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338 Edge, Brass life test. Rem 300RUM brass
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<blockquote data-quote="AJ Peacock" data-source="post: 229795" data-attributes="member: 4885"><p>I've been wondering how good my brass life was going to be in my 338 Edge, so I decided to run a little test. I loaded a once fired brass and took 10 pre-measured powder loads to the range with me today. I figured I'd get 4-5 loads and would be able to verify my findings, by running the test twice. Well I was pleasantly surprised.</p><p></p><p>I loaded the same brass all 12 times. The primer loosened a little after 2 firings, but was still plenty tight. I watched the length of the case and trimmed .001" after the 5th and 10th shots. The 12 shots averaged 2752fps with an ES of 29fps and an SD of 9. I knew the ES wasn't going to be great, but it matched the ES I found with this load and seating depth.</p><p></p><p>The load is a cci250, 92 gr of H1000 and the 300gr SMK.</p><p></p><p>All 12 rounds went just over 1/2" CTC.</p><p></p><p>The barrel was cleaned last night and I shot 3 foulers before I started the test. Those 3 rounds went .196" CTC (the best group so far from this barrel).</p><p></p><p>Is everyone getting this kind of brass life in their Edge? Or am I just running a really low pressure load? Or maybe my chamber and dies match?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>AJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AJ Peacock, post: 229795, member: 4885"] I've been wondering how good my brass life was going to be in my 338 Edge, so I decided to run a little test. I loaded a once fired brass and took 10 pre-measured powder loads to the range with me today. I figured I'd get 4-5 loads and would be able to verify my findings, by running the test twice. Well I was pleasantly surprised. I loaded the same brass all 12 times. The primer loosened a little after 2 firings, but was still plenty tight. I watched the length of the case and trimmed .001" after the 5th and 10th shots. The 12 shots averaged 2752fps with an ES of 29fps and an SD of 9. I knew the ES wasn't going to be great, but it matched the ES I found with this load and seating depth. The load is a cci250, 92 gr of H1000 and the 300gr SMK. All 12 rounds went just over 1/2" CTC. The barrel was cleaned last night and I shot 3 foulers before I started the test. Those 3 rounds went .196" CTC (the best group so far from this barrel). Is everyone getting this kind of brass life in their Edge? Or am I just running a really low pressure load? Or maybe my chamber and dies match? Thanks, AJ [/QUOTE]
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