.223/5.56 LC cases.

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cakers1206 Member I'm a disabled retired chemical operator, I got 25 yrs. in before a work related injury ended that. Posts: 3	.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 23, 2014 9:52:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cakers1206 on Jun 23, 2014 9:52:48 GMT -5 Hello, I am having problems with these cases the dia. for the bullet is a little to large. The bullets slide right through. Is there a die I need TO RESIZE THE NECK SMALLER.

dangun Member I love the smell of burnt gun powder. Posts: 517 Location: SW Florida	.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 23, 2014 10:00:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dangun on Jun 23, 2014 10:00:26 GMT -5 Yes You will need either a full length size die. If you find that the body does not need to be sized you can use a neck sizer. Lee makes an awesome collet type neck sizer.
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.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 23, 2014 10:13:05 GMT -5

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Post by hacker54 on Jun 23, 2014 10:13:05 GMT -5

caker1206,
First off welcome here. Question has this brass been prep as in deprimed and sized? Also since this is LC brass good chance that the primers were crimped in. After removal of the primer that crimp needs to be removed. From your post it looks like the brass needs to be resized. Another question is have these been fired in your gun? Are you loading these for a bolt or an AR platform? Since you are new to the hobby answering these questios will be of help to get you started in the right direction.

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cakers1206 Member I'm a disabled retired chemical operator, I got 25 yrs. in before a work related injury ended that. Posts: 3	.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 23, 2014 10:29:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cakers1206 on Jun 23, 2014 10:29:14 GMT -5 cakers1206 here, Is it ok to load these cases as .223 ammo as long as I use the load data for .223's.

hacker54 Global Moderator Nothing like my COFFEE in the morning!!!! Posts: 1,502 Location: Sunbury,PA.	.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 23, 2014 10:47:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hacker54 on Jun 23, 2014 10:47:40 GMT -5 Yes it is ok to load using .223 load data. Just start at the start charge and work up and look out for pressure signs.
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.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 24, 2014 23:21:17 GMT -5

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Post by bob on Jun 24, 2014 23:21:17 GMT -5

Cakers: given your questions both here and at the hub, you NEED to get some manuals and study the front section. The manuals will head you in the right direction, also it would be nice to know what type rifle you are going to load for. You may need to get a small base sizing die if it is for a semi auto. Good luck Be SAFE!

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cakers1206 Member I'm a disabled retired chemical operator, I got 25 yrs. in before a work related injury ended that. Posts: 3	.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 25, 2014 8:38:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cakers1206 on Jun 25, 2014 8:38:07 GMT -5 cakers1206 here, thanks for all the info it has set me in the right direction. Maybe when I get a little more savvy with the process I can help someone to. I'll sure pass on what you have advised to other's. Thank's again

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.223/5.56 LC cases. Jun 26, 2014 18:13:50 GMT -5

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Post by dskipper on Jun 26, 2014 18:13:50 GMT -5

cakers,
i have several thousand LC brass cases that i picked up for a song. before i reload, i use a lee universal decapper to deprime(it is very strong and easily defeats the crimped primers). i wash the cases in a solution of water and lemonshine powder. i allow to air dry . i full length resize using rcbs small base dies. i use a lyman reamer to remove the primer pocket crimp. i use a lyman primer pocket uniforer to cut the pockets to uniform depths. i use a lyman primer pocket flash hole deburrer to improve the flash hole. i use a simple lee case cutter to trim all cases to proper length. i then tumble the cases with walnut and polishing compound to fully polish the cases. it is a lot of prep work but it gives me cases that are easy to load many times. i load charges to the light side for .223 data. my ar functions flawlessly. i like the LC brass.

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.223/5.56 LC cases. Jul 14, 2014 18:49:56 GMT -5

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Post by erjdriver on Jul 14, 2014 18:49:56 GMT -5

cakers1206,

I mean no offense when I say I'm kinda concerned at your questions and the lack of information you've provided here to get your questions answered correctly. I'd just hate to see you get injured by missing something critical in nature to reloading rifle/necked brass. Not that I'm the greatest wealth of information here, as I've never reloaded rifle either, but I'm about to start real soon. But you can bet your bippy I researched the HELL outta reloading 5.56/.223 on YouTube...there are HUNDREDS of videos to answer your questions.

Here's one that was VERY helpful...
Reloading .223 from Start to Finish

Here's a great video on "wet tumbling"...
Thumbler's Tumbler

If you decide to wet tumble your brass, you will want 5 lbs. of stainless steel media in this tumbler. The best ratio I've come up with is to clean HALF that amount of brass (2.5 lbs. of brass) in 1 gallon of water, about 2 tbl. of Dawn dish detergent and 1/4 tsp. of Lemi-Shine. You can watch a plethora of videos on YouTube using this tumbler.

See here for the Hornady case prep center for getting rifle brass ready to reload...
Overview
Part 1
Part 2

You can also do a search on "crimped primers" and what it takes to prep the primer pocket if you're reloading military brass. Good luck and most of all...BE SAFE!

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