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Reduced loads in .223 Remington better for brass?


wwillson

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I am going to start reloading .223 Remington soon and would like to make my brass last as long as possible. I have been told that if you back off the charge a couple grains from the max, the case stretch will be much less than it would be with a max pressure load. With less stretch the cases will not need to be trimmed nearly as much and will last longer. Is this true? How many times can I expect to be able to reload the brass?

Thanks,

Wayne

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.223 brass is so cheap and I have so much of it I'm not sure I've loaded any of mine more than a couple of times. For my AR's I just grab more out the "once or twice fired" bags I have around.

To your point, if the case gets dented from ejection the brass may start to split sooner than later. Light loads won't help that.

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Wayne, you know you're supposed to start low and work up. You might never find that Nirvana load, like mine, worrying about brass life. (24 gr Tac under 62 gr fmj w/c Privy projectile w/ wolf srm primers in any brass 2.245 COAL) You didn't get that from me. Shot out of a S&W 15OR carbine and a Tikka T3 Hunter bolt .

Nah, don't worry about brass life, your fun time is too short.

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Another great place to buy brass and components! These guys are in Searcy AR. I think they have an "in" with the Remington ammo plant in Loneoak AR. Most of what they sell is 1 fired Remington test ammo.

http://www.bluestarbrass.com/catalog/ofrbrass.htm

The REAL kicker here is, company is run by "PAT GARRETT"!!! Pat's also the sheriff of White County AR.

Bob

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