ok, so maybe I'm naive but
i got a "good deal" on 2K x 5.56 IMI brass with crimped primers
take 1: install lee universal decapping die, watch pin move right up the collet, primer she no move
torque that collet down h-a-r-d
take2: snap decap pin, primer she still no move
I've only decapped a...
I either got a great deal or an ok deal. For $10 I got the metal part that screws into the charging die, 3 powder hoppers, 3 large & 3 small drums and a bag full of parts. Looking at http://leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/90811.pdf I'm sure I've got enough parts to assemble a whole working...
yikes, ya the 49.9 was a typo. Thanks for your insight and quickload expertise. I'm planning, as you suggested, to follow hornady's guidance. I'm not new to reloading but I'm new to .308 and will be using mixed brass so - slow and steady workup.
I'm looking to develop an LR-308 load in .308 using varget and hornady 150 gr fmjbt #3037
lyman 49 references #3031 and suggests a load range of 42.5 - 47.0(compressed)
hornady 9th ed says #3031
is the interlock sp bullet
uses the same load as #3037
but hornady 9th ed suggests a load range...
Never met the man but I sure enjoy my 650.
Condolences to his family and anybody who knew him personally
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They had signs up last night "blah blah unprecedented demand blah blah limited supplies of reloading components blah blah blah" but they had small pistol and small rifle primers in stock which have been absent for 6 weeks(or gone before I got there, I know from employees that shipments had come...
You'll need to factor the learning/adjusting curve for the progressives into your thinking. Progressives take more care to get/keep running right. As for 500 free bullets, that's utterly inconsequential over the long term(long defined in weeks)
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