swaths of people...

My Jew sense is tingling! There's treachery afoot!

Ahhh, the classic ass-to-mouth. The Rolls-Royce of anal dismounts. Simultaneously the most soul-bearing litmus test of the moral fiber and depth of character of a woman, and the last great bastion of unadulterated and egotistical male awesome.

and it's really degrading, too....

I actually use an E-350 for my track days and it's perfect. If I go myself, I just ramp the bike up in there and there's more room than you could need. Actually, it's an amazing fit for a single bike because the hook-clamp rails that are fixed to the frame of the truck for the seats are in the perfect location for tie-downs for a bike. Just un-clamp the seats and clamp down the bike. It's like it was made for it. If I go with other people, just tow a trailer along too.

Also I can attest to the hauling ability of that drivetrain/chassis in the E-350. We had a trackday where my bike was in the back, and we had two other bikes and generators & gear in a ridiculous 26' trailer (the only one we could borrow that weekend) that was made for a collector car hauler, and it towed all that shit with 3 people no problem.

These things may look cheesy, but it gets that job done, no dicking around.

And mine is used as a day-care transport during the day, so I may have you beat on the church van. I have to remove candy wrappers and crayons to put bikes in...

I think you save about 100 bucks roughly putting it together yourself

plus it's a hell of a lot more fun.

I have an engineerection.

But that is some admirable talent, patience and dedication.

BTW, it looks like it may run on nitro fuel (like an RC car), then it just runs similar to a deisel. Just glow-plug it and get it started, then it keeps running with no spark.

I've been practicing hunting and eating people for a while now so I'll be fine.

My Soylent Green factory will ensure my continued dominance over the fleeting masses.

its a lot bigger than I had imagined

there's a line I've definitely never heard before....:sadface:

or, we're their crop and they will be returning soon to harvest us.

jbot will be delicious, but they'll just be hungry again in 30 minutes....

bond....covalent bond.

Ben's clearly been watching Jersey Shore, since in his title he misspelled the phrase "will obviously" as "might"....

Sorry about that. It worked five min ago

Someone fruited the link.

(Those responsible have been sacked)

not sure how i feel about putting prisoners to work....part of me wants them to earn their keep, but the other part of me doesnt like that honest workers would be put out of a job because the inmates were doing it

Just use them in place of Ballistics Gel.

This does not pass the Jerry Sandusky test.

I don't think Cope's big ass will have any trouble throwing the piggy around.

Then he'll be a step ahead of me.

I look like Jinu trying to dog-bone Rosanne Barr on the back of that piggy ass bike.

Quoted for truth...it can be quick on the track...

assuming it starts and theres power.

Yea....About that...

Cope, don't be an idiot like some people that may or may not have just posted up owning this generation GSXR, and forget to check if the fucking rectifier is still plugged in after a wreck a while back...It's a real bitch to have your bike randomly loose all electrical systems right at the end of the front straight at Putnam.

Or so I hear.

Yet another thing that duct tape has fixed in a pinch while at the track.

I can assure you of two things:

1.) That generation of GSXR is absolutely piggy. If you happen to be small, it's an RV.

2.) Even a shitty rider that only weighs 130lbs soaking wet can still work with it. She may have some girth on her, but she still rides faster than I can...