Does anyone own this rifle in 223 ? I looked at one and it felt really good in my hands and fit me well. The only thing I find odd is its a long action why is it a long action when its 223 cal ?
I have some loaded ammo that I mistakenly seated too long. Can I just put them in the seater die and seat them deeper or do I need to pull them resize the case and then seat fresh ?
when loading 223 in Lake City brass for an AR have you guys found a difference in accuracy between using CCI BR-4 or CCI SRP's ?
Is the BR-4 a magnum primer ?
If you are shooting 1" groups at 100 yds and want to move out to 200 and 300 do you shoot the same load or compensate another way besides scope adjustment for the extra range ?
Looking for a rifle in 223 for informal benchrest shooting between 100 and 300 yds. maybe a savage 12 fv from cabelas or a precision rifle in savage or rugar. Help me decide ?
I am currently using a vibratory cleaner with crushed walnut media. It doesn't clean the primer pockets or the inside of the case. Is it worth the expense of going to a wet tumbler with SS pins ? Does anyone use a rock polisher tumbler with SS pins ?
I am sizing some Lake Caty 5.56 brass and everything was going as usual when I started getting a few that were very very har5d to pull out of the die. The rest went as usual. Why would some size great and a few very hard to extract ?
Between Varget and Reloader 15 which is the faster powder ? Loading 69 gr SMK's for a 16" 1/8 twist.
Also loading 77 gr SMK for a 20" 1/9 twist. Which powder for which barrel and bullet weight ?
I have some 5.56 LC brass and just for the heck of it tried priming a few on my Hornady LNL progressive. I was surprised when the primers seated without removing the primer crimp. Has anyone else tried this ?