First batch of 223! Thoughts?

[xAZxE30x]

I finally found some time to load up some of my first 223 rounds.

Here is how I have my setup on my 650

Prep Tool Head:

1. Size/decap die

4. Rt1200 (just trim)

Load Tool Head:

1. Decap to clear any debris

2. powder

4. Seat

5. crimp (backed off no crimp, but still in the slot)

Here are my first loads

Trimmed everything to 1.750"

FC brass (i know its junk but its what I have the most of right now)

CCI #400

Hornady 50gr V-Max

24gr, 24.1, & 24.3 of H-335

2.235" OAL

I was going to load up a few different batches but I was an idiot and got my expander ball stuck in a neck and couldnt get it out which ended my loading session

I have solely loaded 9mm prior to this so these are my first rifle rounds

I know that these loads are going to be on the light end, from what I have gathered from load data. I pulled my firing pin and extractor and check a few cases prior to see if I had any sizing issues, which i did not.

am I missing anything? I checked every round in these batches in my case guage and all came back passing. Powder is spot on, all lengths are good, primers are all seated properly

any thoughts?

I am also open to any opinions on improving my loading sequence as I know there are lots of different ways out there as far as the RT1200 setup goes

thanks!

//Austin

[tray999]

Austin,

You are very close to my current set-up and load which is:

Tumble brass for about four hours.

Lube all brass (I use Oneshot)

Prep Head (Dillon 550b):

1 - Dillon resize and De-cap Die set to 90 percent resize.

3 - Dillon RT1200 to finish resize and trim.

Tumble to get lube off - About an hour

Run all brass through my Dillon 600 swage

Load Tool Head (Dillon 550b):

1 - Universal De-cap (Dillon) Die - Same as you to clean out tumble media

2 - Powder

3 - Seat (Dillon)

4 - Crimp (Dillon) I do put the smallest of crimps, just kisses the case...

My current load is very close to yours:

Brass is trimmed to 1.749"

Mixed Brass

Federal 205 primers

Privi MIL-SPEC 22CAL 55GR FMJBT M193 Bullets

25 g of Hodgdon CFE223

2.220" OAL

So we are very close in our procedures and as you said there are many ways to reload 223, but the above works for me...... If prices continue to drop on 223 ammo, I will have to think if reloading 223 is worth the time it takes to reload. It takes twice as long to load 223 as it does any pistol round, or at least for me.

Jim

Edited May 29, 2014 by tray999

[anm2_man]

Your right on. The only suggestion I have is if your going to reload multiple rifle calibers, and you need to trim each one with your dillon 1200, I bought a bunch of the trimmer lock nuts and drilled and taped them so that when I move my 1200 to a different caliber, little if NO setup is needed.

see the pic:

[RDA]

Your right on. The only suggestion I have is if your going to reload multiple rifle calibers, and you need to trim each one with your dillon 1200, I bought a bunch of the trimmer lock nuts and drilled and taped them so that when I move my 1200 to a different caliber, little if NO setup is needed.

I have been considering doing something like this. Can you give more details how you did this? Drill press? What size set screw? Do you use a lead shot under the set screw?

I have also been considring using nuts that squeze the threads on the lower part of the die (e.g., Hornady sure-loc die locking ring).