Thread: What equipment will I need to start processing my own .223 Remington brass.

I'm slowly acquiring what I need to reload .223 Remington for use in an AR-15. I've got the presses and dies and primers. I have a dry tumbler. For now I'm getting some processed brass from Wes, and will be getting the powder and bullets soon. Long term I want to process the brass myself. Can y'all help me make a shopping list of what I will need to get to process the brass myself? Up until now I just loaded for pistols, so no trimming or annealing so far. I know there's videos on how to do the processing on YouTube. I'll end up going through them. I just want to get a shopping list together so I can start saving. If it matters, my presses are all Lee, as are my priming and depriming tools and most of my dies. Thanks for the help.

https://www.dillonprecision.com/supe..._52_25290.html

http://rcbs.com/Products/Case-Prepar...r-120-VAC.aspx

https://leeprecision.com/deluxe-power-quick-trim.html

https://leeprecision.com/223_rem_qt_die.html

Just a couple things to get started!

Originally Posted by jrmorgan123

I'm slowly acquiring what I need to reload .223 Remington for use in an AR-15. I've got the presses and dies and primers. I have a dry tumbler. For now I'm getting some processed brass from Wes, and will be getting the powder and bullets soon. Long term I want to process the brass myself. Can y'all help me make a shopping list of what I will need to get to process the brass myself? Up until now I just loaded for pistols, so no trimming or annealing so far. I know there's videos on how to do the processing on YouTube. I'll end up going through them. I just want to get a shopping list together so I can start saving. If it matters, my presses are all Lee, as are my priming and depriming tools and most of my dies. Thanks for the help.

Definitely a Giraud tri way trimmer, even if you're doing small batches to start with. It's worth it's weight in gold.

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Instead of buying a Giraud I purchased a WFT 2. Already had an RCBS case prep center, and needed a good 1/2 inch cordless drill.(DeWalt cost a small fortune from the DeWalt store). I trim 223/5.56 and 30-06 with the WFT. Already had an RCBS manual case trimmer. I use a Lyman Turret Press. Keep my dies set up. Don't need to readjust. I think it's better consistentcy.
Use manual scale and powder measure. No warm up. Consistency.
Just my 2 cents worth..

Lee products are affordable. Most of my equipment is RCBS. Have a Dillon resizer and a Vickerman Straight Line seating die. Consistency.
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Is space an issue?

I live in an apartment. 2 bedrooms. Not very big. Have repurposed computer desk for bench. RCBS accessory plate screwed to the 3/4 inch plywood top. 3 sets of shelves.
One utilizes all available resources.

Originally Posted by Frederick Peterman

I live in an apartment. 2 bedrooms. Not very big. Have repurposed computer desk for bench. RCBS accessory plate screwed to the 3/4 inch plywood top. 3 sets of shelves.
One utilizes all available resources.

Absolutely! I'm in an apartment as well. The only space I have is the buddy bar between the kitchen and dining room...

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Right, so the triway is probably your best use of space. The gadgets I have take up real estate.... one of the reasons I want a triway


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