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300 WSM brass life question
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1212068" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>7 Firings is a lot for Winchester brass, so you have done well with it.</p><p></p><p>Neck sizing and annealing will help prolong brass life but as said it will not help the primer pockets.</p><p></p><p>If you can reduce the powder charge .5 to 1 grain without loosing any accuracy that could help with the primer pockets.</p><p></p><p>As suggested, I would start culling the brass with loose primer pockets until the original brass is all but gone. and decide on what future brass you want to use and start buying it. $2.00 a piece sounds like a lot, but with proper care (Annealing, neck sizing and reasonable loads) Good brass should get you 8 to 10+ loads before it is no longer usable. If you can get that then the brass only cost $.25 cents or less per firing.</p><p></p><p>Keep the new brass in one batch and don't reload some more than others And that way you will know exactly how many firings you have on all of it. Even though some brass will give up before</p><p>you lose all of it, It warns you when you have reached the limit of the new brass and you have some time to buy more before all of it is used up</p><p></p><p>The 300 WSM has a 35o shoulder and tends to hold its dimensions well if not over sized and loaded hard (Much like the 40o AIs).</p><p></p><p>Reloading can be much less expensive per round if you can make the brass last. At a minimum of $2.00 a round for Winchester ammo, you should be able to load better ammo for less than $.50cents a round if you can make the brass last more than 8 firings.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1212068, member: 2736"] 7 Firings is a lot for Winchester brass, so you have done well with it. Neck sizing and annealing will help prolong brass life but as said it will not help the primer pockets. If you can reduce the powder charge .5 to 1 grain without loosing any accuracy that could help with the primer pockets. As suggested, I would start culling the brass with loose primer pockets until the original brass is all but gone. and decide on what future brass you want to use and start buying it. $2.00 a piece sounds like a lot, but with proper care (Annealing, neck sizing and reasonable loads) Good brass should get you 8 to 10+ loads before it is no longer usable. If you can get that then the brass only cost $.25 cents or less per firing. Keep the new brass in one batch and don't reload some more than others And that way you will know exactly how many firings you have on all of it. Even though some brass will give up before you lose all of it, It warns you when you have reached the limit of the new brass and you have some time to buy more before all of it is used up The 300 WSM has a 35o shoulder and tends to hold its dimensions well if not over sized and loaded hard (Much like the 40o AIs). Reloading can be much less expensive per round if you can make the brass last. At a minimum of $2.00 a round for Winchester ammo, you should be able to load better ammo for less than $.50cents a round if you can make the brass last more than 8 firings. Hope this helps J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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