.223/5.56 case prep for reloading

went to the range today so i taped me preping the cases when i got home, cannot take responsibility for any one useing my method this is just for help

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Howto & Style

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• reloading
• 223
• 5.56
• ar
• 15
• reloads
• case
• prep
• trimming
• cleaning
• primer
• pocket

[dills2403]

i wanna know how the crimp tool works im trying to figure out if i need a swager die to remove the crimps from the primer pocket

[darksoldier300]

you need a swag if the cases you are preping have crimped in primmers i use the dillion super swagger its about 100 bucks and well worth it

[Greg78X]

Ok do YOU tumble the brass with the old primer in or do you take it out then tumble and does it make any differnce.. New to reloading

[darksoldier300]

i tumble before and after....first thing i do is tumble to reduce gunk in my dies....after i resize and deprime adn trim i tumble agin

[AverageFisherman]

nice setup!

[darksoldier300]

thanks!!

[boxoftj1]

@farley34 if you have a universal de-priming die, most likely. If you try to remove the primer with a dirty case in a re-sizing die, you could get it dirty and damage it.

[farley34]

now could a guy de-prime before he throws the brass in the tumbler?

[beefyMaK]

just lightly drill out the primer pocket with a 3/16 drill bit to uncrimp the pocket been doing it for years and works well.

[pdog305301]

Money wise you will save some money but the advantage is you will shoot more for the money and more importantly you will have more accurate ammo.

You also have the flexibility to tailor your loads for a specific purpose. Whether it's varmint, tactical or target you have so many choices.

[MajKonig1]

@hiperf2007

I can reload a 223 round for about 27 cents, tax included. A decent made 223 round from black hills is about 70 cents, even PMC ammo, which isn't super accurate, is about 50 cents around +tax.

Reloading is very time consuming. However, if your shooting as much as I am, it's most definitely a way to save money and achieve a greater amount of accuracy. If you don't care as much about accuracy, and just want to load a bunch of ammo, you can alter your reloading processes to do so.

[MajKonig1]

@hiperf2007

It all depends on what you consider "really worth it". I reload because it offers a consistency and accuracy you can't achieve from most factory made ammo, not to mention the cost savings. Black Hills mach ammo is very consistent and accurate ammo. It shoots about as well out of my 308 as one can hope for factory made ammo. Despite the accuracy I achieve with it, it cost about 30 dollars for a 20 round box. I can reload a more accurate round for about 65 cents.

[Guny5239]

u need to clean ur full langth resizer to stop getting thoes dints in the top of ur brass, it from oil build up in top of the die.