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New to reloading .223 Questions?? Help??
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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1178513" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>I'm loading for two AR15 rifles and a Savage .223 bolt action, and the throat is longer in my .223 than my AR15 rifles. Meaning the .223 bolt action can be loaded warmer than the vast majority of the manuals with loads with shorter throats.</p><p></p><p>Below is the best way to judge your pressures "BUT" this method varies with the hardness of the brass in the base of the case. Example military brass is harder in the base than any brand of commercial brass. Meaning military cases will take more pressure than the "softer" cases before showing expansion above the extractor groove. </p><p></p><p><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><a href="http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/reloading-education/tips-and-tricks/simple-trick-monitoring-pressure-your-rifle-reloads" target="_blank">Simple Trick for Monitoring Pressure of Your Rifle Reloads | Hodgdon Reloading</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p><u><u></u></u></p><p><u><u></u></u></p><p><u><u></u></u>At the link below you can see the various throats/freebore for the .223/5.56, and this is just one of the reasons the loading data varies so much in manuals</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="color: black">HOLLIGER ON .223/5.56 CHAMBERS</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u><u><u><u><u><a href="http://www.radomski.us/njhp/cart_tech.htm" target="_blank">NJ HiPower - Cartridge Tech Specs</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u><u><u></u></u></u></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u><u><u></u></u></u></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u><u><u></u></u></u></u><span style="color: black">I buy a lot of once fired Lake City 5.56 Brass for its strength, as you can see below.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">How Hard is Your Brass? 5.56 and .223 Rem Base Hardness Tests</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u> <u><u><u><u><a href="http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/05/how-hard-is-your-brass-5-56-and-223-rem-base-hardness-tests/" target="_blank">http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/05/how-hard-is-your-brass-5-56-and-223-rem-base-hardness-tests/</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><u><u></u></u> </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1178513, member: 28965"] I'm loading for two AR15 rifles and a Savage .223 bolt action, and the throat is longer in my .223 than my AR15 rifles. Meaning the .223 bolt action can be loaded warmer than the vast majority of the manuals with loads with shorter throats. Below is the best way to judge your pressures "BUT" this method varies with the hardness of the brass in the base of the case. Example military brass is harder in the base than any brand of commercial brass. Meaning military cases will take more pressure than the "softer" cases before showing expansion above the extractor groove. [U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][URL="http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/reloading-education/tips-and-tricks/simple-trick-monitoring-pressure-your-rifle-reloads"]Simple Trick for Monitoring Pressure of Your Rifle Reloads | Hodgdon Reloading[/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U] [/U][/U]At the link below you can see the various throats/freebore for the .223/5.56, and this is just one of the reasons the loading data varies so much in manuals [SIZE=2][COLOR=#000080][COLOR=black]HOLLIGER ON .223/5.56 CHAMBERS[/COLOR] [U][U][U][U][U][U][URL="http://www.radomski.us/njhp/cart_tech.htm"]NJ HiPower - Cartridge Tech Specs[/URL][/U][/U] [/U][/U][/U][/U][COLOR=black]I buy a lot of once fired Lake City 5.56 Brass for its strength, as you can see below.[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=2]How Hard is Your Brass? 5.56 and .223 Rem Base Hardness Tests[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#000080][U][U] [U][U][U][U][URL]http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/05/how-hard-is-your-brass-5-56-and-223-rem-base-hardness-tests/[/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U] [/U][/U] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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