cwall64

What trimmer were/are you using? I was using a LE Wilson hand trimmer. So, comparing flat cut with trimmer to trimmer plus VLD chamfer by hand. I was getting a lot of bullet shavings without the chamfer.So, I went with the Giruad and use it for 223, 308, 6.5 Creedmoor, etc..

I notice a big difference in accuracy in a RRA LAR-15 Vatmint gun between chamfering or not. So I went the Giruad path.

I haven't loaded any 55 grain bullets with N140, but for the 60 - 77 grain Seirra, Hornady, and Nolsers it has been the best for me. I tried, and had high hopes for, 8208 XBR - but my gun did not like it. Benchmark has also worked well for my gun (20", 1:10", bull barrel).

I have been looking at the Glock G40 also. Good reports on the from the 10mm-firearms forum, but personally I am waiting for them to be out a little longer.

Starline for new brass (and I order directly from Starline http://www.starlinebrass.com/ normally in lots of 1,000), http://monmouthreloading.com/ for once fired brass.

yes, LongShot is a great powder too, I completely forgot about all the containers sitting in my closet! I started out with LongShot, BE-86, & 800X- they all have worked well for me in 10mm.

I am getting great results on the Sierra 77 grain MKs with N140. Average velocity was 2650 fps with 24.1 grains (out of a 20" bull barrel RRA Varmint AR). I have been using N140 on the heavier bullets. I have the Noslers on order, but they haven't gotten in yet... I did do the workup, but Sierra manual was right for my rifle and around 24.0 grains was the accuracy mark. N140 has also worked well for the 68/69 and 75 grain bullets.

My experience was leave a message and they call you back and ask for CC and shipping address, pretty quick delivery.

I bought this one in the last month and since have run 500 rounds through it, very happy with purchase. Then again it is the only one I have used besides a hand turn RCBS.

I am not the best at keeping good records and there are normally al lot of yellow stickies on my targets and notes on the back... I have been using the computer USB attachment for the chronograph, but I just got the BT adapter and use the phone to keep the records - very nice! it also allowed me to print out the results nicely, then I cut out the largest and taped them onto the blank space and scan them back it! I have attached a workup and now I can put one copy in a binder and the digital one in a cloud storage like Dropbox, iCloud, etc.

I noticed in the Hornady and Nosler manuals they do have a few loads labeled 5.56 (versus the rest labeled .223 Rem). In the Hornady loads seem to be a little hotter than the same bullet in the 223 load section.

I had a similar issue with Federal large pistol primers and some of my spare pickup tubes. It was suggested I call Dillon support and talk to them about it. I never did as I had 3 or 4 tubes that worked fine...

How many cases are you able to tumble in the Harbor Freight? I only bought the Franklin wet tumbler because I wanted to do roughly 1,000 .223s at a time (I was tired of 200 - 300 in my 30 year old Lyman 1200 Pro!). Wet tumbling for me is a lot of extra work, so I am also looking for a large capacity dry tumbler...

They replaced my first one that would not thread into the powder bar, the one they sent had the same issue. I told them the replacement had the same issue, so they said they would send another one when a new run came in. I received it a month or so later and never installed it... The UniqeTek one just works, so I had already ordered a second one of theirs! To be honest, it might be cheaper to just get several different powder bars and leave them adjusted for specific powder and caliber!

I have been very pleased with AA #9 and Hornady HAPs or XTPs in 180 grain. With the midrange of Accurates data (http://www.accuratepowder.com/load-data/) I was able to get an average of 1275 FPS out of a Glock 20 with a KKM drop in barrel. Going closer to their max load I was getting over 1300 FPS, but I really was just looking for 1250 FPS, so I worke my loads down a little for more manageable recoil...