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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 3083505" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>I've shot quite a bit of Hornady 6.5 CM brass and always get about 8 firings from it before the primer pockets are getting pretty loose and the case heads are about to seperate. It was so predictable that I started tossing it after 8 firings. I think the brass is a little soft and thin. But 8 firings for the price isn't too bad. I have some Lapua that has 13 firings and still in fine shape. I anneal after almost every firing and FL size with a .002 bump, about like most everyone else.</p><p>Check the pic below. The case on the left has had 8 firings. You can see a line starting to form at the top of the case head. Second piece, with the cutout, has 8 firings and you can see the case head body juncture starting to thin. I can feel that spot easily with a paperclip. The two cases on the right have 9 firings. you can see the hairline crack where the case head has started to separate. If the last to cases were fired again they would have been total separation.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563460[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 3083505, member: 74902"] I've shot quite a bit of Hornady 6.5 CM brass and always get about 8 firings from it before the primer pockets are getting pretty loose and the case heads are about to seperate. It was so predictable that I started tossing it after 8 firings. I think the brass is a little soft and thin. But 8 firings for the price isn't too bad. I have some Lapua that has 13 firings and still in fine shape. I anneal after almost every firing and FL size with a .002 bump, about like most everyone else. Check the pic below. The case on the left has had 8 firings. You can see a line starting to form at the top of the case head. Second piece, with the cutout, has 8 firings and you can see the case head body juncture starting to thin. I can feel that spot easily with a paperclip. The two cases on the right have 9 firings. you can see the hairline crack where the case head has started to separate. If the last to cases were fired again they would have been total separation. [ATTACH type="full"]563460[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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