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AR15/10 Rifles
Worth reloading for gas guns?
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<blockquote data-quote="geeck" data-source="post: 3069990" data-attributes="member: 38369"><p>I was one of the last in our club XTC matches to switch to the mouse gun. The Regional Match course is 80 rounds plus 8 sighters 2 per stage. The M14 is hard on brass, I'd usually do 4-5 reloads on virgin brass. I had a 650 Dillon dedicated to turning out 7.52x51mm/.308win for short line ammo. The Long Line ammo was done on a single stage.</p><p></p><p>Once fired milsurp brass was often not worth the effort if it was run through a Pig (M60 MG). It was a lot of extra work to swage primer pockets. Not to mention the higher probability of case head separations, bad for your chamber, and not fun when it happens during a match.</p><p></p><p>When unfired milsurp ammo was plentiful and cheap "Mexican Match" (swap Ball projo with a Match projo) was used by many. Berdan primed cases were, one and done, boxer were put into rotation for 4 more reloadings. </p><p></p><p>I have that 650 turning out 5.56/.233 ammo now, it's still far cheaper to reload, The typical range fodder it's hard to be competitive, although I'll see the occasional shooter with 62 Green tip at the 200yd Walk & Paste matches. People who don't reload, the 77gr. IMI ammo seems to be popular.</p><p></p><p>I still have a gaggle if M14's and one Rat gun (AR10) that need to be fed. Along with the M1 Garands (yeah remember those are gas guns too) all that is done on a Turret or Single stage presses. I don't shoot near the volume but enough to make it cost effective, for those matches I still shoot with the old guns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geeck, post: 3069990, member: 38369"] I was one of the last in our club XTC matches to switch to the mouse gun. The Regional Match course is 80 rounds plus 8 sighters 2 per stage. The M14 is hard on brass, I'd usually do 4-5 reloads on virgin brass. I had a 650 Dillon dedicated to turning out 7.52x51mm/.308win for short line ammo. The Long Line ammo was done on a single stage. Once fired milsurp brass was often not worth the effort if it was run through a Pig (M60 MG). It was a lot of extra work to swage primer pockets. Not to mention the higher probability of case head separations, bad for your chamber, and not fun when it happens during a match. When unfired milsurp ammo was plentiful and cheap "Mexican Match" (swap Ball projo with a Match projo) was used by many. Berdan primed cases were, one and done, boxer were put into rotation for 4 more reloadings. I have that 650 turning out 5.56/.233 ammo now, it's still far cheaper to reload, The typical range fodder it's hard to be competitive, although I'll see the occasional shooter with 62 Green tip at the 200yd Walk & Paste matches. People who don't reload, the 77gr. IMI ammo seems to be popular. I still have a gaggle if M14's and one Rat gun (AR10) that need to be fed. Along with the M1 Garands (yeah remember those are gas guns too) all that is done on a Turret or Single stage presses. I don't shoot near the volume but enough to make it cost effective, for those matches I still shoot with the old guns. [/QUOTE]
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