thinking about gettin a 5 7 pistol

[savage]

Went to my local reloading and gun shop yesturday...He did not have one but i was talking to him about getting one. and reloading for it.. he try 3 or 4 years ago...that the shoulder of the case had to be move back???? and something about rcbs dies were not correct???? been loading for some years now... 9mm,45acp,7.62x54r,308,30-06,300 win mag... maybe 5.7 if i can get some info..

thanks

[Visceral_Malice]

The 5.7 is a very high pressure little bugger. The should moves forward significantly more than on most other bottleneck cartridges due to this. Sizing the brass takes considerable more effort than sizing most other casings and thus the brass does not last long. I have the RCBS dies and I had heard of issues with them, but as of yet, I have had none. It's not necessarily harder to reload than any other bottleneck, but it does take extra attention to detail being that one small error in such a small case can lead to disaster. Just triple check charges and oal's and its nothing to be afraid of. Check out the reloading section here. There is a wealth of info.

[HK SD9 Tactical]

Went to my local reloading and gun shop yesturday...He did not have one but i was talking to him about getting one. and reloading for it.. he try 3 or 4 years ago...that the shoulder of the case had to be move back???? and something about rcbs dies were not correct???? been loading for some years now... 9mm,45acp,7.62x54r,308,30-06,300 win mag... maybe 5.7 if i can get some info..

thanks

Welcome to FNForum. The early RCBS dies had a problem. I use Hornady or Lee's. The RCBS dies sit in the box. Yes, the shoulder does move alot and and it needs to be brought back into specs. This is due to the blow back design of the firearm using a bottleneck cartridge. Most of my case failures happen at the shoulder of this cartridge but you can get 4 or more reloads on this brass depending on how hot the load is.

[savage]

thanks for the info...

[oregonreloader]

I use a Lee die and I've had no problems with that. The shoulder moves more with slower powders. A faster powder gets the bullet going and the internal pressure lowered before the bolt starts back, thus reducing the amount of neck stretching. Even with the fastest powders I've tried, though, it is always necessary to push the shoulder back and trim.