Got it, thanks! I screenshot that for future reference.
Don't have and real experience with the 73's, but the 75 btph shot dime sized groups out of the first upper I built with 23.5gr of Varget and mixed brass. That Criterion barrel shot really well
Damn, that's a great idea and saves $50. Thanks!!!
I built my brass catcher for shooting at the range for about $6. A 1/8" fiberglass rod, cut to about 4', cost about $2. A $3 mesh, drawstring laundry bag from target. Removed the drawstring, threaded the fiberglass rod into it, drill a couple holes in a block of wood and inserted the ends of the rod.
Yah this isn't really going to be built for its intended purpose of blasting rounds at short range. More of a long range (600 yards) precision set up with the krieger barrel and burris 4-14x LR MOA scope with 73-75g handloads. I'm not adding anything to it but what it needs to make that happen, which is a good barrel/stock/trigger and scope. I also don't care about weight, the heavier the better for me really. I hate light rifles. Heavier rifles typically shoot better, and easier to shoot better at longer range. All my long range hunting/target bolt actions are 15-16# So this will be light in comparison anyway.
I’ve got some processed brass like yours I think, what’s your plans on seating the bullets into it?
Just gonna seat them as is. They don't look that bad to worry about chamfering inside/outside to me, especially for an AR anyway. Whatever was used to trim them, did a pretty good job.
https://www.brownells.com/reloading/reloading-dies/rifle-reloading-dies/rifle-m-dies/Yes the brass looks great. I’ve been playing with mine a little and there necked downed pretty tight, I’ve been running them back through a Forster f/l die with expander ball to open them up a little more. I think there still going to shave a bullet without chamfering. I really don’t want to have to do all that chamfering on that many cases so I ordered this Lyman M die to try yesterday. If it works I will use a Lee factory crimp die to finish with.
I use the short version on my thermal night rifle, works well. I needed to slightly modify to fit my Stag arms mag well and clear the thermal scope mount cross bolts. I like it better than mesh type catchers.
I picked one up not too long ago and like it. Didn’t know about the short option, will have to check and see which one I got. Thanks.
I did measure the outside necks and they seemed pretty tight also, compared to the starline and lapua I have. I want to say by around 8 to 10 thousandths. I may have to run them thru the expander then also. I'm not going to worry about crimping them either. I don't think it's neccesary on a 223, but that's just my opinion.
Mine were that too.
