Albroswift

Welcome to the forum Maybe can make up for the low mass carrier by bumping your buffer weight up. Pur Tungsten sells 1.5 oz weights in 3 packs if you are a do it yourselfer, and Heavy Buffers. com is a great resource also.

The 223 runs nice through the 650, Data 2200 meters as well in the press' powder measure as the electronic measure and 10x faster. The R-P brass primes like butter, even with Wolf primers. Ran some civilian FC couple weeks ago reamed the pockets lightly, and after 15-20 rounds dumped them out of the case feeder and reamed them again hard.

Processed 1500 rounds of once fired RP 223 over the last week or so... Last batch in the vibratory cleaning the lube off now. Ready for primers, powder and pills.

Got the Commander SS together, ready for some testing. TR Enabling Slide Cylinder and Slide ignition Storm Lake bull barrel No Name 80% series 80 frame. Truglo night sights Wilson combat rest of internals

Brother has a ar15 build going on, most components when available aren't that bad, but $144 for a Toolcraft bcg... Holy moly. Last 308 build got a NiB toolcraft for less then that. A while back they were going for 69 bucks, doubled in price. No 49 dollar sig barrels left (except on my top shelf!) so we went with a Spikes 14.5 lightweight 1:7 chrome and going to pin a faxon slim 3 port on it. Anderson stripped uppers still around 50 bucks, think i got a couple for 34 dollars a while back but 50 ain't that bad. Forgot how much fun/ quick/easy building ARs are after spending a year ++ building 3 1911s! We should have most of the parts next few days, think he is milling the receiver this weekend. Also got 1000 rounds of 62 gr bullets coming got the press set up and a bunch of RP brass ready to run through the sizer. I think someone is going to find out about the ammo shortage about 1 min after twisting on the optics!

338 Win Mag factory crimp die, extended .325 to use with the 340 Weatherby and a birdsmouth so the bullet tip clears when rotating through the progressive.

Non canalure bullets like the ELD and Matchking (lots of others, just naming 2 I use quite a bit) scream "LEE FACTORY CRIMP!"

The only way to fly. Pretty much replaced most if not all of my crimp dies with the Lee over the years.

I think the OP was using the Faxxon as a comparison. You are allowed to have more then one barrel I think, in fact, may be required...

Funny powder, looks like little cheerios, only can fit about 9 oz in a typical 1 lb container. Use it in 45-70 light loads. Going to try some in 308 w/ 200 gr bullets.

Just knocked out 1000 rounds of 9mm on the big blue, little over 2 hrs. Spent 1/2 hr troubleshooting the indexing system first, getting worn out after a couple million rounds. Recess with the spring and detent ball was getting a little oversized, shimmed it true. Get a call into Dillon, bet they will send me a new head no questions asked. Even If I have to pay, still best press out there. Bought it new in 1996 +/- Rock Chuckers are a more recent addition.

Moderators, please move to 80% lowers? Thanks-- Al

Hello, Dave, and welcome to the forum. Stumped the boys so far it looks like. Interested to see what they come up with. Al

Only if dippin Dave goes by Handy Dave on MCARBO Brotherhood.

+1 on the orange spring in the 7 inch tube.

80%, didn't have the bolt stop pin drilled, and seems to have some unusual features .

Seems big enough that's probably not the problem. Double check the port lines up with the gasblock. I have a bore camera that works sweet for that, but there are about 900 other ways to confirm.

I didn't start keeping track until about 3 or 4 years ago, whish I had started on DAY ONE!

Get a little here, little there, 25 years later you have almost everything you need.

When things quiet down and components are back in stock you will enjoy handling for it. Lots of good 6.5 data out there. Have 2 ladders loaded up myself just waiting for the next trip to the range. 123's and 147's. Don't remember the data offhand but it is probably one of the Hodgdon magnum powders, 4350 or 4831, use those in a lot of recipes.

I must have quoted his quote.

That doesn't hardly make sense. Please elaborate

You can have a custom tube made, I think the company we use is White Oak Armament, if you don't want to fuk with the barrel

@RJC Welcome to the forum. Nuff said.

@boostless Easy way to confirm is assemble without spring, put an empty mag in, pull the CH back. If it locks, it's the spring. Also with spring out good time to make sure the BCG is not contacting the "ears" of the receiver. Had the same thing (too long spring) with a Tubbs in a 7" tube. I went to the point of compressing the spring 100% on a dowel and measuring, 1/2" longer then the tail of the 2-1/2" buffer. Was what I thought to be the correct spring for that application, apparently not. You will likely have some growing pains with the short tube on a large frame, but it will work with the right port/ spring/ buffer combo. I ended up with a Sprinco orange spring and a 5.6 oz buffer. Also running a Seekins AGB and gas port dia .078. Runs like a top.