[Nick_C_S]

It's still cold here (southern Idaho) for the most part, so things are a bit slow in the handloading room (aka garage).

Last time out at the range (last week - and it was cold), I ran into a bunch of 556 brass that was left behind. I collected 381 pieces (counted by weight), all "LC 24 (nato)" headstamped. The empty boxes were in the trash. It was clearly factory (not reloaded) brass.

So that's what I'm working on when warmth permits. I've sized them all. They still need to be trimmed and the primer pockets reamed. I'm in no hurry. I don't plan on loading a lot of 223 this year (that was last year, with the election jitters). 223 ammo happens to be cheap (relatively) right now, so I just bought a couple cases.