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300wm military brass-What's up with this?
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1974743" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Yes sir, and I use both 5.56 and 7.62X51 brass. Most of it shot from either the M249 or the M240. I have to size it two or three times and then chamber it in my .308 to make sure it will feed. It has to be trimmed, primer pocket reamed, and tested in the chamber before I can reload it, but I have a lot of free brass, so its worth it to me. And I may have to buy Larry's die for my .300 Win Mag. I just don't want to pay that much out until I have to. And to clarify why lot numbers are important, the manufacturers use cannister powders which don't generally get blended together, so one lot of H1000 and another lot of the same may have slightly different burn rates/pressures. You'll see the date and lot number on the ammunition cans for all small arms, too. If a sniper runs out of match grade 7.62, he is trained to select three or four lots of 7.62 ball and test to see which lot is most accurate in his rifle and use that until he can get the match ammunition delivered to his location, or get to a base where it can be acquired. He then knows that wherever he is, that lot number will work for him until he is resupplied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1974743, member: 60453"] Yes sir, and I use both 5.56 and 7.62X51 brass. Most of it shot from either the M249 or the M240. I have to size it two or three times and then chamber it in my .308 to make sure it will feed. It has to be trimmed, primer pocket reamed, and tested in the chamber before I can reload it, but I have a lot of free brass, so its worth it to me. And I may have to buy Larry's die for my .300 Win Mag. I just don't want to pay that much out until I have to. And to clarify why lot numbers are important, the manufacturers use cannister powders which don't generally get blended together, so one lot of H1000 and another lot of the same may have slightly different burn rates/pressures. You'll see the date and lot number on the ammunition cans for all small arms, too. If a sniper runs out of match grade 7.62, he is trained to select three or four lots of 7.62 ball and test to see which lot is most accurate in his rifle and use that until he can get the match ammunition delivered to his location, or get to a base where it can be acquired. He then knows that wherever he is, that lot number will work for him until he is resupplied. [/QUOTE]
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