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Creating a 180gn load, .338 excalibur
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<blockquote data-quote="clyde09" data-source="post: 1153720" data-attributes="member: 94044"><p>Thanks for the welcome and the reply,</p><p></p><p>I've only used A-Square and Quality Cartridge brass (I think Jameson is the only other manufacturer), I typically get upwards of 8 firings before the brass starts to fail, it'll stretch about .005-.007" per firing. Whether it be a factory A-Square load, a minimum charge by data or any load for that matter, its hard to extract. The only time I've experienced easy extraction was after the first firing of Quality Cartridge brass. I polish the brass after resizing, fired brass comes out of the chamber with very small abrasions all the way up to the shoulder, so I assume the chamber is still rough even after attempting to polish it up with a ball hone. I'm also seeing flattened primers from minimum charges, mild charges, and hot charges using Federal magnum match primers, and a safe ogive to lands distance. So I'm pretty dead in the water when it comes to watching for pressure sign. </p><p>As for my choice of bullet, I was looking to get some devastation within 600yds, more of a varmint load I suppose, the rifle is awful finicky with any load and anything outside that range I couldn't make a shot on with a clear conscious. I don't think the platform this cartridge is chambered in could fully take advantage of high b.c. projectiles. I will eventually re-barrel the thing, and at that point in time I'm sure I'll play with the heavier slugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clyde09, post: 1153720, member: 94044"] Thanks for the welcome and the reply, I've only used A-Square and Quality Cartridge brass (I think Jameson is the only other manufacturer), I typically get upwards of 8 firings before the brass starts to fail, it'll stretch about .005-.007" per firing. Whether it be a factory A-Square load, a minimum charge by data or any load for that matter, its hard to extract. The only time I've experienced easy extraction was after the first firing of Quality Cartridge brass. I polish the brass after resizing, fired brass comes out of the chamber with very small abrasions all the way up to the shoulder, so I assume the chamber is still rough even after attempting to polish it up with a ball hone. I'm also seeing flattened primers from minimum charges, mild charges, and hot charges using Federal magnum match primers, and a safe ogive to lands distance. So I'm pretty dead in the water when it comes to watching for pressure sign. As for my choice of bullet, I was looking to get some devastation within 600yds, more of a varmint load I suppose, the rifle is awful finicky with any load and anything outside that range I couldn't make a shot on with a clear conscious. I don't think the platform this cartridge is chambered in could fully take advantage of high b.c. projectiles. I will eventually re-barrel the thing, and at that point in time I'm sure I'll play with the heavier slugs. [/QUOTE]
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