Personally I like the blues music. Maybe a little constructive criticism it seems your powder charges are on the low side. The way I do load development is starting in the middle of the charge weight scale and load 1 round for each charge up past max published suggested charge weight usually 1/2 grain or 1 grain depending on size of the cartridge. Shoot each charge until you hit pressure signs then back off a grain and adjust in small increments from there up or down. Normally groups and es tightens up to the potential of your rifle. These suggested charges are broad and lawyer proof. I like using gordans reloading tool software because it is free and will save you on a lot of coin. Great video I enjoy your content.😄

I was about to go to bed but I decided to check and saw the upload. Sleep can wait

You could tell them you will make them a custom version with their choice of music for a small fee of $500.00. LOL

Thank you very much for the video. Working on my bench towards starting to reload rifle. Ill be watching the 'evolved' video as you suggested.

Great channel .......... I've gotten good groups with 68 grain BTHP's with Varget not with CFE-223 either .. keep them coming MB ..

Great video. Just one recommendation I see to save some time- after resizing, I would just continue on with the trimming, deburring, chamfering operations and then drop the cases in an ultrasonic cleaner with rubbing alcohol to clean the residual lube and metal fillings before a final inspection prior to loading. Just my two cents

Would a case gauge have shown the problem?

Just picked up Ruger American Ranch gen.2 and been trying Varget n CFE-223 ........ Thanks n subbed ya ..

With the auto charge pro you have to keep a close eye on your platen especially with 335. It constantly craps out a couple kernels of powder

Try seating the bullets long when you fire form the short brass. Seat the bullet with the bolt. This will keep the head of the case against the bolt, and you will not have misfires. It will also expand the front of the case instead of the rear eliminating case head separation. The firing pin pushes the case forward and does not fire until the brass hits the shoulder of the chamber. If brass is sized too short, the firing pin cannot strike the primer hard enough.

Dennis, i'm 5 seconds in and had to pause the acid rock, head banging, drug induced guitar intro to say not all of us came for a rock concert. Granted, often those making a video think they're only being professional by introducing "music" into their baby, but please, make a video with nothing But wailing guitars to get that out of your system. Now, back to what i can only assume will be a video about head spacing ( vice head-banging ! ). ☆

I have alot of 223 rifels i load for my bolt guns i turn the die down until i bump the shoulder between 1 ans 3 thousand and check with case gage and go for the auto's i will bump between 3 to 5 thousand and i use redding dies and my ammo is accurate last week i shot a .255 inch group with a AR15 a high end AR. Starline brass,match primer,benchmark powder. 62gr fbhp. 2650fsp.

I also have been reloading for 2 years. It is a learning curve

I had a similar but slightly different issue with 223 on a semi. Lee dies cannot bump the headspace back (I did not know this, I just thought I did not set them up correctly and ended up lapping a shell plate to death until I figured it was a lost cause, yes I do learn the hard way). The fired brass on my comparator ended up at 1.462 and the chamber is 1.463. When the bolt hammers a round in it ends up blowing its cheeks of the case up jamming the round either in or out of battery about 5% of the time. Long story short setting up Dillon dies with about a 0.004 to 5 headspace knock back is the right trick. I have collection of mixed brass and S&B springs back about .002 more than other cases. Meaning you need multiple settings or sort the brass and treat accordingly. Keep in mind that knocking back with an end result of say roughly one thou that you are working the brass a little more than the final result shows. Cool trick to measure chamber is take case that is too small by a few thousands (5?) then put a fresh primer in half-way (fired too distorted). Close the bolt on it, it will ram the primer in deeper (you can remove the firing pin if you wish). Then measure the headspace with comparator from the bottom of the protruding primer. You will get a good idea what your max chamber size is.

How many times has the brass been fired?

Using your rifle your bolt tension when closing should have resistance from unsized brass. That is how you know the true headspace of your chamber, subtract .002 thousandths and happy reloading and shooting.

You can adjust your head space with different length shell holders. How did you determine your proper head space? There should be just a little tension when closing the bolt at the bottom. If not fire again till you no your brass is tight against the shoulder an the bolt. This will stop your brass hardening then Measure. Subtract desired length for shoulder bump. Measure over all length not before to Sammy spec trim each case exact. I maybe wrong but looks like your sizing brass that you don't need to it's to short now. Try neck size only till brass is snug then full length to proper set back. Your videos sure help alot of people wish you shot the calibers I do would sure save alot. Good wrk!!!

Interesting stuff thanks for keeping us in the loop

You might consider Sheridan Engineering slotted ammunition gauges. They allow you to check brass sizing, headspace, bullet seating, and crimping all with one gauge. I've had good results using mine.

Sounds like brass with a number of firings on it? How many? Do you anneal between each firing?

From everything I read in forums Hornady brass might be the problem. I have several issues with brass the last few years and after hearing about Hornady brass in the forums I checked and all the brass I have had issues with was Hornady. I am glad you got the Garmin. I love mine. Way better than the old red one I had. After over thirty years it finally died. Have a Happy New Year and keep the great videos coming. 🎉

Thanks man.

Very informative, thank you!

I would take a new badge of Lapua or Peterson brass. The whole badge of Hornady brass with so much failures For safety reasons I would remove it from use.

I had a couple of split 223 cases while at the range, for the same reason as you. A Range Officer showed me a neat trick for removing the remaining case in the chamber. Use a nylon bore brush for 45 acp and insert it into the chamber and the stuck case, and then pull it out. The nylon bristles will hang on to the case section. But make sure it's a nylon brush, not bronze, since a bronze brush could become stuck in the chamber. This method works like a champ, and I now always keep a short piece of cleaning rod and a 45 acp brush in my range bag.

Dennis, I don't know if you have this gauge, but it is a absolute necessity for all my case preparation after resizing. L.E. Wilson Case Length Headspace Gauge 223 REM [ CG-223R ] Brand New! L.E. Wilson Case Length Headspace Gauge for 6.5 Creedmoor NEW! # CG-65CRE

Im new to reloading cant wait to start my 6.5 journey! Thank you please keep uploading videos! They are very helpful!

me being and older , set in his ways , kinda fella. it is rare that I see something that will make me change my ways. BUT, That phone camera trick looking at the powder scale is beautiful. I now must add the set up phone step to save a lot of fatigue .

23.9g of CFE 223 and 24g with 73g eldm are shooting .3in groups in my target rifle.

RCBS roll pad and Case Lube 2, makes that lube job a quarter of the time you used with lanolin and alcohol. Im not opposed to this process, but theres no reason to complicate an otherwise simple step in the loading process. Also I may add, Never a stuck case for me, been loading 20 different cartridges since 1987.

hey man, you need to sit the chrono no more than 15" from the barrel. That's the way these were designed to be used. keep those videos coming!

Great video!

Yes I think it might help a little bit.I bought the.262 mandrel,die and moly lube from 21 century

No way is that rifle doing 1.8moa 20 rnd groups. You need to fix what is wrong with it or maybe try different technique before you can make a difference between those two bullets.

Been watching your videos, you are doing the same thing I have been trying.My question is are you using a expander mandrel or a expander ball.I just switched to a expander mandrel and it has tightened up my group's.

Thank you .. seating the 75 grain ELD in an AR mag has been an issue with me . Don't fit in the mag with Hornady's COAL measurement .. Have to load 1 at a time .. MB ..

Do the missfires occur with factory ammo too, or just handloads?

Excellent I just bought 200 Hornady 73 grains .. thank you MB .

I bought a Garmin and think it is awesome. It is one of my favorite tools. I am glad ti see you have one now.

Are you seating the primers properly? They should be at least .006" below flush. That can be measured with a caliper. Primers not seated deep enough can cause misfires. Looking forward to the next video.

Merry Christmas Dennis! The Candy Striped coat looks great! Congrats on the Chronograph.

I like that you're shooting 10 round groups now. It tells so much more about the precision of the load than groups with less rounds. And the little clip showing what you did in the previous video explaining why you did what you did in the current video is helpful. Keep it up! Cheers.

I’m about to start my journey with 140g eld match in a Howa 1500 APC.

Sir, I believe if you change your charge powder weight; your impact point will change as well. Regards Joseph.

Paused another video when I saw the upload. Been wondering how you’ve been. Good to see the upload and Merry Christmas

What load manual are you using?

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2450fps… Nope this is junk load development. Making decisions based on insufficient data.

Unless you know you were off target and pulled the shot it was not shooter error but dispersion. Dispersion is a natural occurrence for any given rifle or cartridge.

Just what I wanted to see