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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Best Practices for New Brass
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<blockquote data-quote="30BR" data-source="post: 2337979" data-attributes="member: 64079"><p>Look up fireforming using the COW method. You use a pistol powder, behind Cream of Wheat. Usually this is done for AI variants, but you could use the technique to help harden the case heads while blowing the neck out and conserving your limited ideal components. Your first fireforming load should always be a couple grains soft to harden the head before subjecting it to full power loads.</p><p>Your second firing should fully fireform the brass. Again, I try to keep pressures lower than my match ammo, but if your preferred loading isn't near SAAMI max, I don't think it will matter.</p><p>MY loads are on the OMG side, but I get there slowly and safely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30BR, post: 2337979, member: 64079"] Look up fireforming using the COW method. You use a pistol powder, behind Cream of Wheat. Usually this is done for AI variants, but you could use the technique to help harden the case heads while blowing the neck out and conserving your limited ideal components. Your first fireforming load should always be a couple grains soft to harden the head before subjecting it to full power loads. Your second firing should fully fireform the brass. Again, I try to keep pressures lower than my match ammo, but if your preferred loading isn't near SAAMI max, I don't think it will matter. MY loads are on the OMG side, but I get there slowly and safely. [/QUOTE]
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