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wogpotter · February 1, 2012, 12:11 PM

A couple of follow up points.

Loading for a semi-auto is absolutely no more dangerous than reloading for anything else. You are a little more functionally restricted as the load has to effectively cycle the action, something you don't need to worry about with a bolt gun. You might get a couple of feeding/ejection problems even, but no dangerous situations over & above what you'd get with any other type of rifle.

I'm not suggesting neck sizing only, but I am suggesting full length over small base to start with. As you'll be experimenting at first only reload small batches (5~10 rounds) as at the beginning you will make beginner's mistakes & it's easier to both learn & fix mistakes when making "test" batches early on.
Do check you MilSurp is reloadable brass not all of it is. I'd hate to find you;'d collected a bucket full of "reloadable brass" & then found out it wasn't reloadable.

February 1, 2012, 12:11 PM	#11
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	A couple of follow up points. Loading for a semi-auto is absolutely no more dangerous than reloading for anything else. You are a little more functionally restricted as the load has to effectively cycle the action, something you don't need to worry about with a bolt gun. You might get a couple of feeding/ejection problems even, but no dangerous situations over & above what you'd get with any other type of rifle. I'm not suggesting neck sizing only, but I am suggesting full length over small base to start with. As you'll be experimenting at first only reload small batches (5~10 rounds) as at the beginning you will make beginner's mistakes & it's easier to both learn & fix mistakes when making "test" batches early on. Do check you MilSurp is reloadable brass not all of it is. I'd hate to find you;'d collected a bucket full of "reloadable brass" & then found out it wasn't reloadable. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”