I've loaded for handguns and a bolt for years-- now I'm about to load for an AR for the first time, and I imagine things are different.
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I've loaded for handguns and a bolt for years-- now I'm about to load for an AR for the first time, and I imagine things are different.
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I'm guessing there is a question in there somewhere but I can't find it. I can give you basic knowledge because that's about all I know right now, the basics. Have to start somewhere though.
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Yup, I could have said that better, sorry.
What's the main thing you find is different reloading for an AR rather than a bolt gun?
"When I have your wounded." -- Major Charles L. Kelly, callsign "Dustoff", refusing to acknowledge that an L.Z. was too hot, moments before being killed by a single shot, July 1st, 1964.
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IMO, it really comes down to what you’re loading for. Are you loading for repeatable accuracy? Cost savings? Hunting?Originally Posted by Jammer Six
You can take the mechanics of reloading to gas guns, but the pressures are different from bolt to gas.
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Get a Dillon carbide sizing die if you plan on any kind of volume. That and a case gauge to set the die up. Adjust it so the brass averages in the min/max, and you'll have trouble free chambering.
Dillon case lube is also outstanding for bulk sizing. Beyond that, you have your published data for whatever bullet you like. I like a light factory crimp on my ammo.
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The big difference, is that you're going to have to do full-length resizing every time. No more fire-forming for the bolt rifle's chamber and then just neck-sizing. This is because the round has to fit in the chamber and can't be "cammed" in by the bolt; it has to fit freely and this requires full-length resizing.
I don't use a carbide die set, just the standard 2 die RCBS set. I use One Shot for lube. Use as directed.
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Do you guys do any type of crimping for AR loads?
"When I have your wounded." -- Major Charles L. Kelly, callsign "Dustoff", refusing to acknowledge that an L.Z. was too hot, moments before being killed by a single shot, July 1st, 1964.
Black Lives Matter. All confederate symbols and monuments need to go.
Proud to live in a sanctuary city.
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