Trust me i"m not trying to win any race. I take my time and triple-check everything. Sometimes too much that I lose track of time.I have a turret but run it single stage in batches. I'm not trying to win any races just make reliable ammo
That is a wise approach.Trust me i"m not trying to win any race. I take my time and triple-check everything. Sometimes too much that I lose track of time.
I just want to be safe and careful. Learning by yourself by watching videos and help from others sometimes is hard when you have a question at that minute.
With this hobby, I"m taking it slow.
I was so close to posting a “what is the matrix” message but I’m new here, for all I knew there might be a matrix TX.Yes, there are things I think I won't worry too much about. The only thing I noticed yesterday is one brass is a little heavy and feels thicker than the rest. But it's the same brand and it's a 223 brass.
Matrix is a little joke from the movie "Matrix" I'm in central Texas at the moment. Trying to find a nice big land to move to.
I'm relatively new, myself.... I had to googly Driftwood. Found out you're right by the Salt Lick BBQ place... I've been there a couple of times, when we went down to Austin... have a high school friend that lives in Buda.I was so close to posting a “what is the matrix” message but I’m new here, for all I knew there might be a matrix TX.
I’m enjoying this thread since it brings me back to when I started reloading. I was super careful with inspection, unifying, measuring, etc. Which is fine, and I liked the precision of getting everything perfect. I got a little looser as time went on but I’ll still sometimes over do things even though I know they probably don’t matter. Again, it’s part of the fun.
Looks perfect in the gage. Do you have a lee factory crimp die? I bet it runs perfect if you use the Lee die. The ammo checker is more responsive to diameter of the case. A slight bulge when the bullet goes in can make the brass stick up like that in an ammo checker. Bet it passes if you do a factory crimp with lee die. Even so, I bet it drops perfectly in your barrel.@rotor Here are the pictures. Hopefully, it's clear enough.
Then I think the round is fine. If you have a micrometer and you set it to the correct rim diameter, you will most likely find that the rim is oversized or not true round.@rotor Here are the pictures. Hopefully, it's clear enough.
@hornetguy it was brass that I picked up from the range. A lot of the brass I have is range mixed in from my gun as well.
@Wiliamr Slides right into the gauge without any issue. Stops less than half of course when it goes in.
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I would fire it in mine. If you are nervous about it, pull your bolt carrier, remove the firing pin and snap the round into the bolt. If it fits in the bolt recess, it shuold chamber fine. The next check is, drop the round into the chamber and slide the bolt carrier without the firing pin in it, and see if the bolt will lock up. If so, reassemble and shoot away.@Wiliamr , I don't have a micrometer yet. I will have to invest into one of those. If I understand this correctly I could still load this round in my AR and it should fire or should I not take a chance on it?
Load it and shoot it.@Wiliamr , I don't have a micrometer yet. I will have to invest into one of those. If I understand this correctly I could still load this round in my AR and it should fire or should I not take a chance on it?