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Got some Sierra 135 gr. MK's to load & made some test rounds for tomorrow . case -ACC Remington 300BLK/primed bullet -135gr. Sierra MK HPBT powder - 17.2 gr. of H110 OAL - 2.096" Here next to my 125 TNT & 150 Hor. SP test rds.

Well I do add to it almost daily.

Just finished my POF lower to complete my 300BLK rifle . I only had the the pivot pin detent pop ,out once when assembling . <thumbsup> I got the Magpul CTR stock & Smith enterprises brake today , along with some detents I was missing , to finish the POF lower to match the POF upper receiver. I think it looks much better now ,that its not matched to one of my other lowers. I kept the old Turkey scope on to do some accuracy testing. (better than Iron sights ,well magpuls , I have for it )

Good advice . I too did the same thing with my daughter . The charging & assembling ,in its final stages is where things can go to the dark side .

Man ,now that sucks . At least I got to bust some caps . I would hate to fight in a war ,loading a AR 308 , loading one rd. at a time , my big fingers are not meant to be put in those kinds of places .

Hope it all works out with your wife's medical problem. We have come a long way with medical treatment now a days . Now about your chamber , there is no real difference in the two chambers on modern rifles . I prefer the 7.62 chamber over the .308 . In theory ,it will except a wider verity of ammo.

I would not put a plastic sight on any gas block . My Magpuls are very rigid & I have had a set on my 16" AR 308 for quite a while & they are solid shooters . I just picked up a set of the new Gen II & they are just as nice only lower profile in the folded down position. They are just intended as back up sights ,but on my 16" , they are the only sighting system & I don't have a problem with that.

Well, I have had two select fire M16's & I never thought it was a problem & I don't remember them ever being shot in semi auto . Used one of those drum thingy's on one of them , I think it held 90 rd's in it, been a while .

Another ammo manufacturer making 300BLK , can only be a good thing .

Got a chance to try the SSA trigger out today & its very impressive . Crisp,clean & I have to get some trigger time with it . I'm so used to the gritty ,long 10# pull of std. AR trigger systems ,I was not ,how can I say, ready for how smooth & crisp it broke . And what made my shooting experience more fun ,I brought two AR 308's & forgot to bring even one mag!!!!!! Not like me at all . Needless to say ,it made a very short range session , but I did test fire an old .22 ,I repaired for a friend & it worked fine ,so not a total loss.

That crimp die shows that there is more intrest in this caliber from other manufacturers & that can only be a good thing . What I want to see is Factory ammo available for this caliber . That may be the thing that breaks this wide open as far as more intrest than there is already. The Hornady's are a exposed lead point bullet , I'm not a fan of using those type of bullets in an AR type rifle . They are not very pointed ,more like a round point & I'm have them at 2.082-3 ". They have a crimp grove & I'm a little over half way into it . If your not making hundreds of rounds at one sitting , a single stage is fine . I use mine for a lot of things .

Jgun You show off , now I'm going to one up on ya & show my Dillon set up to seat the 150 gr. Hornady's . Your 650 will pump these out ,big time , once you get your .223 conversion . I also put these in the reloading section for the new reloaders , to show how a progressive can be used as a single stage also, but with progressive results. Let us know how the LilGun powder runs .

I kinda used my Dillon for a single stage press for the small loadings of test ammo for my 300BLK . I already sized,trimed ,primered & hand weighed the powder charge & used the Dillon to seat the bullets Whats good about a progressive press is , every pull of the handle is a loaded round & with the Dillon 550B , you have to manually rotate the shell plate for the next round to be seated . What is the advantage of this is you can make bullet seating adj. with out the shell plate indexing . I only have the 300BLK seasting die , no powder charger , sizing die or any crimping die. Loading rifle ammo requires special processes unlike a hand gun cartridge . I can't remember when I ever had to trim a pistol case . There is also nothing wrong with it auto indexing system ether , you just have to move the case for every adj. ,but once the bullet is seated where you want it , its just add a bullet & case & pull the handle down & do it all again. Midsouth seems to me to have better prices on bullets . I just ordered a bunch from them . If you want Milspec bullets try Wideners , they sell bullets & milspec powder in bulk .

Ordered a Magpul CRT stock for the lower to complete it today & loaded a bunch of 125 gr. & 150 gr. loads to see what kind of groups I can get out of this rifle . I have some 135 gr. Sierra match bullets on the way & will compare them when I load them . I will use the new 300BLK primed brass I got for them . I also want to see how the POF gen. II lower works ,mated up to the POF upper.

I agree ,no distractions ,but knowledge is the key also . You need to read up & most reloading manuals have basic reloading procedures in them & what to look for with things like case problems . Experience is what will get you into the enjoyment of rolling your own . As far as how much of what & cost . I don't even think about it any more. The start up cost is going to factor in there as you said ,but also time(labor ) will be much more . Loading bottle neck rifle cartridges is a time consuming process to get max. potential out of them to match commercial ammo. I know I can make ammo that will out perform any commercial ammo I can buy ,but it takes a lot to get there. Once you find the sweet spot ,its a breeze to duplicate it , as long as you remain consistant in your reloading practices. I'm not trying to discourage any one ,because the rewards of making good ammo are many . It may take me a doz. test loads & range trips to get it right . The powder ,bullet ,primer & case combos are many .One load or case might like a bench rest primer or a std one or the powder might perfer one or the other . I have set up my reloads to function & also shoot well from different rifles of the same cal. ,although one loading may be made just for the one particular rifle chamber & bbl. combo . That's why I have detailed notes & a reloading record book. One thing that has opened my eye's on reloading is a Chronograph , I have been reloading for over thirty years & have never had one ,but what a perfect tool for the reloader . I don't know how I got along for so long with out one .

The thread started in the Rifle section ,I suppose it could be moved to the Black rifle section . After all the ACC 300 BLK is mostly in AR type rifles ,but not exclusively . Any thing going supersonic & breaking the sound barrier (around 1000 fps or there abouts ), weight means nothing . You can load up any thing ya want ,but as you said there's trade offs . If you load a lighter bullet to subsonic spec's ,it most likely won't cycle too well in a carbine gas system rifle ,but a pistol length gas system it may work . Now take a 220 gr. bullet & load it to subsonic & it may function in a wide variety of gas systems . The added benefit of a big slow silent bullet is obvious in CQB.

Nice lower.

I have one myself . Very good press, I use mine as a single stage or progressive . You have to under stand that it is a complex machine ,if you are not mechanically inclined ,but its easy to set up once you get used to it. As I have said , the singe stage press is the basic in reloading & very good to learn on & lets you concentrate on each stage in the reloading process ,also the initial investment is low compared to any progressive press . Not that you can't learn on a progressive ,but the single stage makes you concentrate on each process. I still use my single stage for a lot of things

I would also like to see a comparison of bolt faces , because I thought Fulton bolts & carriers were also DPMS . Its not past the folks at Fulton to modify a component to make it work better . They are very good in what they do with rifles .

Not just for cycling ,but to get it as quit as possible with a suppressor . More bbl. length after the gas port. I know they like the pistol length gas system with the shorter bbl's.. Now how a pistol length gas system works with lighter bullets , that's another thing . Its give & take , may work good with the heavy sub sonic bullet loads ,but not work too well with the lighter super sonic loads . So far my 16" with carbine gas system functions every thing I have put through it , with out a problem .

Went to the meeting Monday to hear what happened & to see what after effects on the range . Seems he was holstering a loaded ,Glock .40 into a shoulder holster & they think because the strap on the holster was snapped , that he tried to force the pistol in there ,with his finger still on the trigger & shot himself through the chest. There are also testing being done to see if the trigger was modified. They also said he still had a shot gun in his hand. (no free hands )Maybe practicing three gun ? He did have prior military service.

I believe any one starting out reloading should start with a single stage press & you can get the kits that have everything with them except for die sets ,powder,primers, bullets & brass. Check the reloading section ,there are threads about what people like & use & why.

The cutting down of 5.56 brass is kinda easy & gives you good brass to start out with ,just not labled right on the case , but you won't mix it or chamber it in an 5.56 rifle . I have the Foster die set for 300BLK & they are a nice set . Forms the 5.56/.223 bras perfectly . If you can get ammo , you got it made.

Always check case length after sizing your brass. There is a max length for the case ,some chambers will have less & some will have more throat space( free bore to the rifling ). normally a 7.62 NATO chamber will have more than a .308. The RCBS AR dies will probably be small base dies , not always needed as some will say ,but I use them for .223 &.308 because I just don't use my reloads in one 308/.223 rifle . It also may be how you are setting up your sizing die . You should look in the reloading section , it may have some answers there for you already.

The more I play with the Magpuls , the more I like them & the new Gen. II's are real nice . AS far as locking the sight in both positions , the Magpuls have a latch ,but the sight is spring loaded, so if you bump it , it will spring back into the up position & catch , nothing broken. I have tested the first Gen. magpuls & no matter what you do to it ,its Right back on the money. A blow torch is about the only thing that will harm them ,but then again , what would a blow torch do to any sight ?