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Virgin versus once fired brass for accuracy, ??Best??
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 223609" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>I made it a practice to do my accuracy work with at least once fired cases. Here is the reason why. Once upon a time I bought a new Remington 700 stainless 7 mm mag rifle and 100 new cases. I free floated the barrel and adjusted the trigger to 2 lbs that I like on a hunting rifle. I started my load work-up using the new cases only. I could not get that rifle to shoot 3 shots under 1 3/4 inch @ 100 yards to save me. One day I decided to size some of the cases that I had fired in the rifle. I sized them only part way in a FL die. I just made them fit the chamber nice. I loaded up some of the best loads so far. When I went to the range and upon firing two shots there was only one hole in the target. I thought S#*+ <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />, GREAT! Now the thing won't even hit the paper! Then I fired another shot and when I looked in the spotting scope I thought light bulb that hole looks just a little bit large for a 7mm bullet hole. I fired again. The hole looked just a tad bit larger. I began to get the shakes and fired the fifth and last shot. When I looked through the spotting scope I could see what looked like 1 1/2 bullet holes together. I went down range and low and behold there were five shots in one ragged hole <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> . I later found that this rifle would shoot almost anything you put into it under 1 inch if you used a once or more fired case even if it was FL sized. That is the reason I use once fired cases. Your mileage might differ.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 223609, member: 10178"] I made it a practice to do my accuracy work with at least once fired cases. Here is the reason why. Once upon a time I bought a new Remington 700 stainless 7 mm mag rifle and 100 new cases. I free floated the barrel and adjusted the trigger to 2 lbs that I like on a hunting rifle. I started my load work-up using the new cases only. I could not get that rifle to shoot 3 shots under 1 3/4 inch @ 100 yards to save me. One day I decided to size some of the cases that I had fired in the rifle. I sized them only part way in a FL die. I just made them fit the chamber nice. I loaded up some of the best loads so far. When I went to the range and upon firing two shots there was only one hole in the target. I thought S#*+ :mad:, GREAT! Now the thing won't even hit the paper! Then I fired another shot and when I looked in the spotting scope I thought light bulb that hole looks just a little bit large for a 7mm bullet hole. I fired again. The hole looked just a tad bit larger. I began to get the shakes and fired the fifth and last shot. When I looked through the spotting scope I could see what looked like 1 1/2 bullet holes together. I went down range and low and behold there were five shots in one ragged hole :D . I later found that this rifle would shoot almost anything you put into it under 1 inch if you used a once or more fired case even if it was FL sized. That is the reason I use once fired cases. Your mileage might differ. [/QUOTE]
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