what am I doing wrong - reloading .223

[MisterDudeManGuy]

An L.E. Wilson cartridge headspace gauge from Midway will point out any setup issues you may be having during sizing. Worth their weight in gold. And you probably oughtn't be ranging from -0.005 to +0.003 - that sounds like way too much variance in headspace - or are you talking about brass OAL?

[swift]

An L.E. Wilson cartridge headspace gauge from Midway will point out any setup issues you may be having during sizing. Worth their weight in gold. And you probably oughtn't be ranging from -0.005 to +0.003 - that sounds like way too much variance in headspace - or are you talking about brass OAL?

I was referring to cartridge OAL. This was not the variation on two cartridges with the same settings - I adjusted the settings carefully to only be 0.008" different.

I made a couple of dummy rounds following hanko's advice and they seem much better. After work today, I plan to see how they feed and fit into the chamber.

[ocabj]

Has your problem been resolved? I'm interested to know if you're good to go.

[swift]

Has your problem been resolved? I'm interested to know if you're good to go.

Yep, the primerless/powderless cartridges feed quite nicely. I didn't get a chance to test any live ammunition yet, but everything looks good and all the measurements are very close to commercial ammunition.


I guess you've done this before.

[swift]

thanks

My reloads worked pretty well. After a fouling shot, my first five-string group was 0.82" at 100 yards.
Used 69gr MK + 25.3 gr Varget

Rifle had a 24" DPMS SS bull barrel, float tube, etc. + SRB.
Scope was vari-X III 6.5-20 X 40

Now the tuning begins!