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<blockquote data-quote="NavyChief" data-source="post: 1079753" data-attributes="member: 77174"><p>Make no mistake that is a pressure sign and one that would have me a little concerned. It may not be a sure sign of a future case head separation but it is a sign of pressure. What has caused it is another story. No chance I reload that case without taking a new Nosler case, or ten, and getting some case head measurements before I felt comfortable going on. I have a Kimber 8400 WSM and two FNH TSP XP rifles in 300 WSM and none show those signs without very hot loads. I shoot nothing but handloads in all my WSM rifles and either Nosler or Lapua brass. I'm not a brass "snob" I just like opening a case of brass and being able to load them right away with no case prep or weighing and sorting. Both types of brass have always provided me with good accuracy and long life as well and they seem to be cheaper in the long run. Winchester brass used to provide me with great life as long as I didn't get ridiculous with charges, but something changed less than a decade ago and that brass is just different. I still have some very old Winchester brass in 270 Win, 243 Win and 338 Win that has more loadings than it probably should but I refuse to throw away good brass until it is time to do so. I also loved Federal brass, but I just can't find it anywhere anymore unless I want to pay Nosler prices and the Federal brass requires sorting and full-length sizing and prep work as well. Good luck and if you don't have any new brass to compare it with I have a couple of unopened boxes and I'll break the seal if you need me to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NavyChief, post: 1079753, member: 77174"] Make no mistake that is a pressure sign and one that would have me a little concerned. It may not be a sure sign of a future case head separation but it is a sign of pressure. What has caused it is another story. No chance I reload that case without taking a new Nosler case, or ten, and getting some case head measurements before I felt comfortable going on. I have a Kimber 8400 WSM and two FNH TSP XP rifles in 300 WSM and none show those signs without very hot loads. I shoot nothing but handloads in all my WSM rifles and either Nosler or Lapua brass. I'm not a brass "snob" I just like opening a case of brass and being able to load them right away with no case prep or weighing and sorting. Both types of brass have always provided me with good accuracy and long life as well and they seem to be cheaper in the long run. Winchester brass used to provide me with great life as long as I didn't get ridiculous with charges, but something changed less than a decade ago and that brass is just different. I still have some very old Winchester brass in 270 Win, 243 Win and 338 Win that has more loadings than it probably should but I refuse to throw away good brass until it is time to do so. I also loved Federal brass, but I just can't find it anywhere anymore unless I want to pay Nosler prices and the Federal brass requires sorting and full-length sizing and prep work as well. Good luck and if you don't have any new brass to compare it with I have a couple of unopened boxes and I'll break the seal if you need me to. [/QUOTE]
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