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Offline savagehunter

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Can I save this piece of brass?
« on: October 06, 2021, 07:35:13 PM »
6.5x284 lapua Virgin brass right neck outside diameter .291 left .312 same batch of brass and my bushing die reduce  that neck will it even fit? Trash? At 1.29 per it hurts lol.

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Re: Can I save this piece of brass?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2021, 08:11:48 PM »
Is it headstamped 6.5-284? Seems like it is a straight 284 brass.

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Re: Can I save this piece of brass?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2021, 08:28:02 PM »
Yes

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Re: Can I save this piece of brass?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2021, 08:30:21 PM »
You can either reach out to lapua and see what they have to say or just lube it up and run it through your die. Likely it would be fine.

If not, i guess thats why lapua gives an extry piece in each box.

 


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