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Offline EDT

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PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« on: May 08, 2013, 10:31:04 PM »
I bought several boxes of PPU ammo at Cabelas because of the great price.  I went out and shot some of it, I thought it was going to tear my 243 to shreads, minute pieces of brass at the bolt, and I believe it roughed the inside of the magazine, causing subsequent scratches on the any new brass.  I had no other scratches on any brass before i used PPU.  Just a user review, I CAN NOT reccommend PPU.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2013, 11:26:09 PM by EDT »

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 09:22:48 AM »
Is this BRASS cased Privi Partizn 243 Ammo?  Curious how brass cased ammo could tear up a steel mag.

I bought some Privi Partizan in 7x57mm Rimmed 139gr and it is superb.  This is the first group fired for record out of a drilling I bought and  Weaver K-1.5 in home made rings at 100yrds. 



At $17.00/20 it is hard to even think about reloading for this rig
 
After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 11:26:46 AM »
i've got about a hundred rounds of PPU 7mm-08 on hand.  the stuff shoots great out of my gun(around an inch at 100 yards) and i have no complaints.
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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2013, 07:07:07 PM »
I truely dont know whay it is scratching the brass now, but before I used the PPU there were no scratches on any brass.  when I close the bolt on by remington or federal ammo, it is easy and smooth, when I close the bolt on PPU ammo it feels rough and I almost have to force the bolt down, when I interchange between PPU and federal, each time the PPU is rough and federal is smooth.  TEACH ME...what do you think is wrong???

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2013, 08:34:01 PM »
With out even knowing what brand of firearm your using and watching what it is doing while your chambering a round it is pretty hard to tell.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2013, 08:42:12 PM »
Just a thought
Check the Over all length of the PPU compared to the federal I have a suspicion that the PPU might be longer
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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2013, 09:02:23 PM »
With out even knowing what brand of firearm your using and watching what it is doing while your chambering a round it is pretty hard to tell.

yes...it is difficult to watch.  Remington 700 243

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2013, 09:07:11 PM »
Just a thought
Check the Over all length of the PPU compared to the federal I have a suspicion that the PPU might be longer

they are very very close.

SO do you guys think it is still ok to shoot them?  They fire fine, it is just everything else that is just plain rough. 

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2013, 08:44:12 AM »
OK here's a QUESS.  The Remington has a rotating extractor, after the extractor lip snaps over the rim of the cartridge it rotates a quarter turn before the lugs are locked.  It sounds like the PPU cartridge might have a sharper inside edge to the rim and as the extractor is rotating it is scraping off this sharp edge.  A contributing factor might be that you have a minimum spec chamber and the PPU ammo is at max spec and is snug in the chamber(not a bad thing, it's something we strive for in reloading by neck sizing) and not allowing the cartridge to rotate with the bolt.

After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2013, 04:01:59 PM »
OK here's a QUESS.  The Remington has a rotating extractor, after the extractor lip snaps over the rim of the cartridge it rotates a quarter turn before the lugs are locked.  It sounds like the PPU cartridge might have a sharper inside edge to the rim and as the extractor is rotating it is scraping off this sharp edge.  A contributing factor might be that you have a minimum spec chamber and the PPU ammo is at max spec and is snug in the chamber(not a bad thing, it's something we strive for in reloading by neck sizing) and not allowing the cartridge to rotate with the bolt.
Honestly,I think you nailed it.  This is exactly how it presents. The base is not as tapered as other shells......I guess I shouldn't be so harsh to PPU. :bash:

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Re: PPU ammo: You get what you pay for.
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2013, 09:22:28 PM »
OK here's a QUESS.  The Remington has a rotating extractor, after the extractor lip snaps over the rim of the cartridge it rotates a quarter turn before the lugs are locked.  It sounds like the PPU cartridge might have a sharper inside edge to the rim and as the extractor is rotating it is scraping off this sharp edge.  A contributing factor might be that you have a minimum spec chamber and the PPU ammo is at max spec and is snug in the chamber(not a bad thing, it's something we strive for in reloading by neck sizing) and not allowing the cartridge to rotate with the bolt.

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I have found PPU doing this exact thing in my Rem 700 by scraping some brass off... I have shot a lot of their ammo, and the match 308 was some of the best ammo I have ever bought and their .25-06 in 90gr is definitely sub-moa and one hell of a coyote killer...
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