6mm PPC reloads obtained
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jackieschmidt
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If you are shooting down in the lower load window, say in the neighborhood of 27.5 to 28 grns of 133 with a 65/68 grn bullet, they last quite a while. 15 to 20 firings would not be out of the question.
I you shoot in the upper load window, that being 30+ grns of 133, it will at least be cut in half. Primer pockets are the first to go.
The lower window will be in the 3200 to 3250 fps range, the upper window in the 3400 to 3450 fos range.
I you shoot in the upper load window, that being 30+ grns of 133, it will at least be cut in half. Primer pockets are the first to go.
The lower window will be in the 3200 to 3250 fps range, the upper window in the 3400 to 3450 fos range.
With the loads you mentioned to me via pm, you should get very good brass life but like I said though, if you really step hard on the gas, life will drastically shorten. I forgot your load numbers but they were very, very mild by BR standards. Your brass should last a long time loading like that. The flip side is, PPC's like pressure and typically shoot better at the top end. Just depends on your discipline as much as anything. You can't leave anything on the table in BR but most any other type of shooting, and a PPC is plenty good enough for, even at very mild loadings. Loading hot, the primer pockets go first. Loading mild and without annealing, maybe the necks will go first but you may well wear out a bbl or so with about 50 pieces of brass before they do.
Just looked and the loads you mentioned were 27.0gr of both h322 and n133. H322 is considerably faster than 133 but even so, 27.0 of h322 is still about 1.5 grains below what I'd call "warm". Brunos just got some Norma brass in(via email). My only knock on Norma is that it doesn't hold up as well as Lapua(primer pockets) when loading near top end but it should last you a long while. It might help you with feedback from others knowing your loads.
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If you anneal them properly.
I'm getting many many reloads from IMI 223 with moderate loads. Primer pockets are still good, annealing prevents split necks.
Paul
WyleWD
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You've been given excellent estimates on brass life expectancy. Just my experience on this, is that a custom resizing die that closely matches dimensions of your chamber is just as (or more) important than how hot you're loading it. It could keep you from overworking your brass and extend its life. JME. WD
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