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12-20-2012, 01:47 PM
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One more reloading question. Agin
Anyone use the .223/5.56 dies? I know the casings are not the exact same. I was thanking I would need two different die sets and that I needed to keep the brass separated. But now that I found the .223/5.56 I'm not so sure.
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12-20-2012, 02:41 PM
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The same dies work for 5.56/,223. Unless you're a bench rest shooter and have your dies custom made.
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12-21-2012, 12:02 AM
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Casings are used to make sausage. Cases are the same. Dies are the same.
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12-21-2012, 02:21 PM
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Casings are used to make sausage. Cases are the same. Dies are the same.
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LOL that was good.
Cases for .223 and 5.56 are the same, chambers are not, you can thank
the Pinheads in Nato for that.
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12-22-2012, 06:34 PM
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Most dies are interchangeable with other brands of presses. I use Lee, Hornady and RCBS on my Lee turret press.
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12-24-2012, 10:47 PM
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Use the .223 dies. Be VERY careful to trim the brass. 5.56 brasss will almost always be way too long after one firing. I have seen a rifle blown from an untrimmed case and a warm powder charge.
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12-24-2012, 11:36 PM
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Use the .223 dies. Be VERY careful to trim the brass. 5.56 brasss will almost always be way too long after one firing. I have seen a rifle blown from an untrimmed case and a warm powder charge.
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So I'm guessing I don't have to separate 5.56 and .223.
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12-24-2012, 11:56 PM
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So I'm guessing I don't have to separate 5.56 and .223.
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Not for sport-utility-rifles rifles. For others, separate and trim the MilSpec cases back.
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12-25-2012, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by locutus
Not for sport-utility-rifles rifles. For others, separate and trim the MilSpec cases back.
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Well I'm In business then.
I just started the ABCs today and I've already gained a lot from it.
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