new 223 brass ?
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Nothing, if the necks are dented run those on a mandrel. Shoot and enjoy.
If i remember correctly last new lc brass. Weighed each piece, separated under 92.5 and over 93.5 saved for dummys, keepers, plinkers, mad science stuff. Just to knock the odd ones out. Only got a few odd ones. Weigh a couple batches of 10 to see average. Decide where to draw the line.
Bags of 250 from Natchez couple years ago. They are better than my ability.
Bags of 250 from Natchez couple years ago. They are better than my ability.
are you gonna do mag dumps with it out of your AR or do you want to use it for the most accurate ammo you can possibly make it into to shoot it out of a custom bolt action rifle.
Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
It largely depends on what type of shooting you want to do with it, and what your precision requirements are. For a level of precision and consistency I wouldn't hesitate to use in an F-Class match, I would first uniform the flashholes and primer pockets of LC brass. The LC brass I've used needed a little more attention in this area than does the typical Lapua .223 brass. Next, I would open up all the necks with an oversized (0.223") expander mandrel. I would then size them all back down with the appropriate bushing die to yield ~.002" neck tension (interference fit). Finish up with an inside/outside neck chamfer. Even though it's virgin, you can generate very, very consistent brass this way. If your intended purpose doesn't warrant that level of effort, you can omit any steps you feel to be excessive for your needs.
Liven The Dream
Gold $$ Contributor
I ordered some New LC 18 a few months ago . it was all over the place on OAL ,
After running it thru a FL Die and Trimming it . I weight checked it to find tree different averages?
It works well after the work put into it .
After running it thru a FL Die and Trimming it . I weight checked it to find tree different averages?
It works well after the work put into it .
RegionRat
Gold $$ Contributor
Like the other posters have mentioned... it depends on what the goals of your shooting are???
Are we talking F-TR where the X ring is half MOA at >600 yards? Or are we talking Service Rifle where the X ring is an MOA at 600 yards?
For SR long line loads, most of us will uniform the necks with Lee Collet Die or a plain expander mandrel followed with a VLD chamfer, or something along these lines. For F-TR, there are some who do nothing more than uniform them as above, all the way up to the highest details along the lines of neck turning, flash hole and primer pocket uniforming, etc.
Some things that don’t show at 600, start to make a difference at 1000. For example a three grain spread in brass weight won’t show at 600, but don’t let that number lull you to sleep at 1000.
To climb the ranks of each discipline takes both learning from the advice of others as in this forum, but will still require you to test those parameters yourself to learn how important each contributor is to your score.
I was surprised to hear how many vastly different opinions there were from the ranks of the High Masters at my club on their reloading techniques, but one thing they all had in common was minimizing the variation within a batch and trying to make larger batches to avoid tighter controls.
Are we talking F-TR where the X ring is half MOA at >600 yards? Or are we talking Service Rifle where the X ring is an MOA at 600 yards?
For SR long line loads, most of us will uniform the necks with Lee Collet Die or a plain expander mandrel followed with a VLD chamfer, or something along these lines. For F-TR, there are some who do nothing more than uniform them as above, all the way up to the highest details along the lines of neck turning, flash hole and primer pocket uniforming, etc.
Some things that don’t show at 600, start to make a difference at 1000. For example a three grain spread in brass weight won’t show at 600, but don’t let that number lull you to sleep at 1000.
To climb the ranks of each discipline takes both learning from the advice of others as in this forum, but will still require you to test those parameters yourself to learn how important each contributor is to your score.
I was surprised to hear how many vastly different opinions there were from the ranks of the High Masters at my club on their reloading techniques, but one thing they all had in common was minimizing the variation within a batch and trying to make larger batches to avoid tighter controls.
At the minimum full length size and trim if needed. This will fix any handling damage from shipping.
Exactly what I do,works great . Just yesterday I did 100 Lapua ,when opening them up the mandrel told me I was not wasting my time . Some were not round,and neck IDs were not consistent . Many too tight.
Highpower-FClass
Gold $$ Contributor
I bought 1800, now wishing I had bought double or triple that.
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