Does my .223 setup sound right?

[gregshin]

I will load and prep my 223 in 2 stages. I own a dillon 550.

The first stage -

1.) Decap with universal decapper

2.) Clean and tumble with stainless pins.

3.) Trim with Gracey with upgraded Bob Jones blade.

4.) Ream primer pocket with my dillon 600 if needed.

The second stage - On my Dillon 550

1.) Lube with the RCBS lube die on station 1.

2.) Resize and prime on station 2.

3.) Powder drop on station 3.

4.) Bullet seat on station 4.

5.) No crimp and wipe off excess lube? or do i need to tumble again?

Please let me know if setup is sound? I have loaded pistol but never rifle and i'm about to start!

[Outsydlooknin75]

Need to trim after sizing, not just depriming.

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[RiggerJJ]

yep. size before trimming, if sizing after trimming you will get inconsisent lengths. also that will eliminate the need for lube on stage 2.

(also your example did not have a primer step)

so I would:

stage 1

1) lube (recommend Dillon lube or a lanolin based lube), just spray some in a plastic bag, add brass, and shake.

2) size & decap & expander ball

then clean, trim & ream

stage 2

prime, powder, seat, crimp

jj

Edited November 2, 2012 by RiggerJJ

[pjb45]

I run on 1050 with two tool heads.

1. Clean my brass

2. Lube

3. Deprime/size

4. Size with Dillon 1200 (which also sizes)

5. Use Dillon Super Swage--I have found separating by manufacture makes the swage process better

6. I use primer pocket cleaning tools to clean the primer pocket and I will put a slight bevel on the inside of the mouth of the neck. This helps with seating the bullet.

7. Re-Clean my brass (make sure all the lube is off and brass filings are gone)

New tool head

1. Prime

2. Powder

3. Seat

4. Crimp--this is the tricky part--too much and bad accuracy

My method requires I only pull the level twice per piece of brass. This may not be important to you but when I start loading I want to do thousands of rounds--4-6K per session.

As my friend who was the technical rep for VV powder says, case preparation is critical in bottleneck cases; length, size, primer pocket are critical steps if you are going for accuracy.

I have achieve 1/3 MOA out of JP barrels and ,1/2 MOA out of a Sabre Defense barrel. Those number would have come down some, if I had a better scope (and I was a better shooter )

Edited November 2, 2012 by pjb45

[Blaster]

PJB45 I have a 1050 I am going to set up for 223 and am wondering what brand dies you use to seat and crimp and what powder and bullet gets you 1/2 inch groups? Thanks Blaster