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I'd spin an expander, maybe sell the the "little girls" for some Reddings and floating carbide expander.
Id suck on my gun muzzles nightly if I ever "needed" a LEE factory crimp or collet anything....
Hell, Id take wimp neck tension as an open invite to just cast as mess of 225s outta spite....
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i found sitting position in shorts and bottom discharge finds a brass catcher which is a little painful.
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one problem i am having is ejecting a live round sometimes pulls the bullet leaving it in the barrel. i just carry a sectioned rod in a pouch for when i forget. i think this problem is just the bullets i am using which are 35g varmaggeddons from nosler. far forward ogive. Noslers mike .0005 smaller than Horns, thus have less neck tension. The flat bases also seat as consistent as goose [bleep] in the short dies, so thatcan also cause havoc. If your gun eats factory fodder without incident, duplicating it is easy.
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Pussy is more sensitive than sack....
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i found sitting position in shorts and bottom discharge finds a brass catcher which is a little painful. can't be good!!!!! lol If your gun eats factory fodder without incident, duplicating it is easy. i haven't fired a factory round since 1981 when i bought a 375 winchester.
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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Thats why you're resorting to panaceas and having neck tension issues...
Its also why some neophyte posted a blown up contraption.
I'd be willing to bet one box of factory ammo contains more answers than any post you'll get; making it work without a squib rod for an AR is easy....
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How does the 5.7 out of a carbine compare to the 30 grain CCI Minimag 22 magnum from a 16 inch barrel?
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MPN 0059
UPC 076683000590
Manufacturer CCI AMMO
Caliber 22 WMR AMMO
Bullet Type Jacketed Hollow Point
Muzzle Velocity 2200 fps
Muzzle Energy 322 ft. lbs.
Primer Sure-fire CCI
Casing Brass
Ammo Rating Varmints
my 5.7 load
35g fb tipped varmageddon
velocity 15 ft from muzzle 2385fps
i will let you do the math as i haven't had my 2nd cup of coffee yet.
all i know is they blow the stuffing out of squirrels and starlings out to 125 yards. and are a hoot to shoot.
i went 35 years shuddering at the thought of picking up a AR but now wish i had gotten one years ago. went from none to 6 in a matter of months. 5.7 ,223,7.62x39,458.
and am looking at a 6mm. love the simplicity of altering them which gives me a lot of fun in my old age.
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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HawkI, if i can find a box of factory here in the puckerbrush i will try them. i don't have squibs and i realize that is not what your reference to a squib rod is about. the only bullet i have any problem with is the above Nosler. it has the far forward ogive that contacts the rifling. i would set them back a smidge but they are so accurate at this length i will just remember to remove the mag before the last shot.
next reloading session i will try another bullet or screw her down a little.
all told i don't have any gripes about this cartridge or platform.
be safe, Tom
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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is the 5.7 FN a blow back gun or is it a DI gun like an AR?
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blow back no lockup at all. that is why it stretches the cases so bad.
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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