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AR15/10 Rifles
COL for AR15 using a Mic?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 593241" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Mike,</p><p> </p><p>Firsty thing to do when loading for an AR, is to forget about 95% of what you know from loading bolt guns. Most bolt gun techniques not only aren't applicable to ARs, they can be seriously problematic. They're different, and they need to be treated differently. Most chambers don't "require" a Small Based die, but it'll never hurt anything, and may resolve some chambering issues. It also makes extraction and functioning much more positive,something most folks don't realize or readily assume. Use chamber gages (such as the simple gage from L.E. Wilson) to make sure that the rounds drop into and come out easily, with no resistance. That'll go a long way towards assuring reliability. Watch your OAL, and make sure you're a bit under magazine length to prevent the tips (which vary a few thou) from dragging on the front of the mags. This is normally 2.260" (according to the books, but I generally load to 2.250" just to maintain a .010" marging of error. Makes life easier. </p><p> </p><p>There's a couple of pretty good resources that I'd recommend checking out, specific to loading for gas guns. Most of these explain some of the differences, and why they need to be followed, as opposed to just loading ammo as if it were for a bolt gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 593241, member: 15748"] Mike, Firsty thing to do when loading for an AR, is to forget about 95% of what you know from loading bolt guns. Most bolt gun techniques not only aren't applicable to ARs, they can be seriously problematic. They're different, and they need to be treated differently. Most chambers don't "require" a Small Based die, but it'll never hurt anything, and may resolve some chambering issues. It also makes extraction and functioning much more positive,something most folks don't realize or readily assume. Use chamber gages (such as the simple gage from L.E. Wilson) to make sure that the rounds drop into and come out easily, with no resistance. That'll go a long way towards assuring reliability. Watch your OAL, and make sure you're a bit under magazine length to prevent the tips (which vary a few thou) from dragging on the front of the mags. This is normally 2.260" (according to the books, but I generally load to 2.250" just to maintain a .010" marging of error. Makes life easier. There's a couple of pretty good resources that I'd recommend checking out, specific to loading for gas guns. Most of these explain some of the differences, and why they need to be followed, as opposed to just loading ammo as if it were for a bolt gun. [/QUOTE]
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