I know this has been hashed over before but I could not find the post so I will ask again.
I just got a 14 Contender and set of Redding dies. Is it OK to just resize, decap & reform the 223 brass to expand the neck and shoot it.
I realize to maximize the accuracy it needs to be fire formed to get the shoulders correct but will non-fireformed brass give decent accuracy?
The reason I ask is the ranges here are closed till spring but I wanted to get a jump on reloading over the winter and figured this would be a great time to work up loads. Unfortunately I don't have anywhere to fireform the case so I gotta work with what I got.
Also, anyone got a pet load using AA1680 in these barrels they would like to share to reduce the learning curve.
thanks much.. DonT :grin:
I just got a 14 Contender and set of Redding dies. Is it OK to just resize, decap & reform the 223 brass to expand the neck and shoot it.
I realize to maximize the accuracy it needs to be fire formed to get the shoulders correct but will non-fireformed brass give decent accuracy?
The reason I ask is the ranges here are closed till spring but I wanted to get a jump on reloading over the winter and figured this would be a great time to work up loads. Unfortunately I don't have anywhere to fireform the case so I gotta work with what I got.
Also, anyone got a pet load using AA1680 in these barrels they would like to share to reduce the learning curve.
thanks much.. DonT :grin: