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Reloading for an AR
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<blockquote data-quote="rcoody" data-source="post: 1274973" data-attributes="member: 91090"><p>Well first i will say for an AR you must always full length resize. Your die should be set up for a .003 to .005 shoulder bump instead of the one to two thousands we use on bolt guns.</p><p></p><p>As far as powder charge it depends on your chamber. There are AR15's with .223 chambers, .223 wilde, 5.56 and everything in between. </p><p></p><p>Only one of my reloading manuals actually have load data for the 5.56. That is the hornady. 5.56 charges are greater than those sugested for the .223 bolt gun.</p><p></p><p>No matter what your AR is marked as to chamber you should start low and work up. No way to really know what chamber you have.. If you want your brass to last stay away from those 5.56 loads.</p><p></p><p>Powders? I have tried varget, n140, RL15 and CFE223. RL15 and CFE have done the best. I like CFE223. Meters easily, great velicities and accuracy. Of course the.69 gr MK is my bullet.of.choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rcoody, post: 1274973, member: 91090"] Well first i will say for an AR you must always full length resize. Your die should be set up for a .003 to .005 shoulder bump instead of the one to two thousands we use on bolt guns. As far as powder charge it depends on your chamber. There are AR15's with .223 chambers, .223 wilde, 5.56 and everything in between. Only one of my reloading manuals actually have load data for the 5.56. That is the hornady. 5.56 charges are greater than those sugested for the .223 bolt gun. No matter what your AR is marked as to chamber you should start low and work up. No way to really know what chamber you have.. If you want your brass to last stay away from those 5.56 loads. Powders? I have tried varget, n140, RL15 and CFE223. RL15 and CFE have done the best. I like CFE223. Meters easily, great velicities and accuracy. Of course the.69 gr MK is my bullet.of.choice. [/QUOTE]
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