• This Forum is for adults 18 years of age or over. By continuing to use this Forum you are confirming that you are 18 or older. No content shall be viewed by any person under 18 in California.

Forming 17AH from Remington brass?

with rodent shooting season approaching rapidly, i checked my stock of brass. i have 300 winchester brass that are now on load number 3 possibly 4. from what others have said, their brass starts to loosen primer pockets around use #4.
so, i found a guy on this forum with some new 22 hornet brass, remington. while not my first choice, i was glad to get it. but, much to my dismay, i was reading my berger manual and it says that forming loss with remington brass is very high. but, how long ago was the author using remington brass? has the brass changed since then? what if i anneal it prior to any forming?

the brass i picked up is in sealed bags of 100. i thought about forming 20 to see what my results are. if bad, resell the brass, if good, form it all.

thoughts?
 
Anneal after running it through the forming dies. I lost 2 or 3 out of 100 and used a stout load for fire forming. I lost count of the number of reloads on them, 4-5?, and the primer pockets are still tight. I anneal every time and use enough N120 to get 3575 fps with the 20 grain V-Max from my 20" Contender. I have several hundred Privi Partisan I bought from Graf's but haven't needed them yet. I also have WW, work well, and RWS that I haven't formed yet either! Damn Remington won't wear out! ???
 
the 300 winchester that i have were new brass when i started, i formed, fire formed and then annealed. out of 300 i did not lose any in the process. i am only running the 20gr bullet at 3400fps (if my chrono is correct).

good to know about your experience with remington brass. i will give it a shot.
 

Upgrades & Donations

This Forum's expenses are primarily paid by member contributions. You can upgrade your Forum membership in seconds. Gold and Silver members get unlimited FREE classifieds for one year. Gold members can upload custom avatars.


Click Upgrade Membership Button ABOVE to get Gold or Silver Status.

You can also donate any amount, large or small, with the button below. Include your Forum Name in the PayPal Notes field.


To DONATE by CHECK, or make a recurring donation, CLICK HERE to learn how.

Forum statistics

Threads
166,322
Messages
2,216,587
Members
79,554
Latest member
GerSteve
Back
Top