Reloading 338 RUM Brass

conn338rum

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When I bought the 700 BDL LH 338 RUM
I bought some 210 gr Federal Shok loads, the case is silver in color
I noticed when I reload these vs the Remington brass (new)
There is no discolor on the case after firing
What's up? and where can I get the silver brass?
Powder
IMR 4831 and H4831 not near max. loads
Haven't shot the Retumbo loads yet
 
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Left over oil on the brass (Remington)?
I have not shot the Federal brass a second time
(Factory loads) but soon gun)
 
When I bought the 700 BDL LH 338 RUM
I bought some 210 gr Federal Shok loads, the case is silver in color
I noticed when I reload these vs the Remington brass (new)
There is no discolor on the case after firing
What's up? and where can I get the silver brass?
Powder
IMR 4831 and H4831 not near max. loads
Haven't shot the Retumbo loads yet

The "silver brass" is actually nickel plated and there are several things that can
be troublesome when it is reloaded several times, The nickel wild begin to peel off like
old chrome on a bumper. also it will tend to hide problems with the brass due to pressure.

Another problem with it is if you turn the necks you remove the plating.(On some tight
chambers it will not chamber after reloading) because of the extra 1 mill thickness.
Also you cant anneal the necks.

The plus side of it is that it chambers smother in a standard chamber and is easy to
find after ejected.

If you are a re loader you can buy the Nickel plated brass but I recomend standard brass.

J E CUSTOM
 
Still doesn't answer why the powder burn is there
I would reload them
No marks, no lenght change etc
No flake on the shell
If the nickel was not bonded correctly I could see that..
 
Still doesn't answer why the powder burn is there
I would reload them
No marks, no lenght change etc
No flake on the shell
If the nickel was not bonded correctly I could see that..

Powder burn on the outside of the necks is a function of how fast the neck seals
to the chamber , Some rifles smoke the necks more than others no matter what
type of brass you use.

And the nickle peeling/spading will sometimes show up after the first firing and other times
it may take several firings before it starts and some times you will wear the brass out before
anything happens the point is; you never know when it will happen and after 3 or 4 firings
you need to anneal you brass and you can't without ruining it.

Shoot what you like I was just trying to warn you what could/would happen because it
has happened to me on many occasions so even though I also liked the nickle brass I
don't use it any more because just about the time you get it shooting well it screws up
and you have to start all over on load testing plus case prep in a waste of time.

J E CUSTOM
 
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