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Reloading .223

plasmatic
I have a heavy barreled DPMS in .223 that I have set up for target/varmit shooting. So far I have only ran my handloads through it(55gr Vmax with 24 grs of H335)and it shoots very accurately. But after about 2-3 mags the rounds start to stick in the chamber due to what I would guess to be a dirty chamber.

My question is should I be reloading the rounds with a small based dies because of the fouling/sticking issue? And is this chamber chrome lines and how would I tell? thanks for your time.
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  • plasmatic
    Just preparing for my first reloads ever. I tumbled the .223 brass for 2-hours and it came out to my satisfaction. Upon close inspection, I noticed some cases retained a piece of the corncob media in the primer pocket. Is there a tool to remove this particle or should tumbling be done after the primer is removed. Any help is appreciated.
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  • waldee
    Any scribe type tool would work. I wonder if corn cobs arent too large by comparison, my dad always used crushed walnut shells.
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  • 1KYDSTR
    Corncob media is very common, and I have had the same issue using crushed walnut hulls as well. I am currently using the Lyman green stuff which works very well for me. I normally hand polish the brass with an old towel after tumbling and at that time use a jewelers screwdriver I had lting around to remove the chunks from the flash hole.
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  • laylandad
    I use a paper clip! It's cheap and easy to use.
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  • Oakie
    A primer pocket brush works good[:D] Like it was said before, a paper clip works the best and is cheap. I also use a dental pick or a tooth pick.
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  • 45er
    Howdy plasmatic and welcome first postings here,

    I found de-priming after tumbling avoids what you described, as had same thing when first starting. Then use a primer brush as Oakie described to get out any powder residue after popping the primers out.
    Oh, and visually inspect each case before proceding, make sure entire casing is free of any debris.
    P.S The primer pocket brushs are cheap enough, or for just powder residue, a toothbrush will also work.
    45er
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  • bigdaddy75069
    I use one on my depriming pins to push out the obstruction.It doesnt seem to happen as often when you reloading larger calibers.
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  • DAMMITDON
    air hose cleans it very well from neck side.
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