Colin78
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Thanks, and here to hoping you have good weather and time to shoot more tomorrow.
Tony,
I'm not trying to be smart here at all. I think I looked at that load and didn't think of it as a "barrel Burner". What constitutes a load that you feel would burn a barrel up more quickly and what would you consider a load that would generate only minimal to medium wear on a barrel? Again, I'm only asking because I'm not sure that I know. I always thought a Blazing fast bullet would be a barrel burner but some have indicated a heavy for caliber bullet going only 3000 Fps could also be a barrel burner.
Not talking about this ammo specifically, but the 28N in general. Lots of powder burned in a small diameter barrel contributes to shorter barrel life.
I'm also not a fan of buying loaded ammo and having to pull all the bullets, dispose of the powder, and re-prime them with my preferred primer. I'll pay a few dollars extra to have unloaded brass.
Sounds good, I wasn't sure what you meant by "pin". Then I realized you were talking about the depriming pin. So resize, do the test then deprime. Smart. Hope I didn't upset you on the Norma, Nosler thing. I have reloaded for years and used both Norma and Nosler and saw similarities but never heard nor relaized they may be made by the same company.
I never get upset about these kind of discussions, I look at it as a chance to pass on information that many will find useful. The internet is good in so many ways but it has also spawned a lot of internet legends that start to be believed because they get repeated so often. It is why I try to set the facts straight so that we can nip some of this in the bud.
There are many people that believe that because Norma brass is so darn expensive it just has to be better when in reality I still find Lapua and Peterson (well worth checking out, they are making some excellent brass) to be far superior, and not all that expensive. For the huge price difference I would shoot Selleir and Bellot, Privi, Winchester or Rem before Norma/Nosler. I find Norma/Nosler, and Federal to be overly soft with poor case life, especially if the loads are even a little on the hot side. I can afford to prep and weight sort a lot of brass before I come close to spending what they want for Norma brass.
Thanks, and here to hoping you have good weather and time to shoot more tomorrow.
I'm looking into 7mm WSM Hornady brass and can't seem to get any feedback.I totally agree about Norma and Nosler having softer brass. I can't speak for Federal as I haven't bought any Federal in a while but I imagine you are correct. Apparently a lot of folks had problems with Hornady brass in the past but so far my brief expeirence with it lately is positive especially compared to Nosler brass. In the 28N my Nosler brass sees ejector marks at lower velocities than expected and primer pockets are not holding up well. I may get out to shoot some today if it warms up a bit and do a quick check to see how the Hornady brass is holding up with being fired and maybe do some H2O tests with it since someone asked. I'd like to see Peterson start making brass for the 28N as well as anyone else that would make it for less money than what's on the market now.
I'm looking into 7mm WSM Hornady brass and can't seem to get any feedback.
Could you give us an update on how your primer pockets are holding up with Hornady 28 Nos brass.
I'm hoping you took a few cases and fired them over and over to determine brass life.
Thanks