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Question: case prep after pulling bullets???
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<blockquote data-quote="bbutturff" data-source="post: 603753" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>I'm in the camp that says you probably should re-size the necks and here's why. A couple of years ago I bought a case of Federal VitalShock 180gr 300 WSM "seconds" for less than it would have cost me to buy the brass. I figured I'd shoot them, prep the brass and do some load development. </p><p></p><p>For whatever reason they were "hot" for my rifle so I only shot one box. I then pulled the bullets from a second box using a kinetic hammer so I could measure the powder. I planned to cut the powder back a couple of grains, re-seat the bullets and shoot them. When I re-seated the bullets there was so little neck tension that I could move the bullets in and out with only my fingers. I handled them gently and shot them single shot style anyway. I accomplished what I intended to do but they grouped 4-5" at 100 yards. The first box I shot grouped 2-3" at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>I did not measure the case mouths but in my case it appears that the brass did not spring back 100%.</p><p></p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbutturff, post: 603753, member: 31436"] I'm in the camp that says you probably should re-size the necks and here's why. A couple of years ago I bought a case of Federal VitalShock 180gr 300 WSM "seconds" for less than it would have cost me to buy the brass. I figured I'd shoot them, prep the brass and do some load development. For whatever reason they were "hot" for my rifle so I only shot one box. I then pulled the bullets from a second box using a kinetic hammer so I could measure the powder. I planned to cut the powder back a couple of grains, re-seat the bullets and shoot them. When I re-seated the bullets there was so little neck tension that I could move the bullets in and out with only my fingers. I handled them gently and shot them single shot style anyway. I accomplished what I intended to do but they grouped 4-5" at 100 yards. The first box I shot grouped 2-3" at 100 yards. I did not measure the case mouths but in my case it appears that the brass did not spring back 100%. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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