30BR Brass Life

[Bill Norris]

Wondering if typically the 30BR brass life expectancy is as good as the 6mmBR or is it better ?

 

[JTEX]

Seems to last forever to me. I built my 30br in 2015, just last month made a new 100pieces....

 

[Terry]

Easily as good, likely better. I have never worn any 30 BR brass out.

 

[knguyen]

I have one set of brass for which I have been shooting out of two barrels, total round count for both barrels is well over 4000 rounds.
Primer pockets still good.
I do anneal brass after each firing
Iam amazed
Khanh

 

[Bill Norris]

WOW. Well, I won't worry about getting another 100 no time soon then. Prepping them bad boys is tiresome no doubt.

 

[RGRobinett]

As you see - its LOOOOooooooong! RG

 

[ReedG]

I've been following this post with interest. I have a 30BR brass tale. My first-ever BR rifle was a 6BR built for me by a fine gentleman named Mickey Coleman. He used my Savage 12BVSS action, a recycled PPC barrel he had and a recycled BR stock he had. I was trying to live the dream on a pauper's wages and never would have tasted the joy without Mickey's help and encouragement (along with some others like RGRobinett). I put around 6,000 rounds through that used barrel, lots of them BIB bullets. At my retirement from 45 years in the production department of a small daily newspaper, the owner decided to give me a blank check to build the BR rifle of my dreams. That, of course, is a story in itself. I chose a BAT "S" action, Jewell trigger, Krieger barrel, Robertson stock and Leupold scope. Mr. Jim Borden rescued me from a mess with another 'smith and built me the best BR rifle on earth. That rifle is a 30BR. I'm on the second barrel and have enjoyed over 11,000 rounds of happiness. Now to the brass. I just couldn't see my way to new Lapua brass, which was difficult to find and expensive, so I took my 200 rounds of well used 6BR brass, resized it all to 30BR, turned the necks, etc., and those 200 pieces of brass have accounted for just about a combined 20,000 firings since I started in 2003. The secret to my uneducated mind is annealing. A guy on the forums had a Ken Light Annealer at the same time I had a birthday check and that brass has been annealed every 3-5 firings ever since. It seems to me, that properly annealed (I still follow Ken's instructions to the "T") brass is made "new" every time it's annealed. My loads don't split cases or expand primer pockets and the beat goes on. I know shooters who make new brass every season, every barrel, etc., and I don't have any argument with any of them. In fact, I just got a third barrel from Jim Borden and I'm toying with the idea of tooling up some new brass for it! New brass or old, get to the range as often as you can!

 

[NorCalMikie]

The hotter the load, the shorter the life. That applies to people too.

 

[JimPag]

I've been following this post with interest. I have a 30BR brass tale. My first-ever BR rifle was a 6BR built for me by a fine gentleman named Mickey Coleman. He used my Savage 12BVSS action, a recycled PPC barrel he had and a recycled BR stock he had. I was trying to live the dream on a pauper's wages and never would have tasted the joy without Mickey's help and encouragement (along with some others like RGRobinett). I put around 6,000 rounds through that used barrel, lots of them BIB bullets. At my retirement from 45 years in the production department of a small daily newspaper, the owner decided to give me a blank check to build the BR rifle of my dreams. That, of course, is a story in itself. I chose a BAT "S" action, Jewell trigger, Krieger barrel, Robertson stock and Leupold scope. Mr. Jim Borden rescued me from a mess with another 'smith and built me the best BR rifle on earth. That rifle is a 30BR. I'm on the second barrel and have enjoyed over 11,000 rounds of happiness. Now to the brass. I just couldn't see my way to new Lapua brass, which was difficult to find and expensive, so I took my 200 rounds of well used 6BR brass, resized it all to 30BR, turned the necks, etc., and those 200 pieces of brass have accounted for just about a combined 20,000 firings since I started in 2003. The secret to my uneducated mind is annealing. A guy on the forums had a Ken Light Annealer at the same time I had a birthday check and that brass has been annealed every 3-5 firings ever since. It seems to me, that properly annealed (I still follow Ken's instructions to the "T") brass is made "new" every time it's annealed. My loads don't split cases or expand primer pockets and the beat goes on. I know shooters who make new brass every season, every barrel, etc., and I don't have any argument with any of them. In fact, I just got a third barrel from Jim Borden and I'm toying with the idea of tooling up some new brass for it! New brass or old, get to the range as often as you can!

Reed. Just take it easy on me and don't beat me too bad with that new barrel when I come over to shoot against you hopefully next month.

 

[Link]

ReedG I don't read many long posts, however I'm glad I read yours .
I was given a used barrel buy a friend and have enjoyed the 30BR except I put a RAS on mine [because I'm old]

TY Don