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Well I have been reloading pistol ammo for about one year and today I am going to be loading my first rifle round. I bought a RCBS supreme select reloading kit and I am looking forward to learning how to make some ammo for my rifles. My first attempt will be loading 69gr. Sierra HPBT MATCH bullets using 24grs of 738 powder. I will be running these thru my AR-15. Any thoughts or hints are surely appreciated. Thanks. | ||
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Check case "trim to length" and OAL. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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Make sure all of your resized cases will chamber before you load them. | |||
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Thanks for the info. I will definitely make sure I do those things. | |||
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Tip: read the book. Twice. Hornady is good. | |||
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Read a manual. Read it again. Study it. I am attempting to help 2 buddies start reloading. For some reason, new reloaders do NOT want to read, study AND read some more. I attribute it to the 'experts' on the net. If it cannot be explained in 50 characters or less, it is a waste of time mentality. NOT when reloading. Reloading takes time ! Time to study equipment. Time to study loading information/data. Time to study loading technique. Time to load. Time to test your loads. One of them now understands why I was more than a bit miffed when he shot his 7mag rounds ( that I worked up, obtained components for and loaded) as if they were 22LR rounds. | |||
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738? Do you mean W748? If so, your load is just .5gr under max. Is that where you are starting? Have you done a load work up? US Army 1977-1998 | |||
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I have read the Lyman Manuel and it is one book that I use the most. As for as a load work up I don't have one. The reloading shop I go to and hang out in suggested to try the 24grs. of W748. They did tell me that 24.5 was the max. I was going to load 10 of them @ 23.8 and 10 @ 24 grs. And see how they performed. I started prepping my cases, checking the length, resizing,and de-priming them. I was hoping to be able to get Varget powder or CFE 223 powder, but it is hard to find. Thanks for helping me out, and the info. I really appreciate it. | |||
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I would not start .5gr under a max load with any gun that I owned. It's your gun and your body but I would hope you would make sure no one else is close enough to get hurt. Max loads are ones that achieved max pressure in the set up that the reloading lab was using to develop loads. Guns have tolerances, guns are different, even guns of identical make/model. One of the first things you should learn in reloading is to get over the "lets see how fast she'll go" syndrome. Start with baby steps and go from there. Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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Well before I actually start putting powder in the cartridges I will definitely look at the load data. I think I got ahead of myself with info I presented in my question. My cases only need to be primed and then I will be ready to start reloading them. Now I just looked on Winchester reloading data and 24.5 grs. is the max, but it doesn't have a starting point. In my Lyman manuel it has a 69 gr. hpbt bullet and the info is different. It starts off 23.6 grs. and the max is 26.3 grs. using W748 powder. The bullets I will be using are Sierra 69gr HPBT MATCH 7"~ 10" twist bbls only. Should I start with 23.6 grs of powder? | |||
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Different sources have different loads as you have found. As you get more experience with reloading for a particular firearm, you may get a feel for what different loads do in it and whose data is most relevant. With a new firearm my practice is to start with a mid point of the most conservative data and work up. This is especially important in the case of someone who is new to reloading bottle neck cases because if you have a headspace issue for example, a mild load will not be as dangerous and give you a chance to correct it.  Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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What are you loading for? AR-15 what (5.56x45 or .223) there is a difference in loads. If you are using X brand of bullet try getting there manual, or let one of us that have the manual give it to you. As everyone has said read, read, and read some more, And be safe. Ray NRA Life Member NAHC Life Member NRA Patriot Endowment Life Member | |||
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