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<blockquote data-quote="Mysticplayer" data-source="post: 67730" data-attributes="member: 8947"><p>jimm, if I may jump in, once you use the bushing die, add powder and bullet. The sizing is already done. Avoid the expander ball if at all possible. Main source of runout and case growth.</p><p></p><p>Cowboy, I have shot a variety of commercial/match/surplus brass and can say Win brass is as good as any. In fact, the 308 I now have shoots in the 1's with Win brass. Not bad at all.</p><p></p><p>I use LC 69 brass in all my '06 and variant rifles. All shoot in the 1's and 2's. Sub MOA out to 1000m. Not bad considering these are mostly hunting rifles.</p><p></p><p>You will have to look in the archives but the debates of case prep have been raging for some time. Bottom line is you want each case to be the same as the last. Weight is not a good indicator of that. Case volume and annealing (metal harness/consistency) is what matters.</p><p></p><p>Also, eliminating runout during the sizing and seating stages really make ammo shoot. I neck turn as often as it helps. For a large SAAMI chamber, neck turning below 13thou will probably hurt more then help. I prefer 15thou.</p><p></p><p>As you said, will it matter in the rifle I am shooting. Probably not. If everything else is dialed in, sure...maybe. However, I have found much more gains in other parts of my reloading.</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p><p></p><p>Not knocking Lapua brass at all. Great stuff, but for everyone except mabye competition shooters, commercial stuff does the job just fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mysticplayer, post: 67730, member: 8947"] jimm, if I may jump in, once you use the bushing die, add powder and bullet. The sizing is already done. Avoid the expander ball if at all possible. Main source of runout and case growth. Cowboy, I have shot a variety of commercial/match/surplus brass and can say Win brass is as good as any. In fact, the 308 I now have shoots in the 1's with Win brass. Not bad at all. I use LC 69 brass in all my '06 and variant rifles. All shoot in the 1's and 2's. Sub MOA out to 1000m. Not bad considering these are mostly hunting rifles. You will have to look in the archives but the debates of case prep have been raging for some time. Bottom line is you want each case to be the same as the last. Weight is not a good indicator of that. Case volume and annealing (metal harness/consistency) is what matters. Also, eliminating runout during the sizing and seating stages really make ammo shoot. I neck turn as often as it helps. For a large SAAMI chamber, neck turning below 13thou will probably hurt more then help. I prefer 15thou. As you said, will it matter in the rifle I am shooting. Probably not. If everything else is dialed in, sure...maybe. However, I have found much more gains in other parts of my reloading. Jerry Not knocking Lapua brass at all. Great stuff, but for everyone except mabye competition shooters, commercial stuff does the job just fine. [/QUOTE]
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