Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
7mm STW Hornady vs Nosler Cases
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="RomeoJim" data-source="post: 1647568" data-attributes="member: 99709"><p>Over this past weekend, I checked about a dozen each of my Nosler and Hornady 7mm STW fired and new cases, using a Hornady Headspace Guage. I found out that the difference between the fired and new cases measured at the shoulder by the Hornady Headspace gauge is .014" for both the Nosler and Hornady brass. The tech</p><p>support guy at Hornady states that they consider this too much headspace, which is likely the reason for the ring showing up just ahead of the belt and with someone having mentioned previously that he found the Nosler cases to be thicker that likely explains why there seems to be less of a ring on the Nosler cases, even though the measured expansion is the same. Corsair4363 mentioned previously that he has found variances in increased headspace in various rifles that use belted cases and it sounds like that's probably the case here as well. This rifle is a Blaser Model 93, which was lightly used by it's previous owner. I have yet to determine the barrels rate of twist but will do so soon. The load that I've recently worked up for it is very accurate at 100 yards, but I've yet to try it on the 200 and 300 yard range at our club.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RomeoJim, post: 1647568, member: 99709"] Over this past weekend, I checked about a dozen each of my Nosler and Hornady 7mm STW fired and new cases, using a Hornady Headspace Guage. I found out that the difference between the fired and new cases measured at the shoulder by the Hornady Headspace gauge is .014" for both the Nosler and Hornady brass. The tech support guy at Hornady states that they consider this too much headspace, which is likely the reason for the ring showing up just ahead of the belt and with someone having mentioned previously that he found the Nosler cases to be thicker that likely explains why there seems to be less of a ring on the Nosler cases, even though the measured expansion is the same. Corsair4363 mentioned previously that he has found variances in increased headspace in various rifles that use belted cases and it sounds like that's probably the case here as well. This rifle is a Blaser Model 93, which was lightly used by it's previous owner. I have yet to determine the barrels rate of twist but will do so soon. The load that I've recently worked up for it is very accurate at 100 yards, but I've yet to try it on the 200 and 300 yard range at our club. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
7mm STW Hornady vs Nosler Cases
Top