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Reloading
Virgin brass, or once fired!
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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtime Shooter13" data-source="post: 1907447" data-attributes="member: 109503"><p>When I purchase a new rifle in a new caliber I will usually purchase a 10 boxes of same lot number factory ammunition. This is clearly depending on purchase price!</p><p></p><p>I will use this factory ammo to break in the bore and get once fired brass for load development. Sometimes it is much more cost effective to buy factory ammo depending on what you want for brass. I purchased a 6.5 Creedmoor a couple of years back. I was able to purchase same lot of factory Hornady American Whitetail 129gr ammo. I shopped around and purchased 10 box lot shipped off Gun broker for around $160. Keep in mind that I am breaking in a new rifle. I never load virgin brass without backing off charge to minimum. So in my case to break in a new rifle, much more cost effective.</p><p></p><p>Bonus is that I have 200 rounds of once fired brass fire formed to the chamber. If you must have Norma or Lapua brass, your first firing no matter what will be just that, Fire Forming brass to your chamber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtime Shooter13, post: 1907447, member: 109503"] When I purchase a new rifle in a new caliber I will usually purchase a 10 boxes of same lot number factory ammunition. This is clearly depending on purchase price! I will use this factory ammo to break in the bore and get once fired brass for load development. Sometimes it is much more cost effective to buy factory ammo depending on what you want for brass. I purchased a 6.5 Creedmoor a couple of years back. I was able to purchase same lot of factory Hornady American Whitetail 129gr ammo. I shopped around and purchased 10 box lot shipped off Gun broker for around $160. Keep in mind that I am breaking in a new rifle. I never load virgin brass without backing off charge to minimum. So in my case to break in a new rifle, much more cost effective. Bonus is that I have 200 rounds of once fired brass fire formed to the chamber. If you must have Norma or Lapua brass, your first firing no matter what will be just that, Fire Forming brass to your chamber. [/QUOTE]
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