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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1907709" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Nearly all the virgin brass I've used has had to be run through the sizing die for neck deformities anyway, so it doesn't really matter to me. I've gotten good accuracy with both new brass and once fired brass, but have found that different brass shoots differently, both in accuracy and in how much I had to prep it, regardless of the newness of the brass. Since I have a friend who volunteers to work at the public range here, and he gets me brass for free, I've been able to test various brands of brass for accuracy, and so far the winners are Remington, Winchester and Federal. That's in all the calibers I reload, with Winchester and Remington being about the same. Point of Aim with both Remington and Winchester are within 1/2 inch at 100 yards with the same loads, while Federal is generally within 1 inch, either up or down, depending on the rifle/caliber. As to new brass, I've used Remington, Winchester, Sig, Hornaday and Federal, and Remington seems to be the most consistent and accurate. It depends on how accurate you want to be, too. I'm fine with a standard weight rifle with a little tweaking that will hit a prairie dog at 250 yards, or give me sub moa groups with good hunting loads. I have to full length resize all my brass, since I have more than one rifle in nearly every caliber I shoot, though, so that makes a difference. This means that I pretty much need to have the same over all length with each load, and set it for the rifle with the shortest throat, but it has worked fine so far in both my .308's, all my 30-06's and both my 300 winmags. I haven't gotten my new 35 Whelen back from the gunsmith yet, but we tested it with the loads for my Remmie 35 Whelen (Stock CDL with only a trigger adjustment), and it shot about 1" in a 17 mph wind with gusts up to around 22mph. Can't wait to get it finish blued and to the range to really wring out the 1 in 14 twist barrel we installed. In the first rifle, new brass, old brass and brass made from 30-06 necked up all shot 1 inch or less with either the Speer 250 grain or the Sierra 225 grain bullet, with the 225 grain Sierra being the most accurate. I think the 1 in 14 inch Shaw barrel will put the Speer bullet into around 0.75 inches, though. And yes, since some of my brass for the .35 is made from necked up once fired 30-06, it is all full length resized and trimmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1907709, member: 60453"] Nearly all the virgin brass I've used has had to be run through the sizing die for neck deformities anyway, so it doesn't really matter to me. I've gotten good accuracy with both new brass and once fired brass, but have found that different brass shoots differently, both in accuracy and in how much I had to prep it, regardless of the newness of the brass. Since I have a friend who volunteers to work at the public range here, and he gets me brass for free, I've been able to test various brands of brass for accuracy, and so far the winners are Remington, Winchester and Federal. That's in all the calibers I reload, with Winchester and Remington being about the same. Point of Aim with both Remington and Winchester are within 1/2 inch at 100 yards with the same loads, while Federal is generally within 1 inch, either up or down, depending on the rifle/caliber. As to new brass, I've used Remington, Winchester, Sig, Hornaday and Federal, and Remington seems to be the most consistent and accurate. It depends on how accurate you want to be, too. I'm fine with a standard weight rifle with a little tweaking that will hit a prairie dog at 250 yards, or give me sub moa groups with good hunting loads. I have to full length resize all my brass, since I have more than one rifle in nearly every caliber I shoot, though, so that makes a difference. This means that I pretty much need to have the same over all length with each load, and set it for the rifle with the shortest throat, but it has worked fine so far in both my .308's, all my 30-06's and both my 300 winmags. I haven't gotten my new 35 Whelen back from the gunsmith yet, but we tested it with the loads for my Remmie 35 Whelen (Stock CDL with only a trigger adjustment), and it shot about 1" in a 17 mph wind with gusts up to around 22mph. Can't wait to get it finish blued and to the range to really wring out the 1 in 14 twist barrel we installed. In the first rifle, new brass, old brass and brass made from 30-06 necked up all shot 1 inch or less with either the Speer 250 grain or the Sierra 225 grain bullet, with the 225 grain Sierra being the most accurate. I think the 1 in 14 inch Shaw barrel will put the Speer bullet into around 0.75 inches, though. And yes, since some of my brass for the .35 is made from necked up once fired 30-06, it is all full length resized and trimmed. [/QUOTE]
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