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Responding to your recommendations in order:

-I personally don't have the patience to sort brass by headstamp for bulk/volume AR ammo, but most of my brass is LC.
-I do trim/chamfer/deburr all of...

A chance link on Reddit brought me back here to read through this thread again. I'm glad to see other people got some useful info out of my testing, and as a data analyst by trade, I'm downright...

Yeah, I took the same bullet out loaded over a few different charges of HP38 and a few charges of AA#2. The worst charge of HP38 was better than the best of AA#2. For those facing success with it in...

I have had good results with both the Lee 356-124-RN-TL and the Lee 356-120-TC over 4.0 grains of W231/HP38 in my M&P. At 10 yards offhand, it's fairly easy to get 5 touching shots on paper.

I...

Hey guys, I just wrapped up the video series for this. Later today I hope to insert a quick write-up and summary into the first post on this thread for anyone who finds it later on.

Thanks all for...

I’ll bite. It’s a little more expensive but not insanely so. What does the 1500 get me that the others don’t?

Yeah the 783 is actually supposed to be a "fixed" version of the 710 and 770 where they improved on the parts people complained about most, from what I understand.

I've looked at the Savage Axis...

Interesting. Did he say why? I realize the 783 is not designed to be a high-end rifle, but all the research I've done indicates it can do 1 MOA or better out of the box. Seems like between that and...

Did some reading on the T/C Compass. Price is attractive and so far I think the 5R rifling seems great. It doesn’t come with a scope, but by all accounts the scope on the Rem 783 is something I’d...

Popper, I'm enjoying the process, and don't see the point in giving up to go to an easier caliber. FYI, I do have a 30 cal and I do shoot cast through it. Having fun already :)

Yeah, you guys make good points. For my intended purpose, .243 and .270 don't get me enough advantage over .223 to justify the extra CPR.

I have looked at Ruger Americans, but they're...

Hey guys—

I wanted to buy a bolt gun that I could feed for cheap, mostly just for paper punching and target practice, and that means finding one that can shoot cast well. I really just want...

Yeah, will do. I may have a friend who is a better shot than me see if he can do better than 2-3 MOA from the bench with my AR. I also may test some alloy that is slightly higher in antimony and tin...

Yeah, I looked at swaging and came to the conclusions that there was no way no how it would fit my budget right now. Get back to me after I finish a Master's Degree ;)

The range I do almost all of...

So I took some refined loads to the range both with FMJ projectiles and cast, working off of the best loads from last session - 19.5gr of H335 for cast, and 22gr of H335 for jacketed.

Because they...

Anyone have experience with the Remington 783? The .223 model is right around the $300 mark new if I find a deal. It’s a 1:9 twist which will allow me to shoot heavier bullets up to around 69gr if I...

Hey everyone—

I'm considering picking up a bolt action rifle in .223 to shoot cast through. The objective for this rifle is to do target practice out to maybe 200 yards, maybe 300 max. But...

I was able to get to the range yesterday. This wasn't my usual outdoor range with decent benchrest equipment. It was cold outside and I'm just getting over the flu so I didn't want to make things...

Man I am so glad nothing like this has ever happened to me. I'm new; only been reloading for about a year and a half, and I got into casting at the same time, so I've never purchased bullets, always...

I started powder coating with 9mm bullets. I would shake them in the plastic container and then insert them nose down into an empty 9mm ammo tray. I could then place the oven tray on top of the ammo...

I had more or less the same experience with this bullet in my M&P. It’s a shame; I really wanted to like that bullet. It stretches my lead supply, has pleasant recoil, is accurate at least out to 25...

This is the one I'm looking at building specifically if I end up needing one:

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/any-diy-annealer-machines-better-than-this-one.3900614/

Thanks all for the advice. Time is much more abundant than money right now, so buying BLK brass as a long-term solution doesn't appeal to me. I have tons of .223 brass and a good percentage of it is...

So I've been absent from posting updates for a while here, but do have some updates to share as my testing is ongoing (just very slowed down since the new addition to our family arrived).

I'll...

I've read articles on one end of the spectrum that say you need a case neck annealing setup, and to hire a PhD-holding engineer to sort your headstamps for you to get only the perfect neck thickness....