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338 chambering recommendations
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1012021" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Agree.</p><p>25 years ago I owned a .338-378 Weatherby, which was a wildcat at that time. Brass was expensive, and primer pockets would be lost due to expansion and swelling of the case head way to readily. That was the last I ever considered a Weatherby cartridge based wildcat. Norma produced Weatherby brass has had a well deserved reputation for having "soft" case heads that results in lost primer pockets at relatively mild pressures, compared to Lapua and RWS brass.</p><p></p><p>This is a primary reason Fiftydriver doesn't use Weatherby cartidges for his Allen magnums or Allen Xpress line of high performance cartridges.</p><p></p><p>If you want to run a cartridge at powder-puff pressures, the Weatherby brass is OK. Run them at high pressure and you'll experience a never ending operating cost due to the never ending purchase of new replacement brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1012021, member: 4191"] Agree. 25 years ago I owned a .338-378 Weatherby, which was a wildcat at that time. Brass was expensive, and primer pockets would be lost due to expansion and swelling of the case head way to readily. That was the last I ever considered a Weatherby cartridge based wildcat. Norma produced Weatherby brass has had a well deserved reputation for having "soft" case heads that results in lost primer pockets at relatively mild pressures, compared to Lapua and RWS brass. This is a primary reason Fiftydriver doesn't use Weatherby cartidges for his Allen magnums or Allen Xpress line of high performance cartridges. If you want to run a cartridge at powder-puff pressures, the Weatherby brass is OK. Run them at high pressure and you'll experience a never ending operating cost due to the never ending purchase of new replacement brass. [/QUOTE]
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