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I don't know what brand the brass is. It's nickel FWIW. It's a 300 win mag and the load is 69 grains IMR4831 and 180 grn accubonds. It sounds like the cases just need to be monitored. Right now all the cases I have have 2-3 loads on them. Thanks for the info.
Quote from: jackelope on November 16, 2012, 09:27:53 AMI don't know what brand the brass is. It's nickel FWIW. It's a 300 win mag and the load is 69 grains IMR4831 and 180 grn accubonds. It sounds like the cases just need to be monitored. Right now all the cases I have have 2-3 loads on them. Thanks for the info. Jackelope: did you shoot that big muley (avatar) with the .300 win mag. I shot a good size 4X4 muley this year, put a nice hole right through the boiler house! I was using 150 gr remington core lokt in .300 win mag.
There are way too many variables for anyone to give you an absolute accurate answer for your gun and situation.Neck sizing will prolong the life of brass for sure, just be sure to label the brass if you end up with more than one gun in the same caliber. Neck sizing doesn't work near as much of the brass and you avoid work hardening much of the case. My 38 Super Comp competition handgun brass typically gets reloaded at least nine times. 223 brass shot through an AR usually makes it for at least six reloads. Hot loads, guns with looser chambers, etc. will all have an effect on how many times you can use the brass. When in doubt, throw it out.
If nickle cases are scared up they can scare you dies. I will not reload nickle cases
Probably 5 or so depending on how hot you are loading them, and the care you use prepping them. Generally the primer pockets start getting a little loose if you load them hot. A lot depends on the specs of your chamber, and if you neck re-size or full length resize.