.223 PPU brass help.

[Daniel_187]

I have a tall request, if there are any .223 reloading experts that would like to hang out and have a beer at my place( beers or whatever you poison it's on me), and straighten out me and my setup for reloading .223 for the AR. Am a "i need to see it to learn it" kinda guy. PM me if you are interested. Am on outskirts Boulder.

[Great-Kazoo]

What are you loading and what issue[s] are you having?

[TheBelly]

I'll make a video to highlight anything you want about this.

[DFBrews]

I know a thing or 2 what kind of setup are you running

[Daniel_187]

It just seems the PPU Brass seems to need the die cranked down a little more and thus causing all the other brass to be under sized. And there is some "slop" in my Lyman turret press, the whole camming over thing.

[TheBelly]

i took the head of my turret press off and took steps to remove the slop. my turret press is a Redding T7, so it probably has a different mechanism than yours.

do you use a chamber gauge after you size the brass? that might tell the tale if your cases are getting worked too much.

[Daniel_187]

I do have a wilson case gauge, to get the PPU brass to work in my rifle I ran down the die till they fit the case gauge, but now am seeing that it over working all my other brass. I am going to toss the PPU brass in the scrap bin.

[Hoser]

I do have a wilson case gauge, to get the PPU brass to work in my rifle I ran down the die till they fit the case gauge, but now am seeing that it over working all my other brass. I am going to toss the PPU brass in the scrap bin.

Dont get hung up on the case gauge. It is nothing more than a guide. Size brass until it chambers in your rifle.

Gauges are worthless unless they are made with the *exact* same reamer that was used to cut your chamber.

Try adding touch more lube to your brass.

[buckshotbarlow]

I've had a lot of ppu cases give me fits. mainly with primer holes being off centered. a lee Die fixed it.

[TheBelly]

How do they weigh compared to other head stamps?

[Great-Kazoo]

How do they weigh compared to other head stamps?

If they're like my RG brass. Going from memory ([ROFL2]) this is an approximate weight difference.

LC = 90 grns ~

RG = 102 grns ~

[Great-Kazoo]

I do have a wilson case gauge, to get the PPU brass to work in my rifle I ran down the die till they fit the case gauge, but now am seeing that it over working all my other brass. I am going to toss the PPU brass in the scrap bin.

You can take the sizing die down a few to resolve that cam over issue.

[Zombie Steve]

I'm gonna need some of those beers up front.

[cigar]

[Zombie Steve]

I do have a wilson case gauge, to get the PPU brass to work in my rifle I ran down the die till they fit the case gauge, but now am seeing that it over working all my other brass. I am going to toss the PPU brass in the scrap bin.

Seriously. Turn in your CRB card right now. [Coffee]

Get a few containers and sort the stinkin' brass the next time you're watching tv.

[Hoser]

I have no problems with PPU brass other than you can not use it for 300 Blackout conversion. That is why I have lots and lots of it.

Most times when I go to a match and I know I am going to lose all or most of my brass, I use PPU brass.

[spqrzilla]

Except for Hoser's caveat, I've always had good results from PPU brass. And not just the .223Rem brass, I've had good experiences with PPU brass in metric rifle calibers like 6.5x55 and 7.5x55.

[Daniel_187]

I like the PPU brass except for the sizing issues. The sorting does not bother me, but I have a hard time keeping them sorted by # of times fired. I am just kinda nervous about having a case rupture and blowing my rifle to shit.

[jerrymrc]

Sounds kinda like my PMJ .308 brass. Do not like the stuff so once that was discovered I worked up a load for it using my AP bullets. I am only going to need it once.[Flower] Hoser can tell ya about the fun with RG .223 brass.[handbags]

[Great-Kazoo]

I like the PPU brass except for the sizing issues. The sorting does not bother me, but I have a hard time keeping them sorted by # of times fired. I am just kinda nervous about having a case rupture and blowing my rifle to shit.

Closer inspection before loading. I've been trying to sort by # of firings. Sometimes it works, other times it ends up with everyone elses brass. The sharpie on case and or base helps ID my stuff.