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  • Great vid and nice attention to detail... but with all the checking etc. it kinda defeats the porpose of a progressive press. Once you get everything dialed in, why don't you just get after it and produce some ammo? I have the same setup and once you get all your adjustments made and locked down, keep the powder hopper full and your primer feed supplied you can crank out some serious volume. The way your'e loading, a progressive setup may actually slow things down. Not trying to be critical.

  • @dirtdarte Thanks for the input, and you're right. The reason I was doing that is because I was having an issue getting it dialed in. I was having 2 issues, both have since been resolved. The first was a primer issue, which was resolved by leaving the push rod in the primer tube to guide them so the last one didn't flip (also, I was taught to load only 10 at a time, which I stopped doing, also). The other was the powder I was using was metering terribly. Both are fixed. 9mm vid coming soon

  • why are you resizing brand new brass? just curiose. not to sound funny but are they not set to factory standards ? i reload range brass so im not an expert on new brass.

  • @mjmoto72 I don't know if it's necessary, but that's how I learned to do it. Just to keep everything standardized, so I do it to all of them. I rarely ever get new boxes of ammo either. In fact, this and the 9.3x62 cases are only the second time I've used new. The other being when I first got into loading I bought a box of new Remington .223 brass.

  • @mjmoto72 hey thanks for the reply. My buddy has 20 years reloading and he mentioned that if your buying new brass there is no need . You will just needlesly lengthen it but go with what you know im no pro. lol. i really like the LNL i had one.Not sure if im going to get the pro 2000 RCBS. good vid.I cant wait to try reloading 6.8 . a bit too expensive at this moment

  • so what advantages would i get from the 6.8 compared to lets say 5.56x54 , 7.62x39 , 7.62x51 ,303 brit, 7.62x54 or 8mm mauser can i press it as far as i can the rounds i listed how hard does it hit and is it a good hunting round

  • @50TNCSA I am not an expert, I would recommend the 68forums(dot)com for specifics. but in general, I can tell you, it has a lot more knock down than the 5.56, but almost the same mag cap. FAR more accurate than the 7.62x39. It's not really supposed to be in the class of the 7.62s, that's apples to oranges. It's more controllable than the 7.62x51, and it fits in a standard AR sized receiver, unlike the 7.52x51, which takes the larger SR25 receiver.

  • @50TNCSA The 68forums show that it's a really good deer round, if you're using the right bullet. It's a compromise between a 6.5 and a 7mm. It's the same size bullet as the .270 Win.

    The 6.8 SPC is a modern cartridge that fits in an AR, unlike the.303, x54r, and 8mm.

  • How much are paying for those rounds per ? buying them is too expensive for me.. 1$ per round seems to be the price to beat.

  • @mjmoto72 If I were to buy all the components new, it would cost $1.11 per round. The second time you shoot the brass, it drops to $.76, down to $.48 the 10th time you shoot it. The Brass costs the most, and I factored in new Hornady Brass. Bullet costs $.28 ea, powder $.10, Primer, $.03, & brass a whopping $.70 ea. So if you can cut that out, and find a cheap source, you'll save huge. If you use brass from bullets you've already fired - free brass, you'll knock it down to $.41 per rnd

  • hey i have this press and i bought myself a small piece of quarter in. steel put the holes in it and it stabalized the bench really well.It makes all the difirence when priming and you never get bounce.. take care nice vid.

  • would have been helpful for nobs like myself to see you with the scale. Mahalo

  • @Punishum You're right, and I apologize for that. i could have swore that I had the scale on film, but it wasn't until I got to the very end I realized I missed all of it. If you watch the 9.3x62 video, I do get the scale in that one, but not a close up.

  • Great step by step. I'm also impressed by your tidy work table.

  • @Grubkat Thanks, glad you like. You should see about 1" to the left off camera, it's not so tidy. My work bench is a DISASTER. I just like to keep the area I'm working in clean.

  • Interesting. I like that 6.8 round. Would like to see it in a slick little bolt action.

  • @HawkLMT It's a sweet round. I was surprised at how accurate it is. I'll be taking it deer hunting this weekend, so I'll see how it does. I'm not sure who, but I know someone carries a bolt action. Because you can load heavier bullets which are also longer than what would fit in a AR magazine.

  • Thanks for another excellent reloading video! Keep up the great work!

  • @edgedweapon88 Thank you sir. 9mm is coming soon!

  • What in the hell are you shooting that uses a 6.8 is that some new ar-15

  • @mikethemaniac1 Yes, it's an AR. The one I have is made by Rock River Arms.

  • Do you see the 6.8 round getting popular enough to maybe use in say shtf? I like the load, as it is obviously more bang for your buck power wise yet not as bulky as carrying 7.62 x 51. I think it would be an excellant all-around load for whatever may come your way whether it be wild animal, or two-legged invader. Give me your thoughts.

  • @TheSonofthunder7 I wish I knew the answer to that. I think it's an excellent round, and I really hope it catches on. I would even love to see NATO adopt it and see us use it. Right now, as far as a SHTF round, the problem is ammo is currently hard to find, as compared to 5.56 and 7.62. And for reloading, cases are from an obscure round, so even forming your cases would be hard. For now, I would say no. Hopefully that will change and it will become popular.

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