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Why factory ammo for barrel break in?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2618920" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>I have felt that under 75 gr a mag primer wasn't needed. Now I don't have anything cartridges, that gets into the 80gr + areas either. I have tried M primers over the years. Found no gain either. Barrel heated up quicker was my feeling too. </p><p>It's my understanding that WSM brass and factory loads are hard to come by presently. My brother has a friend that has one or getting WSM rifle and is looking for ammo for it. </p><p>Anymore it seem like you need to figure out what you need and start looking for the items a year ahead of that. Now I have updated my reloading equipment this pass year, and it has taken me that to achieve that too. Still waiting on some items. Component are still hard to come by. Being a day late hasn't help much either. </p><p>I never found that factory ammo was cheaper than reloading. If acquiring brass then that's a different story. I feel no gain there either. Better off to getting something like Lapua or Petersons brass. There others out there, that are good brass too. </p><p>Do your fireforming and break-in at the same time. Use 2nd for bullets, easy to get powders. Don't use your good powder nor bullets, if you have any to start with. I generally only use a few powders to reload with, and don't change much either. I do explore with powder, primer, bullets to find what I am looking for. I hunt in weather from 100+ to -20. </p><p>In 1962 I could load a box of 20 for a 300 H & H mag for a $1.60. Store was somewhere around $5.00.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2618920, member: 101791"] I have felt that under 75 gr a mag primer wasn't needed. Now I don't have anything cartridges, that gets into the 80gr + areas either. I have tried M primers over the years. Found no gain either. Barrel heated up quicker was my feeling too. It's my understanding that WSM brass and factory loads are hard to come by presently. My brother has a friend that has one or getting WSM rifle and is looking for ammo for it. Anymore it seem like you need to figure out what you need and start looking for the items a year ahead of that. Now I have updated my reloading equipment this pass year, and it has taken me that to achieve that too. Still waiting on some items. Component are still hard to come by. Being a day late hasn't help much either. I never found that factory ammo was cheaper than reloading. If acquiring brass then that's a different story. I feel no gain there either. Better off to getting something like Lapua or Petersons brass. There others out there, that are good brass too. Do your fireforming and break-in at the same time. Use 2nd for bullets, easy to get powders. Don't use your good powder nor bullets, if you have any to start with. I generally only use a few powders to reload with, and don't change much either. I do explore with powder, primer, bullets to find what I am looking for. I hunt in weather from 100+ to -20. In 1962 I could load a box of 20 for a 300 H & H mag for a $1.60. Store was somewhere around $5.00. [/QUOTE]
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