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7mm STW Brotherhood - For those who shoot the 7mm Shooting Times Westerner
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<blockquote data-quote="7stw" data-source="post: 677712" data-attributes="member: 22854"><p>Well guys, After having a " issue" with some federal brass this past weekend, I decided to scrap it, and ran into to some Remington 8 mm Mag ammo, for a pretty cheap price. Long story short, I split two of them, while resizing. This was ammo that was made in the late nineties. What a truly impressive round . I dumped the powder, and burned it off. I'm pretty sure it is / was 7828. The gun shop has two more boxes, that I think I am going to pick up. While I was pulling these bullets, I truly wondered why this bullet didn't catch on. I have read about its inherent accuracy, and killing power. Big Bears beware!!!! </p><p>Anyhow, this all stemmed from having a piece of brass rupture in the chamber. It did not separate, but it did let go just above the belt. I had been neck sizing, but then, full length resized at the last loading. ( it was starting to get tight). I am not a fan of Federal brass in this rifle, or this caliber in general. It seems to be TOO soft. Primer pockets really soft. Brass life was not good. Maybe it was just that box. It was factory ammo, that I fired,fire formed, and reloaded as usual. The factory load seemed to be hot, due to primers REALLY flat when fired. Maybe I should have pulled the bullets, when I first noticed that. </p><p> The piece of brass that failed , was my first ever. I have NEVER had a split, rupture, or blown pocket. It did not shoot gases out of the receiver, it all went forward. I could tell that because of the dents in the FRONT shoulder area. Subsequent rounds after that fired perfectly well, and accurate too, I might add. But that truly scared the $&@/ out of me. I guess the old saying goes, there is a first time for everything! And hopefully the last too!!!! Take care to all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7stw, post: 677712, member: 22854"] Well guys, After having a " issue" with some federal brass this past weekend, I decided to scrap it, and ran into to some Remington 8 mm Mag ammo, for a pretty cheap price. Long story short, I split two of them, while resizing. This was ammo that was made in the late nineties. What a truly impressive round . I dumped the powder, and burned it off. I'm pretty sure it is / was 7828. The gun shop has two more boxes, that I think I am going to pick up. While I was pulling these bullets, I truly wondered why this bullet didn't catch on. I have read about its inherent accuracy, and killing power. Big Bears beware!!!! Anyhow, this all stemmed from having a piece of brass rupture in the chamber. It did not separate, but it did let go just above the belt. I had been neck sizing, but then, full length resized at the last loading. ( it was starting to get tight). I am not a fan of Federal brass in this rifle, or this caliber in general. It seems to be TOO soft. Primer pockets really soft. Brass life was not good. Maybe it was just that box. It was factory ammo, that I fired,fire formed, and reloaded as usual. The factory load seemed to be hot, due to primers REALLY flat when fired. Maybe I should have pulled the bullets, when I first noticed that. The piece of brass that failed , was my first ever. I have NEVER had a split, rupture, or blown pocket. It did not shoot gases out of the receiver, it all went forward. I could tell that because of the dents in the FRONT shoulder area. Subsequent rounds after that fired perfectly well, and accurate too, I might add. But that truly scared the $&@/ out of me. I guess the old saying goes, there is a first time for everything! And hopefully the last too!!!! Take care to all. [/QUOTE]
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