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A couple of questions for you guys!
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2229571" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Well.......here's my two-cents worth; and.....this is probably where the fight starts<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" />. First I like to prepare my brass as close to the same dimensions that I am working a load up for. With today's quality control I take "nothing" for granted!! I have some 30-06 Lapua brass, however have not had a chance to dig into them to measure them up and see what the tolerances on that brass are going to look like? I full length size every piece of brass right out of the box. I full-length-resize with the expander plug out, and then use a mandrel neck sizing tool for the neck tension. I ream all of the primer pockets for uniformity, then measure for overall length of the brass and trim the brass to the length. Chamfer inside and outside of the necks then deburr the flash hole. After the initial first firing, I will anneal the cases and turn the necks, then resize the brass, bumping the shoulder back .002 thousandths. I agree with the posts that the loads ought to be worked up using the same brass. As for PPU brass, I have some, but have not tried it as of yet. From what I could find on this forum there are mixed reviews, but that is all I can say about it. I pretty much use Hornady brass because that is all that I can find for the .35 Whelen and the .358 Winchester. I fireform for a .270 Ackley Improved so use Nosler brass for that "when" I can find it. I wanted to go with Lapua or Peterson, tried to find some .280 Remington, however I believe that all of that brass is being used of the .280AI and is like finding chicken's teeth. Right now I have a newly acquired 22-250, and again cannot find any brass for this one either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2229571, member: 69192"] Well.......here's my two-cents worth; and.....this is probably where the fight starts;):eek:😂. First I like to prepare my brass as close to the same dimensions that I am working a load up for. With today's quality control I take "nothing" for granted!! I have some 30-06 Lapua brass, however have not had a chance to dig into them to measure them up and see what the tolerances on that brass are going to look like? I full length size every piece of brass right out of the box. I full-length-resize with the expander plug out, and then use a mandrel neck sizing tool for the neck tension. I ream all of the primer pockets for uniformity, then measure for overall length of the brass and trim the brass to the length. Chamfer inside and outside of the necks then deburr the flash hole. After the initial first firing, I will anneal the cases and turn the necks, then resize the brass, bumping the shoulder back .002 thousandths. I agree with the posts that the loads ought to be worked up using the same brass. As for PPU brass, I have some, but have not tried it as of yet. From what I could find on this forum there are mixed reviews, but that is all I can say about it. I pretty much use Hornady brass because that is all that I can find for the .35 Whelen and the .358 Winchester. I fireform for a .270 Ackley Improved so use Nosler brass for that "when" I can find it. I wanted to go with Lapua or Peterson, tried to find some .280 Remington, however I believe that all of that brass is being used of the .280AI and is like finding chicken's teeth. Right now I have a newly acquired 22-250, and again cannot find any brass for this one either. [/QUOTE]
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