5.7 x28FN

[martyd]

Does anyone reload 5.7 x28FN?

 

[drcarr1]

Not yet but definitely considering it...currently reviewing any drawbacks or difficulties in reloading this cartridge......

 

[792mauser]

Not anymore.
It's a fiddly temperamental little git.

True blue and no7 were what I used.

Got LARGE velocity swings with .1 gr deviations. Had to buy a proper beam scale to get anything like good results.

Way too much fecking work for what it is.

With this cartridge a electronic scale is a very bad idea for anything approaching a top load.
You can't get the precision needed from them. A .1gr accuracy deviation isn't good enough.

 

[rbking]

I've had good luck, with very uniform velocities using CFE Black. When reloading for the S & W M-53,chambered for the 22 Rem. Jet cartridge.

Hopefully the 5.7 would also show promise, when using this powder? Unfortunately my stock of 40 grain "stubby" .22 bullets is exhausted. Because of this and the fire restrictions out in the forest. Have no way seeing if CFE Black would be a viable powder for the 5.7 X 28. Much smaller case capacity of the 5.7, might have a negative effect though?

My experience with faster burning powder, ( Longshot ). Has been quite negative. As the previous posters noted.