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Does anyone make premium brass for the 264 WM?
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 2051457" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>Ya, the only issue is it will work ok....for maybe 2 or 3 firings. Then you will have case head separation, especially of the chamber is reamed on the longer side of SAAMI spec, and the factory brass was on the shorter side. Assuming a chamber is within spec, making a false shoulder for the first firing isn't necessary, however it also doesn't hurt, it is just an extra step. In conjunction with that, every following needs to be set proper to the chamber so that your not oversizing your brass, or you will almost certainly encounter case head separation, or cracks, at some point. A die in a belted magnum does need to be set proper for brass longevity, and there are methods that do not require any special tools. </p><p></p><p>Now, my uncle had a 300 win mag that would get case head separations occasionally on the first shot with factory ammo, the chamber was way long. It was right before hunting season and he didn't want to send it back to Winchester to get it fixed until after, so a temporary fix was to create a false shoulder, shortening the already short 300 wm neck slightly, and make sure it had a crush fit. It fixed it, no more separations, and we were able to put together a load that functioned properly for him for that season. I don't remember how much longer the chamber was reamed, but it was significant, and this was not a good permanent fix, it needed a proper chamber. The rifle was sent back to Winchester after season, and after confirming what we told them, they replaced the barrel free of charge. The next one had no such issues, fire your rounds, set the die proper for the chamber so your not oversizing your brass, and they lasted until the primer pockets no longer held primers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 2051457, member: 87243"] Ya, the only issue is it will work ok....for maybe 2 or 3 firings. Then you will have case head separation, especially of the chamber is reamed on the longer side of SAAMI spec, and the factory brass was on the shorter side. Assuming a chamber is within spec, making a false shoulder for the first firing isn't necessary, however it also doesn't hurt, it is just an extra step. In conjunction with that, every following needs to be set proper to the chamber so that your not oversizing your brass, or you will almost certainly encounter case head separation, or cracks, at some point. A die in a belted magnum does need to be set proper for brass longevity, and there are methods that do not require any special tools. Now, my uncle had a 300 win mag that would get case head separations occasionally on the first shot with factory ammo, the chamber was way long. It was right before hunting season and he didn't want to send it back to Winchester to get it fixed until after, so a temporary fix was to create a false shoulder, shortening the already short 300 wm neck slightly, and make sure it had a crush fit. It fixed it, no more separations, and we were able to put together a load that functioned properly for him for that season. I don't remember how much longer the chamber was reamed, but it was significant, and this was not a good permanent fix, it needed a proper chamber. The rifle was sent back to Winchester after season, and after confirming what we told them, they replaced the barrel free of charge. The next one had no such issues, fire your rounds, set the die proper for the chamber so your not oversizing your brass, and they lasted until the primer pockets no longer held primers. [/QUOTE]
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