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  1. I changed powders to RL-15 and problem solved. I guess H-4198 does not agree with my Bushmaster AR-15. Anyone else have issues with this powder in their AR-15? I loaded it to the max of 21 grn in the Hodgdon manual. This sucks because I have 3 cans of this stuff and it appears I can't use it now.
  2. price. I can get 55 grn for $78 for 1,000. Ijust plink
  3. Just wondering if anyone uses Reloader 7 or 15 to load .223. I am loading 55 grain bullets and wanted to know what type of charge you used and if anyone knew which was better between the two and why you would use one over the other.
  4. Is your bolt carrier clearing the top loaded round in the magazine? Meaning does the carrier go far enough to the rear that it picks up the next piece of brass by the head of the case? You said it was slamming into the shoulder of the case so we could gather that the bolt is not going all the way to the rear and pushing the next round by the head. This would lead me to think you are in fact not getting enough gas pressure to move the carrier all the way to the rear, but I'm not convinced it is because you do not have enough powder in the case. I would check the bolt carrier, gas key, gas tube, and gas block hole. You can increase chamber pressure and gas flow by adding more powder, but you should ensure everything else is in order first. Thanks for the response I don't think it is going back to the head. The mechanicals are fine with the gun. It is basically brand new with only 1,000 rounds throogh it. The last batch of ammo was fine just started with this one. So I am going to try throwing a bigger charge and see if that works.
  5. Thanks for the advice So are you trimming brass that is under the max oal but still over the trim to length suggestions in the books? Or are you just trimming brass that exceeds 1.760?
  6. Thanks for all of the info. I have a digital scale and I check the charge throw every 10 rounds or so. I only weigh single charges. Question about the charge. 21 gr is the suggested max so how close would I want to get to that or is it o.k. to exceed that slightly? Will .3 or .4 make that much of a difference with the bolt?
  7. It is Hodgdons 4198. One thing I was considering was the trimming aspect of the processs. I have not trimmed the. I remember when the cases were new the powder filled all the way to the base of the neck and was visible without havng to pull the brass out and look inside. Now it is much further down inside the body of the case and has to be removed from the shell plate and looked into to see. Could the lack of trimming/the excess space in the cartridge be causing not enough of a pressure build up when the bullet is fired thereby causing a lack of gas being creating to cycle the gun?
  8. Thanks for starting to answer my question The cases after resizing are 1.756 They have only been fired once so I have not trimed them yet. Post firing they did not extend past the case gauge. I have a Dillon Case gauge and used it on every one of these re-loads. Fit every time after I reloaded them and checked I have a Lymans manual and the 2008 Hodgon guide which is what I used for this reload. They recommend a charge of 19-21 gr for h-4198. The brands of brass are Rem and Winchester .223. No mil brass. Could it be the lack of trimming? Like I said I did not think they needed it yet. After the re-size they are still under the max oal in the Lymans guide. I am new to reloading .223. So far I loaded these just the first time when the brass was new and since I started the re-loads after the first firing I am having this problem. No problem before when they were new.
  9. I am trying to figure out why my .223 reloads are not chambering properly. First I must say I have ruled out everything so it comes down to something I am doing wrong in my re-loads. The gun (Bushmaster M4) is totally clean and lubricated so that is not the issue. I bought some Fiocchi .223 55 grain ammo to rule out the gun itself. I went to the range this morning and started with my reloads. After pulling the charging handle for the first round it shoots no problem but the next round does not chamber.The bolt comes forward and slams into the shoulder of the case denting it before it has a chance to chamber. This happens over and over again. First one shoots after me pulling the charing handle next one jamed. So I took the same magazine to rule that out as well and loaded the Fiocchi ammo into it. Fired all 50 no problem. Took the same magazine and put my reloads in. Same jam problem. It also started ejecting the shell but the bolt would stay closed after the firing and not blow back far enough to push the next round in. I also put in just one reload round, charge it and after I shot the round the shell extracted but the bolt did not blow back and stay in the locked position as it should, it just stayed closed. With the Fiocchi ammo the bolt locked back when the last round was fired as it should. I know it is my reload. I am using H4198 at 19.5 grains with 55 grain ammo. It seems it is an issue of not enough powder to blow the bolt all the way back but that is the recommended ammount. What am I doing wrong????
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