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Lapua brass comes neck sized and chamfered and trimmed to length. You can pop a primer in and load directly out of the box. HOWEVER - a few of us in the U.K. have found that Lapua .223 brass seems to 'gall' when you try to remove it from the shell holder - this can be extremely annoying...

Why do you think the majority of British voters want to leave the E.Union!! We're still fighting to leave years after the vote hindered BY OUR OWN PARLIAMENT!!!! What was a trade association morphed into a political union. Take Care and beware of politicians.

Try 6.5 x 55 (6.5 Swedish) a sweet shooting round - extremely accurate when bullet is matched to rifle twist rate - should shoot 1/2 minute and under with the right rifle - also very good in wind - doesn't drop to subsonic before 1100 -1200 yds (depending on load of course) Has been used in...

I had to use a primer pocket uniformer on an entire batch of new Winchester cases recently - I'm not impressed with the condition of the necks either - I had to gently open them out with the shaft of a centre punch before I could neck trim them.

A friend of mine swears by his 45/70 Marlin for driven wild boar when he hunts in Croatia.

S&B round of that date is very likely to be Berdan primed - two flash holes. Incidentally the berdan type is an American design that used to be used until recently for military brass in Europe whereas the Boxer design - one flash hole - is a British design.