8mm Mag Brass

[Highland]

I read over on another board a complaint about Remington 8 Mag brass being soft.

I have used and loaded for a couple 8's and don't remember having problems with it...is the newer brass softer maybe?

I am building a 6.5mmSTW and one of the reasons I went with it is that I still have a few hundred rounds of 8 Mag brass plus a couple hundred pieces of7mmSTW brass.

TIA

 

[Highland]

Yeah, kinda what I thought.

 

[Innovative]

Highland ...........

Rifle cases should be fairly soft at the neck. What symptoms was he having?

- Innovative

 

[Highland]

Story was that he was fireforming to 300 Jarrett, then two "mild loads" and the primer pockets were opening up.

I'm thinking his "mild" loads weren't so mild.

I have no idea about how he was reloading but I know I haven't found Remington 8mm Mag brass all that problematical. But I check and double check load recommendations, use a chrono and still toss brass around the fifth of sixth loading.

I was just wondering if anyone else had seen a problem with it.