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CCI #41 primers are going up but they are still low here for now 25 per 1k Widener's Reloading and Shooting Supply INC everywhere else they are 38 up per 1k I just ordered 6k and 16 lbs of CFE223 from them.

What I do is put the alcohol in a tupperware container and then after resizing place the brass in the alcohol, then I put the lid on and shake vigorously ( lid needs to be tight ) and remove the brass and place the brass in the bucket lined with paper towels to dry and take a funnel with a...

Nothing wrong with that Japes they look pretty good. Its just the misguided child in me that likes the shine :D

thats a great way to clean them :D I like shiny but the main objective is to get the gunk out.

I throw them back in the tumbler after the debur,if required for a hour to get the extra shine, I guess its the marine in me that really likes shiny brass

I keep all (6) 15-22 mags loaded at 25 ,the colt M-16 mags ( 8) at 28 and my 40 cal stoeger cougar mags (2) at the full 11 rounds at all times. That way if I want to go to the range I just grab my bag and firearms and go.There is nothing better to relieve stress than a good day at the range...

Does anyone know where I can buy decent ( and cheap ) .40 bullets? I want to hand load but haven't found a good source yet for the bullets Gaff and sons are good for the powder and primers.

I use CFE223 and have had great groups at 50 yards. there is a lot of discussion on reloading for the 5.56 in this thread you may want to look at http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p15-rifle/249706-re-load-not.html my current loads are winchester 55 grain FMJ BT from midway with 25...

Congrats Grover on the new son-in-law :) I started cleaning my brass after resizing and decapping with rubbing alcohol and you wouldnt believe the gunk it removes. then I finish prepping the cases. its a extra step but it only takes a few minutes to wash them in the alcohol but drying takes...

Sorry ChattanoogaPhil, our girls are a bit different to reload and having this thread dedicated to 5.56 rounds in the home forum makes it easy to share info and help others especially noobs like me. :D

Amazon.com: Frankford Arsenal Master Tumbler Kit: Sports & Outdoors[/I] I have this tumbler and it works great but I use zilla crushed walnut mix from the local pet store. its smaller and doesn't get stuck in the flash hole.its also cheaper.

Hoppes didn't cut it with mine to much copper build up so I changed to Pro-Shot 1 step gun cleaner to cut thru the copper and fouling and it works great another one is Kano Aerokroil Penetrating Oil will clean your new girl great.

thats the kit I bought but then got a few other goodies like the rcbs trimmer and a digital scale one thing to note is you need to purchase extra quick change bushings with it mine only came with one and is better to have one for each die so after you set the die you dont have to mess with it...

here are the specs on the military rounds M193 round OAL 2.249 Case 1.755 Bullet length 0.743 top to cannalure 0.502 28 grains of powder bullet wt 55.2 M855 OAL 2.249 Case 1.755 Bullet length 0.910 top to cannalure 0.504 27 grains of powder Bullet wt 62.3 I swear the powder looks just like...

I found a good deal on CCI mini-mags at wally's world 1600 for $98 since thats only .02 more then federal and my groups are cut in half with CCI mini mags, I picked up a box :D

Range trip I think I will leave my settings as they are 55 grain winchester FMJ BT 25 grains CFE223 and CCI primers #41 with a heavy crimp and here are my targets at 50 yards.

I first shot my couger 40 cal S &W pistol then moved on to my M & P 15 and people just couldnt believe the groupings on her at 50 yards then I broke out my "Sweet thing" the M & P 15-22 and boy did I get looks and questions on her, I even let one guy who had his son out firing try her as he was...

Red Jacket is now making a Upper for the AR-15 platform in 22LR so that one would be a AR 15-22 as it uses a regular 15 bottom. :D

Well neither the 15 or the 15-22 are ar's anymore according to the S & W website they are Modern Sporting Rifles :D a less scary title to the uninformed. So we have the MSR M & P 15-22 but I just call her sweet thang ;)

I made a adapter for my cordless drill that works great I took a old drill bit extension and cut it off about 4 inches from the end, removed the bottom set screw and took the lee chamfer tool drilled a hole in the correct height for the set screw and using a bolt bolted the chamfer tool in the...