ok now what do i do?

[Travis224]

I have winchester 115 fmj bullets, primers, titegroup powder, and rcbs dies. Do i expand brass or not? Crimp or not? Im shooting a m&p with a kkm barrel by the way. Not shooting for anything but accuracy and power factor is no issue.

[yoshidaex]

What press will you be loading on?

[Retread1911]

So if you are going for just accuracy start with the bullet drop test; find the lands then come back 3 thousandths to set a starting length. In my 29 th edition of the lyman reloading manual there is a recommended most accurate load for the bullet you are shooting. Not sure if it is trite group or not but that is the first place to start.

Which reloading manual are you using?

[Retread1911]

Oh forgot the two questions you asked.

Expand only enough to get you bullet seated accurately

Crimp only enough to stop the recoil of the gun from moving the bullet and of course enough to get them to gauge.

Also; for super accurate rifle stuff I know people who headstamp sort and weigh each piece of brass to get to the most uniform loads.

[Travis224]

Its a hornady single stage press.

[Hi-Power Jack]

I have winchester 115 fmj bullets, primers, titegroup powder, and rcbs dies. Do i expand brass or not? Crimp or not? Im shooting a m&p with a kkm barrel by the way. Not shooting for anything but accuracy and power factor is no issue.

Start out by sizing your brass - wipe it with a very small amount of lube,

first, and then insert it into your sizing / primer removal die.

Then you put it into the die which bells the mouth, just a little since

you're using copper jacketed bullets, and seat a new primer.

Then you put the powder into the brass case (you will need to measure that

very carefully), seat a bullet to just the right OAL (try 1.12" but some

experimentation is desirable for your set up).

Then you put the crimping die in, and run each cartridge through that so

the mouth bell has been removed. After running one, take the barrel out

of your gun and drop the new cartridge into the barrel - make sure it fits

properly.

If it does, load up five or ten rounds and fire them thru a chrono -

Make any adjustments needed and You Have Just Begun A New life of Reloading