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I have been loading 40gr Vmax for my ar57 with a#7 7.7 gr shoots very well and I cant fit a double in a case....

Good to hear it, I saw a fellow shooter blowup a Ruger security six beside meon the range,scared the crap out of me and hurt his hand badly (he had messed up on setting his scale and the three loads we recovered and pulled down had over 2x charge of Unuiqe)

F3rr37 Damb sorry to hear you had to go through that are you ok know?

I have a n Ar57 upper on my Bushmaster colapsable lower and have fired 600 +/- rounds through it. I love the thing. It shoots smooth the accuracy is very good and the only problem I have had is the dents that sometimes happen on the case mouth ( almost always resize with no problems) . Mine shoots t...

Yep the people at Hornady are pretty cool.. I love thier phone message!!

I just wanted to let people know about some outstanding custumer service I just recieved from Hornady...I had purchased a Hornaduy micromiter adjust case trimmer,(mostly because it said it used standard shell holders) well the standard 5.7x28 shell holder doesn't fit it the center hole is about .004...

dont know about Pdogshere in Oregon but I have blasted some GREYDIGGER squirrels with the 35 gr Vmax out of AR57 worked great. :guns:

:patriot: Hey thank alot for the onfo and link!

are the cracks around the circumfrance of the case at the top of shoulder? I find some of the cases crack there on the first reload . I attributed it to thin brass lot..Have others loaded x4 with no ill effect?

9th: Thanks for the info.....fortunatley the dent seem to iron out just fine in the size die ( probably lost 7out of the first 500) so its not really an issue ,just pisses me off to waste brass. I am also shooting an AR57 16" and I love the thing it shoots very well!

thanks Grantness , I was looking at the Dogtown mostly because of pricepoint.. I have beeen shooting my Ar57 with the Nosler 40gr BT , the Speer 40 gr VSP & the 35 and 40 grain Vmax. all have been giving very good accuracy. I was thinkiing the 45 gr BBS for my Fiveseven pistol it looks like a seriou...

Excaliber that is Sweet looking firearm. . . :guns:

High gear your on the wright track....buy dies ( i like the Redding one I have purchased) then you get the fun and practice of shooting the ammo first. Then just load it yourself :thumb:

Great pics ,, Is the polymere brass cather easier on the case mouths? I made one from a colt 20 rnd mag and it somtimes dents the mouths pretty well.

I hear ya RC57 I have a G&P 552 I gove like $70 with postage from hong kong.... It does not have indexing clicks when adjustments are made but It zeros and seams to rezero after on and off weapon.....I spleged and got the dust covers last week..I have had it on my Five seven and muy223 the reticle i...

have any of you loaders tried the 36 gr dogtown from midway usa, or the Barnes 45 gr banded solid in your Ar57, the dogtown looks pretty standard. The Barnes bullet however looks LOOONG. but has a great BC for a 22 bullet. I would like to load A#7 behind them Both? :guns:

:agree: I'm for both methods I have some dummy rounds ( i have drilled holes into the sides of the cases so as to never confuse with others) My normal routine is to lock the ring on the die when I decied on a setting. Then when I get ready to load again I back out the seater stem about a turn and a ...

I have a strikefire and like it. Well except the x2 attachment . but what a deal I got the sight,mount ,dust covers,battery,x2 attachment from Code 3 supply in salem oregon for $160. I have been very pleased. I also have had Bad luck NC star.

you would be doing everyone a big service.

Munchie3409.... some of us Feel that the price of the optics doesn't always match the qaulity, I have a couple Millett scopes that shoot and rezero as good as anything you can find with a gold ring around the end and cost 1/3 the price. I am shooting a FN57 with a < $50 laser that workes great! I on...

Here is what works for me, I take a large stainless bowl and fill it with water and bring to a rolling boil on our gas range. After water is rolling well I drop in my brass 3 to 4 hundred at a time when the water comes back to roll I time it for 30 minutes. At time I pour it through a strainer and t...

Sharky That is sweet! :thumb:

I'm using Redding dies and love them. . . .I have been using CCI SRP primers and not had any problems(they are about the only ones I can find) but have been working great for my AR57.

I am shooting a AR57 and have had no problems at all with brass that was tumbled clean and clear of coating. I have not tried it in FN 57 i carry it as a deffence gun and only want factory ammo in it if I have to use it. I do not thinkk the brass I purchased had Lacquer on it but probably urithane o...

I've been using the accurate A#7 behind V-max35 gr and 40 gr with good results.DATA strait from accurate webpage...want to find a 50gr load to shoot coyotes with AR57 at close range! :guns:

Sweet, I was tinking of the 36 gr VG infront of A#7. are you shooting a 16" barrel?

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm sure it would be fine for yotes, I have killed them with .22mag and 17HMR that both have 16" barrels at 100yds +/- so the 40gr V-max at that vel shoult work fine. :thumb:

Good ta know... My Ar57 is 16" and can is 8".

cool thanks

any suggestions on subsonic loading I was thinking the barnes Varmint grenade in 50gr would be a good start.?

Thanks Dave O......I had looked at the list on their page and like I said when I went to buy it looked like a #4 was HUGE, SOOOO the ? is what are your doing to trim brass?

well thats what I thought after looking on the RCBS sight, but I went to the local store amd the collet just didnt look correct? the liston RCBS show (4) I think it should be the same size as the one for 25acp...?

I think gw45acp has the correct thoughts here. sneeking up quitely and busting a cap could land you in prison. ( of course there are always diff. conditions and sittuations. ) But anouncing your armed and your intent. Could save you alot of longterm legal nightmares.

FN57 buy favorite chiar or in holster. Ar57 with light and laser easy reach from bed. . . .NO KIDS...My thought is I wont have over penitration problems and Kill my neighbors , but will ruin somebody's day if the are acting badly in my home?

I have a stainless steal can for my 22lr, it is threaded 1/2x28 I have used it on my 22win mag. and 17HMR, my ? is can it handle the 5.7x28 from a 16" barrel or am I risking blowing it up......sorta an expiencive toy ta break needlessly?

I have an older RCBS manual rotory trimmer, not sure what collet size I need for 5.7x28 is it a #3 or #4? also what seems to be the best trim length for thie cartidge? thanks for the help

Thanks Iwill try some,,, seems to be one of the few powders I can find in my area..The good thing is you can load so many rounds from 1 lb of powder. sure is more economical the my 300win. :clap:

well there are folks that only like one kinda scope , when we all know for most of us (at least those with vissual correction) there is probly not much diff....that s what makes thisall so fun :lmao:

BY the way if somebody wants to send me 1000 rounds of factory lacquer coated and non coated ammo.... I will pe happy to make the sacrifice and spend all day shooting it and write a detailed report as to function and accuracy,,(hell I will even buy a camera that will let me post photos) I'm just a p...

well that may be correct for 5.7x28 , could be that lacquers have been changed or improved. but I have a fair amount of experience with M16 and Ak47 clones ..I work at a weapons mauncaturer in the late 70's and early 80's . we found that under auto fire when the barrel and chamber got HOT we started...

I have a AR57 and love it I have a G&P552 on it and it shoots great. i have used a Strikefire on it with X2converter. wht Im thinking is I would like to mount a 2x7 scope or something along those lines for blasting small game. A scope that would alow a finer sight would also be helpfull when decidin...

I fired around 150 rounds of handloads through my Ar57 today it was first reload of the cases I buaght from Topbrass, I loaded them with AA#7 weighed each charge love the way the stuff goes through RCBS auto charger! does True Blue also handle easily??

I think that you need a RCBS #45 shell holder to match your dies. at least thats what mybuddies dies box says!

I have Redding dies and shell holder from Midway USA, they seem to work great, Redding has a nice decapper head that helps not stretch brass.

:thumb: Just back from range, fired 147 rounds reloaded into brass that was tumbled (vibrated) until all lacquer was removed. shot 50 rounds 40gr V-MAX 6.8 gr AA#7 / 50 rounds 40 gr Nosler ballistic tip 7.4 gr AA#7 / 47 rounds35 gr V max 7.7 gr AA#7..... all rounds loaded and fired through factory A...

I will, should get to range this afternoon if the wind lets up. I have to fire some testing loads in a 204 ruger and don't want to if its windy. . . . :guns:

look you have to knnow that just because you ask an opinion doesnt mean you have to take it. you dont know if the person giving it is experienced or just a fast typer. Their are certainly people around and on the web that know what they are speaking of. But you also have to know that if you visit al...

Geeze Lighten up and dont take things so personal, I was not trying to start an arguement. Just because someone post something doenst always mean they know what they are speaking about, so I asked a ? you know as well as I do that the world is Full of armchair experts. so I came and asked . I too ha...

are you saying that from real experience or what people her ehave said.?

well lacquer coating and UV inspection might be for some shooters, but not for me, I contacted RCBS tech advice and at their suggestion put my brass in the vibrating tumbler with walnut shell media. it has taken four days of run time but the laqcuer has been removed and the brass is bright , shiny, ...

Oh Brother I do Agree. . . . I just got in from Range with my AR57 I have it topped with a G&P 552 red/green sight and it shoots like a champ. we fired at 50 and 100 yards. and it shot great. I would highly recomend getting one. :agree:

Thanks GW45acp there is so much conflicting info out in the reloading world, Hard to sort out the BS. I have purchased 1k brass and have my dies on the way. I plan to load for both an AR57 and FN 57. both weopons shoot great I just cant afford to feed them on factory ammo. I plan on using Barnes var...

Sorry If th is is a FNG ? but why does so much of the 5.7x28 data call for a Flat base bullet? why does it make any diff.

:ponder: Please Help am confused, do I want to remove the lacquer coating or not, I thought it only was there to help prevent corrosion while ammo was being shipped, cant I just tumble cases in jet shell and turbo to remove it.....sorry if this is new guy ? please advise.

My Brass was on the front porch when I got home from work, It is nice and clean I started cleaning and will starloading tomarrow..Thanks for the heads up on the retailer. :clap:

why is it a bad Idea to tumble 5.7x28 bras? I always thought that the coating on the cartidge case was to prevent corosion while shipping.

Hey thanks for the Info I oredered 1K last evening after reading your post... :patriot: