What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Zombie Steve]

Started prepping my 223 brass. Don't have anything to reload it, let alone the dies, but I figured I could at least clean them and measure to ort cases that need trimming, whats good to go, and then sort by headstamp for record keeping.

Always measure after sizing. Good luck finding stuff.

[BuffCyclist]

Always measure after sizing. Good luck finding stuff.

Thanks for the tip. I only got through maybe 75 cases before I starting realizing the firing pin indent in the primer had a ridge on the edge of some and was throwing the measurement off. Then I just lost all motivation since I don't have any components.

I haven't reloaded for rifle yet but perhaps I need to re-read the section in my manuals about rifle case prep while I try to track down the stuff I need/want/can-afford.

[cstone]

Thanks for the tip. I only got through maybe 75 cases before I starting realizing the firing pin indent in the primer had a ridge on the edge of some and was throwing the measurement off. Then I just lost all motivation since I don't have any components.

I haven't reloaded for rifle yet but perhaps I need to re-read the section in my manuals about rifle case prep while I try to track down the stuff I need/want/can-afford.

Don't give up. No matter what else is going on, there is always brass to be prepped.

My system for .223:
Deprime
Tumble
Swage
Lube and size
Tumble
Case gage to sort out the cases that need to be trimmed from the cases that are ready to load.
Trim the long ones
Hand prime all of the cases

The primed cases are ready to load when you have powder and bullets.
It's not fast, but the rounds come out consistent.