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Thread: 5.7 crazy question?

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    Boolit Master



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    5.7 crazy question?

    Anybody swaging and reloading 5.7, or just sacrificing the cases to the .308?????
    Bill
    Last edited by just bill; 09-27-2017 at 04:27 PM. Reason: Auto think doesn't like the word swaging

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    GONRA's very pleased with these 2 Standard Loads for my FsN Pistol.
    (From what FN rifle owners seem to say, these will be TOO HEAVY for the FN rifle.)
    Load to OAL same as factory ammo. Use Winchester Small Rifle Primers.

    36 grain Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets, True Blue Powder (6.3 grains MAX),

    27 grain DHX bullets, True Blue Powder (6.7 grains MAX) per John 743 loading info.
    (Since 2013, others have reported DHX bullets are no more... Glad I gotta lot at the tyme!)
    Last edited by GONRA; 09-29-2017 at 11:06 PM.

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    Yeah, I both swage for and reload 5.7. I use RCECO press and dies with 22 short brass to swage 40 grain projectiles. I reload with 5.8 grains of #5. There's 10 times as much BS surrounding the 5.7 as there is fact. People love to repeat what others have said. I did go through a few different dies (Lee, Lyman) until I settled on the Hornady. Same deal for 223. Such a small diameter bullet, it was getting seated a little bit canted. The Hornady has a sleeve to keep it aligned.

    Anyway, I shoot these through a Masterpiece Arms 'Defender' using 30-rd Promag magazines.

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    The cartridge would make a great .22hornet class varmit gun.

    Imagine a solid, scoped bolt rifle.

    Until such a rifle becomes available, at a price in my budget, I will just keep on making 165 grain .30 cal bullets from 5.7 brass.
    To lazy to chase arrows.
    Clodhopper

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check