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Offline JohnyMac

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Reloading info needed
« on: January 12, 2012, 05:16:06 PM »
I am thinking of buy some IMI M193 5.56 Nato 55 gr FMJB cartridges. Does anybody have any experience on reloading this specific round? My main concern is the primer / primer pocket. Will this brass take standard small rifle primers?
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 05:56:23 PM »
as far as i know all 223/5.56 brass uses small rifle primers..........
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 07:08:02 PM »
I haven't reloaded that case yet. My understanding is that all Military rounds have a crimped primer. I've been told that you can chuck your deburrer in drill and deburr that crimp. The fellow who told me is in the know so I have not reason not to believe him.

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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 07:17:08 PM »
I have loaded a wide variety of 5.56/.223 brass they use small rifle primers I use cci no.41 primer says on the bax for 5.56. On the crimped primers i use my deburring tool to remove the ridge before priming (its a must for me i have a hand priming tool)

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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 07:18:47 PM »
I haven't reloaded that case yet. My understanding is that all Military rounds have a crimped primer. I've been told that you can chuck your deburrer in drill and deburr that crimp. The fellow who told me is in the know so I have not reason not to believe him.
You can do that, or they make a variety of specific primer pocket reamers, or you have the option to swage.
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 07:58:44 PM »
It probably has the little tabs/crimps on the primer but if your able to deal with it its reloadable.
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2012, 09:21:59 PM »
Yes Dillon does make a deal that pushes that crimp out in one easy step.

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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2012, 11:39:37 PM »
Mmmmm TG, my reload set up is Hornady. I will check out Dillion to see... Why don't "they" make it easy?????
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2012, 12:54:20 AM »
The dillon super swage is a good option. I had one in the past but sold i and got a reamer instead. Gave me some extra cash to get some other reloading items. I dont know what type of press you use. But if its a SS, several companies make swagers for them
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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 11:42:18 AM »
Personally I don't understand why anyone would want to crimp the primer on a 5.56, now a 300win mag sure.

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Re: Reloading info needed
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2012, 01:34:10 PM »
I believe the military crimps their primers to make them more reliable in machine guns.