Part 1 Basic Reloading of a Rifle Cartridge (223 Remington)

This video is made for those who are new to or looking to get info on the basic steps of reloading. The first part takes you from start to priming while the second part goes over charging the cases and seating the bullet.

[@skyt54]

You backed off the sizing die a 1/4 turn from the shell plate. RCBS instructions say to turn the sizing die 1/4 turn into the shell holder after lowering the ram a bit. The way you did it will not do a full length resize. The dies that you are supposed to back off an eighth of a turn are the carbide pistol dies that are brittle so you don't want to cam into the die or you will damage the die. Most of the rifle dies are steel dies and you are supposed to cam the die into the shell plate an eighth to quarter turn.

[@Mr45nut]

At the end of the second part a break down the cost for you. Comes out to 21 cents per round and you end up with a better more accurate round below the cost of the cheapest bulk ammo.

[@thrivealist9458]

Price crying in 2021.

[@drummondmaughan5667]

Really good it is hard to find a straight forward video the last one I watch he went on about painting

[@americanmade36merica99]

I'm new to reloading, and I greatly appreciate your time making and sharing this video to us reloading rookies. Just about have everything I need to get started your press looks just like my REDDING.

[@russellkeeling4387]

Watching these videos is a good way to start reloading but the best option is to find someone that is a reloader and go to them. All reloaders including myself are happy to help someone enjoy it. Take your components and have them show you how to reload by doing it hands on. You load and they guide you. There are small things they will be able to show you not available on a video. The first thing I suggest is read a reloading manual and then read it again. I have 11 different manuals and they don't all show the same loads for the same calibers. Also only the newer manuals show loads for the newer powders.

[@stefanscopoulis9732]

12 years later I’m using this video to learn very invested and excited to learn my .243 to its core

[@georgiaswamphunter9908]

Watched Part 1 & 2. Thanks for taking the time to explain the process, it answered so many questions I had. Great job.

[@jctxcboy36]

RCBS states when setting up the re-szing die that you want to raise the ram till it touches the bottom of the die and then tighten an additional 1/4 turn so that you will have a cam action. I noticed that you backed it off an 1/8 of a turn with no identifiable cam action. Is there a reason that you did not get the cam action that RCBS recommends. thanks!

[@bassamahmad1927]

John Carroll no. he just did it wrong

[@dropkickdrones4569]

Yah dude, you need to cam over not back resizing/deprime die. Bring in till touches the case holder lower arm the bring die IN 1/8 turn to get cam over effect wich takes any play out. Without this your cases will never GO guage all the way. Now ask me how I know this. Lol

[@JCtheROD]

Yes absolutely you don't back off the die. You turn it in bout 1/8 to 1/4 turn.

[@MyREDTAIL]

You skipped over the Case tumbeling to clean them firse, Before priming thei again etc.

[@zacharystiles5258]

That’s a caliper not a micrometer....

[@steveduvall5981]

Well here we are almost 5 yrs. later and your video is still great, very helpful and I'm glad I watched it, learned a lot and went back and checked with a bullet and realized I may not have gone all the way up with the brass while de-priming in order to re-size the neck. Just started reloading and buddy I'm watching your other video's :) THANKS for the help, I'm hard of hearing and you come out loud and clear (and a lot of video's I have to strain to hear) and understandable. Steve

[@zandvoort8616]

Can you get plastic / polymer cases? Surely they would be so much cheaper and easier and much cheaper to manufacture?

[@russellkeeling4387]

The cases made from those material are one time use. They don't hold the same flexibility properties as brass. Steel cases are much cheaper than brass but have the same non flexible properties as plastics.

[@MyREDTAIL]

I feel that any Rifle Cases will last through 4--5 Reloading secions any longer than that it's best to discard them for new Brass , To be safe etc.

[@williamli7864]

Hi, thank you so much your video, I'm a new beginer, I'm so greatly appreciate your time to sharing with us, I have question if I don't want use small base full length die to resizing my case which is fired case from my ar15, just use neck sizing die to make case neck only and use on my ar15, Is that any problems? Appreciate your time!

[@COYOTE165A]

Question?/ i have a bag full of Rem 223 Brass that i bought years ago & want to reload them I do not know if they wer already Resized when I bought them or not i tried to put in a bullet in the neck but it is Tight & will not fit into the case like you show here in your Video so does that mean that these cases were already resized.? If so I would hate to have to re lub them & put them through my resizing Die again if I do not have to etc Thanks for sharing etc,

[@GunnyJeffers]

Not all "Gunny's" are that freaking anal. You can call your dial calipers any damn thing you want too. Excellent video, I've watched about 10 hours of this stuff, since I'm new to reloading. Thanks for posting and I'll be watching part two now.

[@fishcop444]

Great vid except you left out case trimming (if needed). Also primer pocket swaging would be a good thing to put in. Cheers!

[@Highnz57]

I always wanted to know, is cleaning brass necessary every time? A little carbon shouldn't hurt anything, right? I imagine if the brass is older then it'll need some cleaning to keep grit out of the dies

[@Highnz57]

@John Beige good idea 💡

[@russellkeeling4387]

Wash it and let it dry. Cleaning is important but tumbling is not. Even though I've never confronted it a large carbon build up could cause higher pressure than you want because of less space in the case.

[@xanderfischer2327]

Thank you for this video. I just got a reloading press for christmas and it made me feel a lot more safe about the process.

[@Rick-nk7pm]

What would be the best 223 powder out of tcm. 4227. Titegroup. Or winchester autocomp?????

[@ChrisRay-rf2tx]

To You're not supposed to back it off 1/8 of a turn. You screw the die down until it touches the shell holder and turn it slightly more down so you can feel a slight "snap" in the die arm when you push the arm down. The rear of the case will not be flush with the case gauge doing it this way. I watched this video and they didn't fit the case gauge and had to resize all 200 cases.

[@duanebg]

Thank you, I just put my rock chucked together today and this video was just what I needed. Well done.

[@therealyooper7548]

Don’t trim your brass after resizing? Big mistake.

[@jonesman71]

does this acctually bring down the price of bullets, and by doing this how much is it per bullet

[@joerelph9854]

Wrong. You need to read your RCBS book suppose to turn the die down to the shell holder 1/8” to 1/4” for the camming action on the press

[@davecollins6113]

It is definitely the basics, but, not mention checking case length and trimming, skipping that and going to priming, kills it for me. Can't recommend it that way.

[@RaisingCain78]

im a beginner but have everything to get started. thank you for showing how to set up the dies, a lot of other videos leave that out.

[@russellkeeling4387]

I didn't see him say anything about case length and it is of vital importance to keep from having overpressure. Case prep is boring but vitally important. The dies you bought came with instructions so follow them. He gave wrong information if you use rcbs dies.

[@DarthHintz]

what is it with people calling a caliper a micrometer......

[@Jeff_Seely]

Yep, just as you said it would be. A no nonsense step by step fundamental rifle reloading. I think it's incredibly helpful to folks to see this and not just be told all the things that they need to reload. You even touched on some of the safety aspects. Reloading is dangerous. I clear my mind of everything and focus on just that when I do it. Great video man good job!

[@VanTheGamer07]

Show us how to reload accurate ammo for storage when you need it you can break it open and use iy

[@AmRFuKYaH]

I thought after the die is touching the ram you go down further a quarter turn not back out some?

[@exiledintheus7251]

So that first piece of equipment that you called powder funnel is a powder measure. I was going to call it a powder charger lol.

[@markob7967]

hello, what would happen if I took the bullet out of the case, put some glue and put it back in the same case? would it work?

[@gregcrosby8918]

Great video, thanks for posting. Just getting into reloading and your video's have really helped clearify a few things that the books and other video's dont even really cover.

[@russellkeeling4387]

When you show how to set up the resizing dye you did it the opposite of how rcbs says to set up their dyes. Turn it down to contact the shell holder and then turn it down a eighth of a turn not back up.

[@MrGhostface213]

Can you reload 556 empty case with the 223 dies ?

[@russellkeeling4387]

Yes, the outside of the cases is exactly the same.

[@MrGhostface213]

If I buy new brass do I still need to trim re sizes them ?

[@JCtheROD]

Yup you do, of coarse you probably know this by now.

[@07SilverStreak]

Very understandable. I'm new to reloading and I've watched a few videos, but really liked the way you described setting up the de-primer and re-shaper die. I wasn't getting that from other videos. Glad so many are out there because everyone learns different.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Can you manipulate the range by under packing it in some way?

[@emmanuelmontalvo1676]

That's a Caliper son.

[@alainmorin]

will the lube make the powder stick?

[@hellsing4757]

Is it cheaper to reload cases than buying new cartridges?

[@robertmontes1468]

One of the best instructional videos I've seen on KZbin! SO well done! Thanks!

[@MyREDTAIL]

For me its like a refresher corse in reloading Wish we had KZbin in the 70's When I started Reloading back then etc.Had to sit and read thrpugh Manuals Boring as H**L But no other choise unless some friend took you through the steps etc.

[@bradschultz8830]

pretty new at this. What was the lube type, brand etc. that you used to spray the brass before resizing?

[@trevorhaynes1492]

Which priming tool are you using?

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

Absolutely amazing video thank you for taking your time step-by-step and sharing this video. I’m getting ready to get started in reloading soon 👍

[@shazting4244]

How much is the setup and materials to make them

[@JBud1911]

AR 223/5.56 SHOULD RELOAD with SMALL BASE DIE SET. Your Die set is good for bolt rifles, but AUTOMATIC 223 needs SB DIE SET so that the brass doesn't get stuck in chamber. ( Some barrels need SB Dies others don't )

[@baugwan1]

Why don’t you do a video about what happens when you reload a rifle round and tumbling media remains/lodged in the brass. How it effects pressure, accuracy, and how likely it is to blow up the gun. You make awesome videos and I'm most grateful for all the work you do.

[@TheSunnyTrails]

did that (example case) that was cracked. did you (or whoever had it) not anneal it? arnt you supposed too anneal and then re size? i am new too reloading and have no practice but ive been researching. surely i have a point but does it not matter with 223?

[@rednew8222]

Aidan steel , annealing adds maybe 1or 2 reloads to a piece of brass... it is not a necessity but it helps to prolong case life....

[@chevyforddodge4x4]

Hi a friend of mine is geting in to reloading and he was told to just use cci 41 primers but i see you use just sr primers have you ever had a slam fire? that is why they told him not to use sr primers ? he knows u need to go by the book but the books jont say a lot about primers ! thank and nice videos !

[@galenhof3371]

Dial caliper....not micrometer

[@pawel900rr99]

Awesomo, thanks!👏🔥

[@ronmacdougall9612]

I see you don't crimp,isn't it better for accuracy

[@russellkeeling4387]

Not necessarily. This is one reason a good reloader will over time work up a pet load for each rifle he loads for.

[@Mr45nut]

I have not had a slam fire. I know that the cci41 primers you mention do have a thicker base in the primer cup which makes them less likely to have a slam fire. Just follow all safety rules and remember to work your loads up and you will be fine.

[@SashOkVR]

How much does all of this cost?

[@Mr45nut]

I'm glad I could help you out! Any questions feel free to ask.

[@denverrobertson6824]

What press do you use

[@milesm33]

This is the perfect intro reloading video. Thank you! The other videos I've watched get very complicated very quick. Again, thank you for a great video!

[@indoorgardener4084]

How do you make this one at home.

[@darrenshelton2744]

best simple video that explains it where anyone could understand. Good Job!

[@MyREDTAIL]

I Also reload the Rem 223, For mt T/C SUPER 14 Handgun, Great Coyote Buster, With any Bullets in the 50- 55 Gr. The Hornady V Max are Boss though, Thanks for sharing love all of your reloading Videos etc.

[@Shubba2529]

Thought it was a great illustration and example of single stage re-loading. The biggest hassle of re-loading is getting everything set up, not the re-loading itself. To me that's where a good little spiral notebook comes in handy, so if one is loading .223, .308, or 30-06 you can reference your previous settings, the last time you loaded for that caliber and it gets you back to the neighborhood so fine tuning is much quicker. I give it a thumbs up.

[@sleggett243]

Fantastic video.

[@huevoneousmaximus2309]

Great video pretty straight forward. Of course don't know dick about reloading, but I now know that I'll just buy my rounds. I learned that it takes a special person with alot of patience to reload their own rounds...yeah. Thanks

[@donniey.8891]

I'm new to this thank you for explaining the process.

[@adam_-adam]

hi all' im sure this has been descussed before and i have read a few tooics but have not found any info in what im about to ask' it seems everyone likes to get worked up when they hear about flash and out in there negative two cents about it' well to get this out of the way first i will inform every one that ive been a pyro all my life and made several different types of flash and even my own aluminum powder' i am very aware of how flash reacts confined and unconfined with many diffent types of compositions" not a " dumn pyro" or do things in an unsafe manner but i do like testing things and if they may seem unsafe i still carry out the task in a safe manner' if knowone ever did stuff like that than we wouldnt have half the technology we have today' here is my question' can flash propell a bullet faster than black powder or even smojless powder lit of by a precussion cap' i have read somewhere that blackpowder and even more so smokless produces way higher pressures than flash which is better for pushing and flash just burns hotter and way faster which brings its pressure up' but i beleive its not as high for the same amount of gunpowder' thats just what i read somewhere". now i do know flash will explode instead of push which means everything aroundit will blow up and i do not intend on ever loading a bullet with it' of course a gun will explode doing this' but givin the right circumstances like for example" say i have a 12" block of steel" and i drill a 9mm whole into it and pack it with flash and than top it off with a 9mm bullet' that means this cannon or what ever youwant to call it now has a wall thickness of over 11 inches' so there is no way on earth that this amount of flash will be able to burst open that thing' so this means all the explosive force will have to only go in one dirrection which is to proppel the bullet out' now i juat want to know this in a scientific understanding and not so i can go build one' so just wonderibg if this projectile would shoot out faster than if black powder was the charge' hope you experienced guys can put yur scientific theories or knowledge to this' im not looking for all the negativity that some like to say because they want to be supper safe' like i said" im not trying to load bullets witg this stuff' and on another note i did try one experiment with a mini cannon i had' which had a really thick wall thickness with a small load of flash' it was kno3 flash with aluminum which seemed to explode when barely confined but

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I need as someone looking into starting reloading.

[@heavensfugitive6447]

Probably one of the best and most thorough videos I’ve seen on the subject. Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@Nickwilde7755]

He sounds like the kind of guy who as a grandpa is going to tell his grandkids great stories from his childhood

[@mattrobertson8265]

Thanks for making this video for us new to reloading

[@UnionWireman292]

Those Igloo lunchbox trays are hard to come by nowadays....

[@zacharygillette7810]

Calipers*

[@williamdouglas6450]

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[@kirkboswell2575]

You are correct with your comments about work hardening and cracks in cases, but you should also mention that annealing will re-soften the brass and extend useful case life significantly.

[@Hawkpilot10]

Thank you.. I thought I was supposed to use CCI #41 but I saw you using 400s

[@AyanAli-eq4lo]

Doesn’t make sense how such a small piece of metal can kill a person

[@hornetscales8274]

Energy transfer into the target is a large part of how it works. An entire study unto itself really. Unfortunate that such is necessary for our own self defense, because others will surely study for the means to take from us what is not theirs.

[@russellkeeling4387]

It was explained to me years ago in this way. Take a baseball and throw it at someone striking them in the head. It may knock them down and even knock them out. Take the same baseball and shoot it from a cannon at a much higher velocity striking the person it the head. It will remove the head. Velocity squared times the weight of the projectile divided by 450240 equals energy. So doubling the mass of the projectile doubles the energy but doubling the velocity of the projectile quadruples the energy.

[@Bearhunt002]

Thanks for the great video. How often do you have to grease/lube your press ?

[@RagingHillbilly]

Great video. Thank you!

[@rtmacabio]

Before seating the new primer you need to clean the primer pocket with a small primer cleaning tool. Also, if you are using military cases you need to cut always some of the primer crimp from the case to allow the new primer to seat properly.

[@BillMarcipan]

If your answering questions ? What’s the sequence 1 tumble 2 lube 3 size & deprime 4 trim? 5 clean primer pocket? 6 install primers Never saw you trim or clean primer pocket. & what about the military crimp brass isn’t that spozed to be harder to get out requiring a different tool?

[@russellkeeling4387]

I just use my case mouth tool to trim the crimp on 5.56 cases and tumbling is not necessary if you just wash the cases.

[@garcast28]

thanks for the video. it got me started when i got my rockchucker

[@stihlshop4695]

i was told not to handle the primers with your fingers

[@TheOneeyedclay]

You skipped case trimming entirely. That's pretty important

[@russellkeeling4387]

I agree, it's vitally important.

[@rufusleers]

well...annealing the casings helps elongate the life of the case.

[@rufusleers]

well...annealing the casings helps elongate the life of the case.

[@jett-rampartflyer2852]

I thought u made a very nice video and did a great job narrating it.

[@carloss8972]

Dont you need to clean your brass first?

[@brucesnyder939]

Why don't you lube the inside of the case throat?

[@yahshuah29]

I have a question and was hoping someone can help me out. I am new to hunting and really am interested in a 25/45 sharps ( I have a 308) as a general go to rifle and use my 308 for larger game as it kicks like a mule. I own a ar-15 in 223-5.56 but want a little more hitting power. This leads to my question 2 actually. (1) can you reload, or load a 25 caliber in the 223 cases and what do I need to do that? (2). Can you take a 223 bolt action rifle and put the 25/45 sharps barrel on it?

[@russellkeeling4387]

Both of the things you ask about can be done but I question why. If I understand correctly the 25/45 Sharps is a pretty new caliber and I once wanted one until I looked up load data. That data called for loads that would not fit inside a .223 size case so I felt the caliber was more hype than fact. I looked at the caliber because in my state it is illegal to hunt big game with any firearm shooting any bullet smaller than .24 caliber. This is just my opinion.

[@Mr45nut]

I have never had a problem running 400's. So I will continue to use them till I see a reason not to. Thanks for watching.

[@BasicallyScratch]

Where do you get your projectiles and you powder.

[@csarebel8657]

How many reloads can you get out of one case?

[@sword3607]

can you make a list of the equipment

[@joeky100]

Very very helpful thank you !!!!

[@silentscribes]

very good video thank you

[@Mr45nut]

@fishcop444 You're correct. I did leave out case trimming. I wanted this to be a bare bones basics in reloading. I feel like people are overwhelmed when looking at starting to reload with ALL the possible steps. Yes case trimming is necessary IF the cases have stretched far enough. But most of the time you can get a few loadings out of the brass before this is necessary. I'd hate for someone to not get started reloading because of 80ish buck trimmer that they could have done without for a while.

[@edgoodman4259]

I agree, you might get three to five reloads out of a piece of brass before it needs trimming with 223 you may well lose it in the grass often times before then. For beginners the use of commercial brass like Winchester/Remington/Federal is better than using military surplus brass then you don't have to deal with the crimp in the primer pockets that the military brass has. Keep you brass in separate lots so you can keep track of how many times it has been been fired. Coffee can labeled with bullet power charge etc put empties in another can labeled #1, #2, etc so you can keep track of how many times fired. Right now in 2020 there is a buying panic and reloading components are near impossible to find-- we've been through this a couple times before, it will pass. I've been reloading since the 60's, hang in there guys---

[@russellkeeling4387]

@@edgoodman4259 Always label loads and if necessary color the case head with a colored sharpy. I have to do this because I load a lot of .357 for both rifle and pistol, I only have to look at the case head to determine which box it came from because each box is labeled with the case head color and different marking. Always label each box of ammo with all information on the label.

[@johnwilliamson5191]

do you anneal your brass ?

[@Mr45nut]

I do not, annealing the brass isn't needed except in extreme precision shooting.

[@delas7389]

Great video, thank you

[@Desperado3248]

Need to clean and check primer pocket for crimp. Even some commercial brass has military style crimp

[@russellkeeling4387]

Yes it does and you will find out as soon as you try to insert a new primer. For this very reason I use a hand primer when repriming everything.

[@MrGhostface213]

Are the digital scale. accurate ?