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<blockquote data-quote="DaveB" data-source="post: 5191216" data-attributes="member: 5958"><p>When I began reloading I had a 30/06, a 243, and a 22-250 followed quite soon by a 300 winMag. </p><p></p><p>I loaded up 50 for my 06 (all the brass I bought) and right away realized I needed more brass. Since this was 1985 or so, I wandered on down to Turner's and after 20 seconds or so picked up ten bags of 50 R-P brass.</p><p></p><p>Over the years not a single piece of brass has split and I load 59 grains of IMR4350 behind 150 Partitions or NBT's. No primer issues. All have been trimmed to length twice. I only load them when I have 50 or fewer loaded rounds on the shelf. Then I go through the entire case prep process. </p><p></p><p>I purchased some hornady brass for my 243 and was very unhappy. Supposedly cosmetic seconds, the flash holes were oblong and 18 were off center. </p><p></p><p>I have mostly stuck with my inventory of R-P brass ever since. In times of great need I have tried PRVI (surprise, very good results), Starline (very good results so far), Winchester (all went into garbage due to split necks, 12 out of 100). 223 brass and pistol brass is not included in these results. </p><p></p><p>I always and I mean always go through a complete case prep process with new-to-me brass. I spend a fair amount of time measuring, trimming, chamfering inside and out, and polishing before I store in color-coded-by-caliber boxes. First time through I also cut every primer pocket to the same depth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveB, post: 5191216, member: 5958"] When I began reloading I had a 30/06, a 243, and a 22-250 followed quite soon by a 300 winMag. I loaded up 50 for my 06 (all the brass I bought) and right away realized I needed more brass. Since this was 1985 or so, I wandered on down to Turner's and after 20 seconds or so picked up ten bags of 50 R-P brass. Over the years not a single piece of brass has split and I load 59 grains of IMR4350 behind 150 Partitions or NBT's. No primer issues. All have been trimmed to length twice. I only load them when I have 50 or fewer loaded rounds on the shelf. Then I go through the entire case prep process. I purchased some hornady brass for my 243 and was very unhappy. Supposedly cosmetic seconds, the flash holes were oblong and 18 were off center. I have mostly stuck with my inventory of R-P brass ever since. In times of great need I have tried PRVI (surprise, very good results), Starline (very good results so far), Winchester (all went into garbage due to split necks, 12 out of 100). 223 brass and pistol brass is not included in these results. I always and I mean always go through a complete case prep process with new-to-me brass. I spend a fair amount of time measuring, trimming, chamfering inside and out, and polishing before I store in color-coded-by-caliber boxes. First time through I also cut every primer pocket to the same depth. [/QUOTE]
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