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<blockquote data-quote="ken snyder" data-source="post: 577562" data-attributes="member: 26019"><p>Wasp use a tapered expander instead of a ball type by modifying mine. pretty sure a guy can buy them but have always made my own. If you aren't accidently rolling the lip into itself you should be good to go. The last box of 338 Lapua brass I bought only had 60 + pieces of what I would call good brass, While a box of 6.5 284 purchased at the same time had almost 100 percent. With the long bullets such as the 300 grain type I only get about 600 rounds through a barrel before I screw on a new one. I get 6 reloads on a piece of brass before it turns into a bannana, I can extend the useful life of the brass by using fancy annealing strategies to keep the necks from splitting but that does absolutely nothing for Brass flowing in the rest of the brass. 1 box of 100 = 1 barrel. You can greatly extend the life of your barrel by shooting 250 grain bullets but the brass wont last any longer and I only buy brass 100 at a time and definately will not mix lot #'s or shoot brass in a different chamber even if it has been machined with the same ream. Being the tightwad cheapskate that I am I very much prefer wearing out a barrel and the brass at the same time and replacing both at the same time. If you use that rifle for hunting only it will be your Grandkids that wear out the brass and barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ken snyder, post: 577562, member: 26019"] Wasp use a tapered expander instead of a ball type by modifying mine. pretty sure a guy can buy them but have always made my own. If you aren't accidently rolling the lip into itself you should be good to go. The last box of 338 Lapua brass I bought only had 60 + pieces of what I would call good brass, While a box of 6.5 284 purchased at the same time had almost 100 percent. With the long bullets such as the 300 grain type I only get about 600 rounds through a barrel before I screw on a new one. I get 6 reloads on a piece of brass before it turns into a bannana, I can extend the useful life of the brass by using fancy annealing strategies to keep the necks from splitting but that does absolutely nothing for Brass flowing in the rest of the brass. 1 box of 100 = 1 barrel. You can greatly extend the life of your barrel by shooting 250 grain bullets but the brass wont last any longer and I only buy brass 100 at a time and definately will not mix lot #'s or shoot brass in a different chamber even if it has been machined with the same ream. Being the tightwad cheapskate that I am I very much prefer wearing out a barrel and the brass at the same time and replacing both at the same time. If you use that rifle for hunting only it will be your Grandkids that wear out the brass and barrel. [/QUOTE]
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