Butt Kickin' 5.56 Bullets - ep 1 - 70gr Maker REX

[@machinegreen1413]

I'm 52 years old. My dad use to tell me " If you learn from other people's mistakes you don't have to make your own. " Your videos are honest. That's what makes them such great teaching tools.

[@shanechambers1078]

best reloading channel on KZbin. keep it up. love watching your videos. idc how long they are. I like the long videos

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Thanks! Comments like this keep me motivated, so I appreciate it. It seems like the main person complaining about my long videos is me!

[@shanechambers1078]

+Johnny's Reloading Bench ok I got it thanks I have a few that I would like to see that aren't in there. but it's ok. I will watch anything. you need to build a458 socom and do some videos on that I would like that alot lol

[@shanechambers1078]

+Johnny's Reloading Bench lol I like long videos I watch while I'm loading alot if the time. where are you from if you don't mind me asking

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Tell me what you want to see and I'll add them to the next poll! I have already ordered the 70gr Hornady GMX and 70gr Barnes TTSX, so they'll be added to the next poll.

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I live in eastern KY. 458 Socom is on my list of stuff I might build someday. It will probably be a while, though. After I get bored with the 6.5 Grendel, probably. Seeing as how I barely have time to shoot the Grendel, it might be quite a while!

[@oleironhead1367]

Glad nothing bad happened. Thanks for showing us!

[@neilharris4462]

we all make mistakes. living and learning through it is key. kuddos for owning it and maybe helping others learn from it.

[@rifleman1873]

I found your channel recently and I have been enjoying it. I am 52, and been reloading since my late teens. In fact, I had a Lee shotgun loader at 13yo. But, I still learn from your videos. That got me thinking that you are doing a real public service by making these videos. Fortunately, I started learning from a good friend that worked at a gun store, and he loaded ammo for them. But, someone who wants to start loading and has nobody to learn from is at a huge disadvantage for a hobby that could be hazardous. What a close second your videos provide to help someone get started in the craft. And like I said, I am still learning from you. Thanks!!

[@ammoiscurrency5706]

A great reminder to not get too comfortable when reloading. Thank you for the honest videos.

[@ericlaird7508]

At any rate,thank you Johnny for all the time and effort you put into your video's! and yes I am learning all the time,I will be watching for over pressure, that's for darn sure...glad nothing bad happened! it could have been worse......KEEP ON ROCKIN IT JOHNNY!!!...

[@mattthadd4663]

I did the same while working up reloads for my 357 mag. Mixed up my starting load with my max and immediately knew i done goofed up. Big ol fire ball and sinus beating. Im fortunate that I still have my revolver and my digits.

[@rustyshackleford2723]

Just woke up to 5 hours of your vids playing on my chest....yes, they were butt kicking, 11pm to 4am....back to sleep.😁👍

[@wahru3357]

I do like the honesty john.You are probably right about the size die setup,but checking with a precision mic gauge makes me happier.

[@geraldbondoc5974]

First I'm glad nothing catastrophic happened to you. The man upstairs was smiling on you! I appreciate you sharing this session and helping us learn things to avoid & steps to take to be safer. Stay well, bro!

[@csteelerx1]

don't beat yourself up I think we all have done the same thing just chalk it up as a lesson well learned great video

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Thanks, brother. Maybe sharing my shame will keep someone else from making a similar mistake.

[@DanielBoone337]

I know with Barnes bullets before they started making those relief cuts in the bearing surface like their modern bullets or those 62gr Makers trex bullets you could go from good to significantly over pressure really fast so when you add in the fact of how long these bullets are you end up with major pressure signs. What confuses me with this is I'm assuming you come up with your AR-COMP load data in the same places you come up with the TAC load data but the TAC loads were perfectly fine. Reloading is really weird sometimes... LOL

[@GB-zi6qr]

Just found this video, subbed. Thanks for showing over pressure signs, even if these were extreme.

[@johncook3265]

Thanks Johnny for admitting your mistakes and helping us learn from your near disaster. I've done similar "stupid" stuff. Probably worse to be honest :p. We can all learn from this and be careful :). I've nearly blown myself/gun up a few times lol.

[@badbob9596]

You're right 300blk is just a fad.You read my mind on making a good heavy bullet AR cartridge.Great videos! If you reload your going to make a mistake.

[@hogman2276]

Shoot my 450bushmaster! Thumper is a good accurate round.

[@ironbomb6753]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this! Great channel! 👍

[@rifleman1873]

This video is so valuable it should be required viewing for every reloader. I am also surprised you did not see velocity signs. Obviously, this was partly due to reduced case capacity. Glad you didn’t blow your face off!

[@BackwardTravisty]

Those are some funny looking 300 Blackout rounds.

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

This comments section should be fun.

[@neilharris4462]

posted a link to your Facebook with 70gr Barnes all copper bullet... they list AR Comp powder. may be a safer start point.

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

18.8-20.9 looks like a more realistic range for this bullet. To be hones, Maker mentions that they supply bullets to OEM's, so I am thinking they might be the manufacturer for Barnes. All of their bullets sizes and types seem to match up with Barnes' lineup. Price is similar as well. I will have to pick up the Barnes manual. I've heard it sucks and doesn't include the TTSX bullets, but it should be a much better starting point for these all copper bullets. Thanks!

[@neilharris4462]

+Johnny's Reloading Bench Barnes lists updated infor on their website which is where i got the data... the manual does indeed suck but has some data. they also state to use the old tsx data for the TTSX.

[@RodoDendrS]

I hope primers wont go off on you, but IF, would you put video out here?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

+roberts dancauskis Of course! I can't believe you even had to ask that. :). Showing the parts where I have problems is what this channel is all about!

[@bryanharness1122]

I've ran ar comp on 55g fmj hornady bullets set at 2.25 oal at same charge with no signs of pressure. Wild how the bullet can affect the pressure. Thanks for the knowledge

[@davidpeterson6147]

benchmark powder is your best friend when it comes to reloading 5.56.

[@neilharris4462]

all copper bullets are a different animal. they are long for their weight and generally have much more bearing surface. may want to check out Barnes load data for similar or heavier bullets for a safer starting point if available.

[@mmelgoza1983]

💯💯💯

[@Riyame]

If you run into primer problems put a little bit of water into the cases and let them sit a few minutes then drain and deprime. To speed up drying a can of air is handy.

[@mrtcward]

Glad you weren’t hurt. On the subject of the bullet…I’ll keep my Gold Dots..

[@freedomfirst5420]

Thank God your ok, but this video is extremely useful, and could have saved someone from serious injury! Do not delete it.👍👍

[@davidpeterson6147]

here is something else to think about. The 5.56 chamber has a longer lead (or throat) to allow some of the pressure to get past the bullet before it engages the rifling (this is the main difference between a 5.56 and 223 chamber). With out this difference the engineers had problems with the primers being blown out when the M16 was being tested. It could be the longer bullet ogive is taking up enough of the lead to cause a pressure spike and merely shortening the COL might allow for your original starting loads if you find other load data sources for the same starting load data. Contact the manufacturer of the bullets to see what they have for load data. Also, this is the most important; check the face of your bolt for pitting. I can't get into specifics but I have 4 years of dealing with M4 parts ordering and leaky primer pockets can cause pitting. Your primers being blown out will have caused your bolt to see direct gas pressure it was not designed to endure. Clean the bolt face thoroughly and then use a blue led flashlight to see and cracks or pitting.

[@homie6166]

Wow just seen this I been loading around 2500 rounds of .223 55gr hornaday vmax w 26gr ar comp and had 5 primers blow out but that may have been a problem I did with taking the crimp out, but I see no overpressure signs like that or of any kind

[@uraniumpenetrator3844]

4 causes. 1. Over pressure load. 2. The casing head has worn out from repeated loading and firing. 3. Defective brass. 4. Rarest of all, an out of spec chamber. Tossing the casing usually remedies the problem.

[@garymccraw1466]

Johnny your fighting fire with fire

[@ronladuke7235]

When Barns first brought out the x bullet years ago a lot of guys had problems with copper fowling the barrel.

[@Thorsaxe777]

I'm glad that nothing happened to you out there. Once again You showed Responsibility and Gave out Clear and understood "Warning" at the first of the video. I have no Idea why those bullets blew up your brass, I was thinking Maybe it was bearing surface tension as the bullet may have resisted in it's travel down the Barrel, Or you have a Carbine length Gas tube, Both pointing at The AR comp boosting higher pressure, (The more the resistance, The More the powder burns So the more pressure is generated) That was what I was thinking at first, However you also pointed out the 80 grain Bullets and AR comp from our trusted Hornady Manual So that Killed my theory on that.. I'm at a loss other than your Primer pockets are being cut too large.

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

The Barnes data says 18.8-20.9 for their 70gr copper bullet, so I think I just plain started out too high. I'm surprised I didn't do the same with TAC!

[@Thorsaxe777]

Johnny's Reloading Bench When I shot Service Rifle those Guys use to really throttle Those 80 grain Bullets at the 600 yard line, some Blew Primers, However all of them agreed on one thing, The brass was expendable and it was only shot once then thrown away because of the pressure they were shooting them. Me on the other hand stayed in the safe limits of charges with the 75 gr and 77 gr Hornady and Sierras, I shot as good as scores as them So I Never went any heaver in bullet weight. IMR-4895 and H-4895 was my Choice of powder at the 600 yard line. Anyway Try and Try again, also,, Think of all the fun you are having,, hehehe.. Dave.

[@dartagnanv8der613]

Thor's Axe777 I

[@patrickslevin6424]

I've seen that before but it was in a PSA .308. Made 2 trips back to the factory to have the chamber reamed and when it came back it shot like a champ sub moa groups @100yds.

[@CoachKalu]

I am offended Sir, at your suggestion that .300 Blackout is "just a fad". I love .300 Blackout and have enjoyed watching & learning from your .300 Blackout video series. .300 Blackout is my favorite caliber to load for and You Sir, bare part of the responsibility for that fact. - Jace

[@RobertLanghorn]

My rifle loves benchmark! try it!

[@lmnhd1971]

Go ahead and order the ones that show out of stock. I ordered some 308, 458,35 Remington, and 30-30. Some said zero balance/back order, but they all showed up within 5 days. Haven’t reloaded any yet but can’t wait. FIY, if you ever have an issue or question, call the number on web, the owner will answer..

[@ditchdigger93]

Shocked me too ! I've been loading copper and even brass bullets a lot and I've never experienced anything like you did there and that wasn't even a hot load, or shouldn't have been. I'm loading 77 grain Sierra Tipped Match Kings up with 22.9 grains of AR Comp and they show no pressure signs at all. I load a LOT of Barnes TSX 62 grain solid copper bullets, Fort Scott Munitions Brass and Copper bullets and usually use the same powder charges as I use with like weight lead core bullets with no problems what so ever. I don't get it unless those are a LOT longer than most and as you said take up to much case volume. All of the bullets I mentioned have a lot of relief groves cut into them too and that may be the difference? I wish you would get ahold of some Fort Scott Munitions TOC bullets and do some tests with them. They don't expand at all but Tumble on Contact and they do it every time. Make horrible wound cavities too. They are not cheap, but not ridiculously high either.

[@ditchdigger93]

You proved the AR platform is a strong one anyway if that didn't do any damage to it. My Load for the 77 grain OTM is 22.2 of AR Comp and was one of your lightest loads in one of your videos. It is not a bit hot but proved to be very accurate in both of my AR' S. I love the Barn's Tac X solid copper bullets in 62 grain and push them pretty hard but you have to be careful with some of the solid copper and brass bullets that don't have the relief groves in them. I also load a lot of Fort Scott Munitions solid copper and brass 62 grain bullets. Fort Scott is only twenty miles from me so I buy them directly from them. They are manufactured on CNC equipment and are extremely pointed. They guarantee them to tumble twice in the first foot of any soft medium and I can't disprove that as of yet. Give them a try. Not cheap but not ridiculous priced either. They also sell loaded ammo so you could pick up a couple of boxes of bullets and also loaded ammo for a comparison which would be nice to see and interesting. I find them VERY accurate. I load them with Benchmark. Won't give the amount, but hot ! So no pressure signs at all. Like your videos.

[@scw-di4cr]

I know this is an old video and an old thread -- but I have a pressure trace unit and I can tell you that because copper bullets are much lighter than lead and much longer as a result - by increasing your seating depth to get a reasonable COL you jacked up the pressure. The crimps could have played a small role, but I think seating depth and hardness of the copper (vs. Lead) to scribe the rifling caused your increases.

[@ridgerunner6211]

I have wanted to see someone work up a load with the SPEER 70gr in a 1/7" twist if you would not mind. Thank You Sir.

[@TheHuntbear]

I would lke to see the above myself?

[@AkA-me-Kenny2]

Your a real man!

[@michaellawton5051]

the 70 grain barns tsx bullets are amazing out of my AR. you should try some of them

[@RockKnocker17]

For what it's worth.... I've blown up an AR upper, I somehow had H335 and Longshot mixed around 50/50 in a container, kaboom. Destroyed the bolt, blew the extractor and a piece of the upper straight out of the right side, 30 round magazine with 28 round in it was destroyed. Nothing happened to me, the shot didn't even sound that strange, I just saw a bunch of smoke come out of the upper and I knew something went wrong.

[@jim7661]

Hornady 10th edition with there 70gr. GMX starts at 16.8gr and ends at 21.5gr.

[@paladinxx9106]

Get a brass catcher, they work great and you don't have to sort your brass from other on the range.

[@Mr.WS6]

@1:27...what are those rounds in background that are flowered out?! 👀😲

[@CFurnace-72]

remember that military brass has about 10 percent less powder capacity than commercial brass. Pressure goes up. Try loads that are 10 percent less than listed on the low end. check your water capacity for comparison.

[@SAGunNut]

Those bullets appear to be about the same size as the 75gr Hornady BTHP and I run those in my 18" with max load of 21.7gr from Hornady Manuel from 223 service page. Average velocity is around 2600 fps no pressure.

[@ammoiscurrency5706]

The copper bullets are about 15% bigger then the lead ones and the maker has a DEEP and wide hollow point making the bullet take up even more space. Often this isnt a big issue BUT some powders can be more sensitive to it and its a HUGE issue.

[@davidpeterson6147]

sort your brass by manufacturer and date on the head stamp. This will greatly enhance your accuracy. There is a significant variance in the thickness of the rim and the webbing to bottom of the main case which affects how far off the lands the ogive of the bullet sits. This difference will change the POI of each round and the best way to minimize this is to sort your brass.

[@karlasmus381]

I called Federal about the AR Match primers. They said that the AR Match primers are the answer to the military's requirement for a thicker cup to handle the higher pressures.

[@bryantberg3330]

could you shoot some barnes tsx and ttsx in the 223/5.56

[@kylesmith2939]

I to want to see the barnes

[@DoreDerek]

I know this is an old post, but after reading a few comments, I noticed no one said anything about crimping. I think if it was me, I would not have crimped.

[@uraniumpenetrator3844]

If the bullet has a cannelure, crimp it.

[@toycollector2611]

A web site doing load work up suggested that Federal cases are much softer than other manufacturers as well. Don't know what you were using.

[@edjett2631]

I'd like to see what you can do with Nosler 60gr Partitions.

[@mikeadams8293]

Hokey smoke Bullwinkle!!

[@trappingisthewayoflife7146]

Have you done any of them in 62 gr have 100 of them and just hitting a wall on finding any thing on them and I am to new at this just to blow up my gun. Shooting them with AR 5.56\223 18 Inc barrel have 223cfe for powder

[@wahru3357]

Had another thought,i have not watched any of your handgun loading videos but loading lead bullets using jacketed bullet data will also cause pressure issues,i speak from experience.Glad we didnt blow any digits off John,see ya.

[@NotACop247]

Backorder at Maker doesn't take much time at all. Paul made some .310 208 grain and 190 grain pills for me on backorder, which only took an extra week. He's an awesome guy. Check him out.

[@dwaynewood8156]

Yep that was nasty crap happens 🤮lol been there Johnny and still got my face lol

[@richardmaka7603]

I use 4064 23.5 grains with Bob's 55 grain bullets standard deviation of 4

[@amcneil4625]

When lubricating the hull, do you not have to lubricate the inside of the neck?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

That's....a complicated question. In general, the answer is no. Lubing the inside of the neck is not usually required, strictly speaking. It's a good thing to do, though. It makes the sizing operation much smoother. I usually lube the inside of every 10th case or so. The lube ends up on the expander and will keep things running smooth for a while.

[@89tonstar]

The only way you would blow up a modern produced AR is by putting water in the barrel or some other material that would cause pressure to spike way beyond what the metal is meant to endure. Likely what is happening is the bullet is sitting very very close to the rifling causing excessive pressure.

[@jagzilla1398]

Have you tried any surplus w844 w846?

[@boricuaarecibo9259]

What's a good powder to use in a bolt action rifle with a 20" barrel chambered in. 308 Winchester bullet weight 168gr I want to just hit steel @ 500 yards

[@benjaminnevins5211]

zho mhe gherd, that is a hot load.

[@joey6119]

Man colt rules so much better than white oak psa,I love it when you test ammo qith the colt don't know why you would reach for anything else lol much love for colt

[@joshjohnson1653]

have you tried anything from DRT? the factory loads have done well for me plus what twist do you shoot?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I haven't tried anything from DRT. I've got their page bookmarked. I might pick up some of their 79 grainers. Look like butt kickers! My gun is 1:7.

[@joshjohnson1653]

I also have a 1:7 and I shoot about 1.25 @ 100 yards I really liked them. since I'm just starting to get interested in reloading I'd figure I'd ask.

[@kickenchicken100]

That's crazy, never would have thought AR comp would have done that at that amount. Does Maker bullets give any load data?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Yeah, I was surprised as well. Honestly I didn't think there was enough case capacity to get up to that much pressure. No load data from Maker.

[@Dutch1722]

Is trimming the crimp as good as swaging the crimp?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Yes it is, in my opinion. I am totally happy with the job that the RCBS Military Crimp Remover does. HOWEVER, if you use something like a primer pocket reamer to do the job, it can remove more brass than is necessary. That's bad. You don't want to end up with loose, sloppy primer pockets. I have the RCBS swaging kit for use on a press and I found it a very slow process. If I went back to swaging for some reason I would buy one of the Dillon or RCBS bench mounted units.

[@Bearhunt002]

Hey Johnny. Do you have any experience with 223 brass and stamped 5.56 brass both using the same bullet and powder?

[@JacksonMalcolm]

I was in a little bit of a hurry watching this.... I think I skipped the part where you measured the bullet length. Anyone happen to catch it?

[@michaellawton5051]

AR COMP is a remake of RL 15. An they say it has a faster burn rate.

[@tommywinthrop3429]

The controlled chaos is not a good round at all unless you like tracking animals with no blood trail. This is based from 7.62x39 with shoulder shots to hogs (BIG HOGS). The hogs ran like they were never hit. Absolutely zero blood on the ground. Im not bashing the round but this is a true test that i did on live Hogs. After the petals come off the base of the bullet exits like a FMJ. As far as .223 ive had good luck with 60gr Hornady interlocks. Did finally find a round out of my 7.62 that i like which is the 123 Hornady SST .310.

[@nomamartini1310]

John, I just bought a used Magnetospeed V3 and I am having a lot of trouble getting the thing to work. I am shooting 57gr 223 and 115gr 30 cal lead cast bullets and I continue to receive error codes. I tried sensitivity levels 6 thru 9. What sensitivity level worked for you? And do you have any recommendations working with the v3?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I think you are using sensitivity levels that are too high. I made the same mistake in the beginning. The sensitivity levels are HUGE steps. The normal level 2 setting works on everything jacketed. For your 115gr lead you might have to go to a 3. I would try 2 first, though. The 57gr will probably need level 3 or 4. All of the levels 5-11 are useless for me so far. The most important thing is to set the bayonette height properly. Hopefully yours came with the measuring guide stick thing. I sometimes set mine even a little closer than the 1/4" measuring guide. Good luck! Feel free to hit me up with any other questions you've got.

[@nomamartini1310]

+Johnny's Reloading Bench thank you for quick response. I appreciate the help. Keep up the great work. I am looking forward to the 556 series. I am using Accurate 2200 for my current 556 work up. Looks like 15.5gr is the minimum charge to cycle my gun.

[@karlasmus381]

Lyman #50 manual lists AR Comp Max load with 69gr. Sierra HPBT bullet at 23.4gr. for 3021 fps. If your using range pick up brass you will need the RCBS Small Base die. Too many oversize chambers using the high pressure 5.56 ammo.

[@smithnwesson990]

2846 out of a 16inch is cooking pretty good for a 70gr

[@thebaddest2562]

ive been wanting to try 4166

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I've had some success with it in 308. I'm thinking I might try it on our next bullet in this series. It is very easy to find right now. I think because it's so new a lot of people don't buy it.

[@toycollector2611]

You are lucky. I did a similar thing with 243 trying to hit 4000fps. After I hole in the first primer I started over ...

[@FredSpeed3]

Hi Johnny. Could you have mixed up you loads and started by the hottest one? You should try to weight your powder when you pull your bullets.

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I'll do that! I'll be filming the followup video tomorrow so I will include pulling some bullets and checking the charges. A mistake is certainly possible.

[@FredSpeed3]

I just remembered that the Nosler reloading guide says to always start with the minimum load when using the e-tip (full cooper bullet). a 69gr smk with ar-comp recipe is 23.2 and they state to start 10% lower than that. That would be 20.9gr. So, a full cooper, longer bullet set to lead core powder charge can be the issue. After seeing this video, I would start at 19.5 gr with this bullet.

[@jakobnomlosiii9671]

Well you have every powder but the one my Dad taught me to use IMR 3031...

[@Mr3000gt1]

Benchmark?

[@saviostrawn8737]

Quickload seems to think that load is running about 64 kpsi. About 10 kpsi hotter than recommended lol. Good to know your rifle can handle that though

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Did you run it as 5.56 NATO, .223 Rem or .223 Rem (SAMMI)? What was the predicted muzzle velocity with a 16" bbl? I got around 2840.

[@saviostrawn8737]

223 saami, 2790 fps. I didn't have the Rex bullet to work with so I substituted a Barnes one for it. The 75gr Amax is also available with similar pressures but a little less fps

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Good deal. Thanks a lot!

[@danenorment]

Holy crap that is some pressure you showed in the beginning! I have watched a lot of your newer videos and you talk about "blowing your face off" luckily you didn't here lol.

[@codythompson8456]

You should try Nosler bonded performance! I been looking to buy some, but they are kinda high

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Man, that bullet looks like a Butt Kicker indeed! I will order some ASAP!

[@krrrruptidsoless]

Over pressure from weight of the bullet, the crimp and the seat depth.... Maybe you put too much of a bevel in the primer pocket when you cleaned/debirred the pockets You did about four or five by hand and then you went to your machine

[@michaellawton5051]

pretty much all the copper solids like to be jumped not jammed.

[@michaellawton5051]

try some AA2520 an Winchester 748.

[@thebaddest2562]

i thought the metal bullet ussue was with imports

[@thebaddest2562]

issue

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

I'm not sure, to be honest. I know the Lehigh Defense website labels their brass bullets as "for rifle use". Who knows about these crazy laws. Somebody will probably read it different tomorrow and the rules will change. I just wanted to throw out a warning so people know to look into the issue further for themselves. I find the whole thing confusing.

[@mmelgoza1983]

Those Maker Rex 70 grainers are solid copper and have no relief cuts. 😢

[@nickl1682]

First 300 blackout now 556 .

[@robertwolters]

69 GR. TIPPED MATCHKING (TMK) with 223 CFE

[@mikethefarrier]

CFE is great except its VERY tempersture sensitive

[@Ash93300]

Very entertaining as usual You make reloading exciting But please BE CAREFUL ! And why don't you use a brass catcher to check them easily ? TAKE CARE, I don't want my favorite channel to close ;)

[@abitnutz6747]

You guessed at the loads?

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

Yup. No published data that I know of. It looks like the Barnes data is going to be the closest.

[@invictussol]

GOT THAT MANUAL AND MY START WEIGHT WAS USUALLY TO HIGH hornady has a printer problem 22gr end of my .223

[@DelawareDevil]

At the 37 minute mark, when removing live primers. Do it safely, don't risk your hands. Run water in the cases then punch the live primers out. Steal your wifes Blow drier, and dry the cases out.

[@johnchausow4857]

Delaware Devil how long do the cases need to sit with water in them before you can safely punch them out?

[@garywood2137]

Love your videos; but I don't think 300 blackout is just a fad.

[@bobborlog1677]

Wow your lucky you didn't get hurt that's bad .

[@joshouellette643]

look at the play in the press at 23.20

[@JohnnysReloadingBench]

The turret does indeed tilt a bit. I have been meaning to measure it. I will be doing a proper review of my press in the near future and I will address it then.

[@jerrymont2595]

CCI 41 primers are for auto weapons especially the AR. That's your problem with AR Comp

[@kade426]

"make it a decent defense cartridge"... It's only a widely used military cartridge for several decades but OK.

[@mblake0420]

Created to wound for military