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I've been trying to arrive at a good SHTF load that won't break the bank, are easy to load and supply reasonable accuracy and are within safe pressure limits. I have a boat load of Hornady 150 gr FMC bullet heads and LC-13 once fired brass. I've settled on BL-C(2) and Winchester LR primers. (I...

If you are using once fired brass for your gas gun is there really any reason to trim it back to minimum length as opposed to just short of max length to save a little bit of trimming. I'm using the same brass over and over until I dispose it and trim between each loading for my gas gun. Out...

I've been using LC once fired brass to feed my AR-10 and out of a couple of orders of this once fired brass I've been able to cull out about 120 pcs. of once fired LC-LR brass. I've been SB sizing the regular LC brass followed by FL sizing after subsequent firings (seems to work OK in my gun)...

I've got a Rem 700 heavy barrel in 308 that I purchased new probably 15 to 18 years ago. I haven't fired it a lot over this time period (probably 300 to 400 middle of the road handloads; mostly topped with 168 gr SMKs). The gun is very accurate but has a pretty rough bore and picks up copper...

As opposed to just SB or FL sizing, how do you measure the chamber of an AR-10 and size your cases to a more precise dimension for more accuracy and greater longevity of brass? What specific tools do you use? Thanks.

When you get fairly recent LC once fired brass today how many different guns (and what guns) was it likely to have been fired in? I have a Dillon primer pocket swage tool that I have been using. I was wondering about the amount of swaging that is necessary. I remove the crimp leaving a...

Does anyone have any info as to when you might see this again?

I've received several deliveries of once fired 308 brass (most of it is LC-13; some of it was mixed headstamp /w mostly LC-10 and a lesser amount of Win. and the balance various other makes). I started off loading the LC-10 /w 168 gr. SMK , 150 gr Hornady FMC and pretty much starting loads of...

Just got all the stuff I need to try case annealing for the first time (on a small scale). The only thing I'm confused about is whether to quench the newly annealed case in water or not. I've read opinions both ways. I know a lot of guys on this forum anneal. What would be the final word on...

I'm pretty new to reloading for 308 gas gun (have AR-10). Got some LC once fired brass for reloading. It seems the general consensus is that three or four handloads out of a given case is about all you should try in a gas gun. If that is the case is it worth annealing once fired LC for use in an...

Wideners has once fired LC-13, 7.62x51 "test brass" offered for sale. What is the difference between regular 7.62x51 once fired LC brass and this "test brass". The price is higher. Is it somehow better brass?

I have two AR-10 rifles; one a Ar-10 /w std 20" chrome lined barrel the other an AR-10T /w 20" SS barrel. Both of these rifles easily meet the accuracy standard advertised by Armalite. With SMK in 168 and 155 gr the Std AR-10 shoots about 1 MOA or a little more with the powders I've tried...

Have any of the experienced reloaders noticed any difference in the accuracy of the same load (as far as powder, primer, bullet) in LC brass from different years?

As I've mentioned numerous times I'm not new to reloading just new to reloading for 308 semi-auto. Over the years the only primers I've used for 308 bolt gun, 6.5 swede, 45-70, 30-06 bolt gun, 30-30,and 7mm-08 are either CCI-200, CCI-250 or WLR. Ive been using them so far in my brief career in...

I saw a link (I think it was on this forum) to a small maker of ammo that was demonstrating why they used certain powders because of their lack of sensitivity to temperature extremes. The Demonstrator was obviously in a very warm climate and was demonstrating identical loads of H4895 at the...

I just picked up a pound of Hodgdon BL-C(2) and was going to load up some Hornady 150 gr FMC in LC brass for my AR-10. I have several reloading manuals but was wondering if anybody has any first hand experience (velocity, pressure signs, accuracy) with this combo. Thanks.

Just received two lots of 500 once fired cases from two different sellers. When de-capping them, with cases head stamped WCC, the primers remove with noticeably less effort than the LC cases and after minimally swaging of the primer pockets, Winchester large rifle primers seat with noticeably...

I'm new to gas gun reloading and am looking for some 308/7.62 brass. Widener's has once fired LC in stock but I have heard that this is brass that has been through a full auto weapon and some people say it is really stretched and may have loose primer pockets. To anybody that has actually used...

Assuming you load to reasonable pressure and don't anneal case mouths: How many times do you reload 1. commercial unfired brass and 2. mil spec unfired brass in your M1A or AR-10 before you toss the cases or relegate them to some other use? I've reloaded bolt gun and lever gun for years but am...

I would like to try annealing some 308 brass. I've never done it before. Is there anywhere to purchase equipment to make make this process easier and consistent?