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Is it new? If so you might have to swop out the powder charge bar for the Large powder bar charge... See if that works. When I 1st got mine that is what I had to do for my setup for 223.. Good luck!

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My C.O.A.l is 2.250, they seem to get hung up after it fires & ejects a cartridge and a round is about to chamber...

No, the brass was new and shot through my AR before. I case gage the resized casings allow is flushed. Do you think trimming might need to happen? New to reloading for rifle(AR15).

For got to mention that my AR is a MilSpec that shoots 5.56 also..

I am trying to copy AE Ammo 55hec that is what seems to feed through my DPMS AR 15 18in barrel with a 1: 9 twist.. Hodgson says 223Rem 25.3gr. 55Gr. Bullets with col @2.200" and thats what AE factory ammo col measures. I am trying to copy it with MG bullets mix brass with 23gr h335 & rem rifle primers small.. When I go to seat the mg bulletin the same c.o.a.l the bullets seats the cannelure deeper then ae...both bullera are the same length and weight as well as diameter, the only difference is the mg bullets is lower then the ae bullets. My question is that safe? Thanks in advance.. Montana 55gr. Bullets on left and a pulled American eagle on the right.

Welcome to the forums what part of KY?

Power Pistol is what i use for 380,9mm,38spl/357magnum,.40cal,45acp and 44magnum.. for 9mm i use 5.3gr of Power Pistol 124gr.Hornady hp/xtp and or Montana Gold Bullets its snappy like others have posted nice ball of flame!

thanks Chirpy! will do...

I have 38Spl/357magnum 158gr. TC lead cast bullets. Anyone using Power Pistol powders for 357Magnum loads? also looking to exsperiment with a different powder what load data are you using for this type of lead cast bullet? i am shooting em through my Taurus model 66 4in. shooting paper.. thanks in advance..

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I'm about 40 45 min from you if you like I don't mind giving you a hand...?

Sounds like a great deal.... Call Dillon they will let you know what to do + they have the No BS warranty no matter who owns it.. They have great customer service... Good luck, be safe and have fun reloading..... It's addicting!

+ 1, I am getting into casting my own lead now, waiting on my molds to come in. just like reloading I find it cheaper for MYSELF and is fun to do as well as addicting.

for mag fed rounds you need to set your OAL to your shortest front 2 back mag and allow maybe .010 wiggle room. not sure I follow what the "drop test" is ? Sorry Powder Finger, the "drop test" i would drop them in the barrel and see if it will drop in with no help from myself as it falls into the barrel. I beleave i got it with as much crimp as i can give it(taper) im not trying to give it much.My dummy rounds cycles fine by hand when i pull the bolt back, im just not sure if it will be wise to try my loads with a 2.230 C.O.A.L my hornady manual calls for a COAL 2.250. thanks for your reply andim still stuck in limbo with this one You shouldn't have a problem with your COAL at 2.230. I have reloaded close to 2000 rounds since i started this post. (I now use the 550 with dillon dies, AA2230 powder, Winchester primers, and Horndady 55gr FMJ's) In the beginning I had been reloading mine to 2.250 and they shot great. I now prefer loading mine to 2.240. You'll get good results with both though. Will your shell chamber fine if it's empty? Your crimping problem could be a sizing problem. Is it a full length sizing die or a neck sizing die? You could have bulged cases. I've seen a few other forums where they were having close to the same problem. Thanks for the reply arguner, yes it does and yes it's a full sizer die.

for mag fed rounds you need to set your OAL to your shortest front 2 back mag and allow maybe .010 wiggle room. not sure I follow what the "drop test" is ? Sorry Powder Finger, the "drop test" i would drop them in the barrel and see if it will drop in with no help from myself as it falls into the barrel. I beleave i got it with as much crimp as i can give it(taper) im not trying to give it much.My dummy rounds cycles fine by hand when i pull the bolt back, im just not sure if it will be wise to try my loads with a 2.230 C.O.A.L my hornady manual calls for a COAL 2.250. thanks for your reply andim still stuck in limbo with this one sorry, I kind of lost track of this question. the 2.230-2.250 should not cause a problem but you can back off a tenth or three on the powder then work-up just to be safe. the crimp would not be where I would look for the "drop" problem, I don't even crimp AR ammo. If I follow whats happening ........ you can drop a loaded round in the chamber and it goes full in, but will not fall out with gravity? No problem P Fingers, that is correct I can drop in but it doesn't fall out early when I tip over to fall out. When I pull the charging handle back to chamber a round it does chamber and when I pull the charging rod it ejects the (dummy) round with no problem.. Am I being to anal?

for mag fed rounds you need to set your OAL to your shortest front 2 back mag and allow maybe .010 wiggle room. not sure I follow what the "drop test" is ? Sorry Powder Finger, the "drop test" i would drop them in the barrel and see if it will drop in with no help from myself as it falls into the barrel. I beleave i got it with as much crimp as i can give it(taper) im not trying to give it much.My dummy rounds cycles fine by hand when i pull the bolt back, im just not sure if it will be wise to try my loads with a 2.230 C.O.A.L my hornady manual calls for a COAL 2.250. thanks for your reply andim still stuck in limbo with this one

Ok guys I don't mean to drift the thread but I have a few questions, I am new reloading for .223/5.56 military specs DPMS AR15. Loading on a 550B RCBS resizing/depriming w/Dillon seating and crimp die. My supplies are Hornady V-Max 55gr. #22271, H335 powder, Remington 6 1/2 SmRfl primers. I put my calipers to my mag and it measures 2.260-2.263 hornadys reloading manual calls for 2.250 and when I put them in my mag they look and feel like the C.O.A.L is to long ~ gets caught up in the mag. I seated the bullet to2.230 & it seems to be fine no hang ups. I loaded the mags up with dummy rounds and seem to cycle fine and ejects perfectly except the drop in test. I drop the bullet in but it will not fall out when I turn my rifle upper around to see if the round falls out but no go, I can push the bolt in as im assembling it and it grabs the round with no problem from the barrel,taper crimp is .251-.253 shoulder is .355.. My question is is my C.O.A.L& crimp sufficient enough? And I'm using H335 will 20gr. Be a good starting point for this powder? Thanks in advance Or will this get more help if I start my own post on this topic?

Welcome to the forums Cyprant..

Glad you are okay and thank you for your post, reminds me of when I had went for my weapons training and my instructor at the time was yelling at another officer for doing the same after the training he went to clear his weapon then BLAMMO.. Trip to the ER. Recoop fast brother...

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I load using power pistol it is a bit snappy & by it also being a .40cal they seem to have a nice amount of recoil in a 180gr xtp or Mg bullets. I recomend you choose a powder and practice with your loads. Experiment with powders.. Good luck and be safe.

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