.300 win mag brass... A guys gotta do what what he can .....

[Aimsmall55]

I've been searching for .300 mag brass for months on end w/ no success with RP or Win. Have scored some Norma and Nosler but damn it's expensive. Well today I had enough and spent 90$ on 60 pieces of Remington factory ammo and pulled the bullets, prepped the brass, annealed. One more step is run threw a lee collet die and get the necks even in tension as well as knock out as much run out as possible. Any shooters have to do this. ??

Here's my prepped RP brass

 

[nuclear_shooter]

At that price why not just buy the Norma brass? I had to do similar a few months after Sandy Hook when *NOTHING* was in stock, but now I would just by the Norma. I found the crimps on the brass make it prone to split necks. Have had to toss a few pieces, and some i had to trip a bit below the book trim to length.

 

[Aimsmall55]

Can't find Norma

 

[hessian]

I buy winchester and remington loaded ammo for about $28/20, at Walmart, fireform and go from there.

 

[Mad_Charlie]

Just out of curiosity,,why did you anneal never fired brass??

 

[Aimsmall55]

Just out of curiosity,,why did you anneal never fired brass??

I've found with RP brass, the neck tension is WAY more consistent if I anneal, then run it threw a Lee Collet die. My groups are always smaller. It feels really smooth and well... Like Virgin lapua .308 brass

 

[nuclear_shooter]

Why did you choose to pull instead of shoot?

When I did something similar, I shot em first so they'd be formed to my chamber.

 

[brianf]

did the same thing a while ago. bought some RWS target elite match (200 gr SMK), shot it pretty much just for the brass. expensive way to go but i shot some very accurate and hot ammo (flattened primers, harder bolt lift) but at the end of the day i got RWS brass...there is no better. more consistant and tougher than lapua more often than not.

 

[AIdog]

What is the lee Colley die all about? Is it similar neck sizing die?

 

[Aimsmall55]

Why did you choose to pull instead of shoot?

Why waste 60 rounds of barrel life when I've got 1200 or so... That 30" broughton would be slinging those WAY to fast than I care to push ANY bullet. Shot 5 shot group this morning with that brass and...

 

[Aimsmall55]

What is the lee Colley die all about? Is it similar neck sizing die?

You can use it as a neck sizer , a die to get rid of run out, straighten out necks on virgin brass... It's so cheap... Like 30$... That I purposefully have one with no decapping pin so I can tighten up case necks if I screw up with a live primer. I love that die

 

[AIdog]

I'll have to try that collet die out I've heard about it alot sounds like it works good... Might help with my runout issue with virgin LC 308 brass that I'm getting from pulling rounds. After I FL resize with a rcbs die I measure runout and it is rediculous... Some get bullet run out of 8 thou. After they are fire formed the brass is perfect with hardly any runout (bullet or case).

 

[AIdog]

On a win mag barrel I wouldnt want to waste the wear and tear with factory ammo either... Actually with any barrel

 

[Aimsmall55]

Off topic, but have you talked to lee about making a collet die for your creedmoor? I've read several posts where you mentioned the collet neck die and wondered.

Everytime I flip threw a Midway or Brownells and Sinclair web pages I hope there's a lee collet for my creedmor but.... Nope , never is.