There you go! Hope these resources prove helpful. Have additional resources to share? Please leave a comment. It’s time to build some tack-driving rifle ammunition (will also need to go to the range)!
Today, I’m excited to announce that my first DVD production is available for purchase! This DVD contains the entire series of build videos from the AR-MPR project. If you are thinking about building an AR-15, this DVD will help guide you through planning and the build process.
Here’s a list of the chapters included on this DVD:
1. Planning: preparing for you build
2. Tools: AR-15 and general tools required
3. Upper Part I: ejection port cover / forward assist
4. Upper Part II: barrel / gas block / gas tube
5. Handguard Install
6. Bolt carrier group assembly/dis-assembly
7. Lower Part I: magazine catch / pivot pin
8. Lower Part II: trigger / Grip / Safety
9. Buttstock / takedown pin Install
10. Scope install
**Update: The DVDs have arrived, and are now available for purchase here: http://nwgun.com/AR-MPR-DVD. Thanks everyone!
Hello everyone! Over the last month, I’ve been working on an exciting new project: my first production DVD. This DVD is what I call a “Web-Series” DVD which brings together a collection of content originally published on Ultimate Reloader onto a DVD so that you can watch it anywhere, and have it in your library long term. The first “Web Series” DVD will be the complete collection of AR-15 rifle build videos from the AR-MPR AR-15 Multi-purpose precision rifle project.
Coming Soon:
This is a high-quality production, featuring videos that were shot in HD, with off-camera sound, etc. This complete AR-15 assembly DVD will be value priced at $14.50, and should go on sale next week (about 02/08/2012 if all goes well). If you would like to see an overview of what’s included on the DVD, you can check out the product page here: http://nwgun.com/store
In my last video, I covered priming and charging cases, see AR-308 – Precision Loading Pt. 3 – Priming and Charging Cases. Now we need to seat bullets, and also check/correct for concentricity of the bullet. If we have a consistent charge, a benchrest primer, consistent case neck thickness, and a properly/optimally seated bullet, we’re going to have some mighty fine results (especially considering the rifle that we’re using).
More details to follow! My next set of posts in this series will cover progressive reloading equipment and the RCBS Bullet Feeder for 30 cal. It’s going to be fun!
In my last post, I walked through the process of using the Redding Case Neck Gage to sort our 7.62×51 (Military 308 Winchester) brass into buckets based on both thickness and uniformity. Below is a picture showing the distribution. The numbers I’m using here (0.016″ +/- .0005″ for example) reference the total variation in thickness, so this is really +/- .00025″ if you want to get literal. Pretty decent! I’ll use the brass with more case neck thickness variation for progressive loading, or possibly even to turn the case necks in the future. For now, we have some great batches of brass to work with.
Now it’s time to prime the cases on the Redding Big Boss II, and then to charge the cases. For these loads, we’ll use a new powder called IMR XBR 8208. I’m excited to see how this powder performs with the LR-308B!
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