Reloading .223/5.56

[rondog]

IF you intend to get in to reloading more than a casual 20 rounds here 50 rounds there, invest in this unit.
http://www.giraudtool.com/
After doing it for a while and you decide that reloading may not be your thing, the giraud's hold their resale value very well.

Oh yeah! I have a Giraud trimmer and it's the cat's ass! If you have a LOT of brass to trim, it's awesome. Ain't cheap though, so it's a serious investment, but it'll work on damn near all rifle cases with an adapter change and cutter adjustment. I don't think there's an adapter for .30 Carbine though, not sure.

[junglerot]

Shooting in the AR, plinking/defense type stuff, not precision shooting. I jumped on the Hornady die set in the flea market area.

ps Im the idiot that bought all of Erik's reloading stuff.

[Hoser]

I don't think there's an adapter for .30 Carbine though, not sure.

The Giraud needs a shoulder to index off of. It wont work with a Giraud. A Dillon trimmer is the way to go for the 30 Carbine.

[Great-Kazoo]

Shooting in the AR, plinking/defense type stuff, not precision shooting. I jumped on the Hornady die set in the flea market area.

ps Im the idiot that bought all of Erik's reloading stuff.

idiot or not, if you posted it here or CL OR Armslist, you would have it gone within a day, 2 tops depending on logistics.

FWIW: anyone in the metro to NOCo area needs to trim .223 for a good deal pm me. The giraud is at the ready

[rondog]

The Giraud needs a shoulder to index off of. It wont work with a Giraud. A Dillon trimmer is the way to go for the 30 Carbine.

I just figgered since the .30 carbine is a tapered case, Giraud would have a tapered shellholder for them. Once they're resized, it "should" work, but they might be just too short. Oh well, I have my Lyman lathe-type trimmer, it works well.

[junglerot]

IF you intend to get in to reloading more than a casual 20 rounds here 50 rounds there, invest in this unit.
http://www.giraudtool.com/
After doing it for a while and you decide that reloading may not be your thing, the giraud's hold their resale value very well.

I've seen that and it looks awesome, but it's way out of budget now. I figure with the WFT trimmer and and old drill, I can rig up something that will give me the same basic functionality at a fraction of the cost until such time as I can afford, or my reloading quantity warrants, getting one.

[Rhino0427]

I'm very (very) new to hand loading/reloading but am thoroughly enjoying the new hobby so far. I bought the RCBS rock chukker kit and have run my first set of test loads (Sierra MC boat tail bullets, Varget powder, 24-25.8 grain loads, 7 each) for my M4. I'm going to run them through a chronograph ASAP. However, I noticed as I seated the bullets, there was some slight peeling back of the bullet jacket. Is this normal or is it a problem? (ie-did I miss a step/screw up-entirely possible).

[silentshooter]

The peeling of the jacket normally can be fixed by chamfering the neck and adjusting your dies neck sizing.

[Danimal]

WFT!!!!!!!!!!!!! really, worlds finest trimmer http://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/wft.html IMO best trimmer out there..... unless you want to spend $400.

Nailed it. This is hands down the best way to go. You have to full length re-size before you use it because it indexes off of the shoulder, but I bet this little trimmer cut my brass process time in half or better and does a great job.

[Rhino0427]

Thanks! Any concern with shooting the rounds?