Grendel recipe ... from scratch

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  • FlatsFlite

    Active Member
    Aug 6, 2012
    691
    King George, VA
    7.62x39 brass
    Run it through a sizer die
    10gr of Clays
    A pinch of grits
    A dab of wax
    Load and fire into old pillow *
    Eject casing
    Run it back through the sizer die
    **
    Prime
    Drop powder
    Check powder
    Fill case
    Seat/crimp 129gr. SST
    Box and sit on shelf to chill

    *block off gas system or it will eat your grits
    ** neck reaming may be necessary depending on brass

    Pic l to r: 7.62x39, first pass through die (notice the taper), fireformed (notice the sharper shoulder), and finally resized/loaded
     

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    CrabbyMcNab

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 1, 2009
    2,474
    Love the Grendel. I'm in the beginning stage of gathering components to learn how to reload, all due to the Grendel and planning a bolt gun build.
     

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