bigtone wrote:i reload for my 223 because its heaps cheaper and i go through so many rounds. accuracy is awesome (1/2 inch group at 100) with factory or reloaded ammo but i think the mossy has about a 23 inch barrel. I can't believe it shoots so straight considering it has just over 200 thou free jump to the lands and has done about 4000 rounds in the 6 months i have had it. The biggest reason for reloading 223 though is price. Its a fiddly little projectile and the primers are tiny and powdering the cases is totally mind numbing, so if you don't commit suicide after reloading 1000 at a time then it was worth the dollar saving!
You my friend desperately need a Dillon XL650 progressive press
Once you get a rhythm going you can smash out around 300+ rounds per hour with the same level of precision as doing it by hand. I put 200 rounds of 44Mag through last night in under an hour not counting the time it took to unlock the powder, primers and load the press then cleanup and case gauge afterwards. I have a backlog of almost 2000 .223 cases at the moment pending the arrival of a carbide die cause I stuffed my Hornady one due to poor lubrication (I stuffed up). When I get the workshop a bit tidier I'll post some videos of the Dillon in action on .223
