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I may need to neck turn & I got my Dope
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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2909493" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I have been thinking of reloading about 100 rounds and then take barrel temp reading and shoot 2 rounds at say 250 yards.</p><p>wait many minutes and shoot 2 more and so on and so on.</p><p></p><p>Make sure barrel temp is the same. ..I would like to do this with barrel temp in the 75 degree area. That is about the middle point of hunting barrel temp for me.</p><p>Temp may not really matter as I tested this load down to below freezing and at 110 Fahrenheit.</p><p></p><p>But 2 shots is usually all you will get before the critter is long gone if you miss.</p><p></p><p>This should allow me to eliminate the bad brass.</p><p>Then take the "bad" brass probably 20 rounds of it and 20 rounds of the "good" brass and reload it all again keeping it separated and shoot again and see if there is an issue.</p><p></p><p>I think i will start with a tube ID micrometer and see what I have and I have an RCBS neck turner .. but I do not have a mandrel for .223.</p><p>Turning my cast load 30-30 brass eliminated fliers.. but some (Most) necks measured .010 and some measured .014".. that is too much for good accuracy. </p><p></p><p>My neck area in this rifle is pretty snug.. to the point that Lapua cases are not happy in this gun.</p><p>I can't get good accurate handloads with that brass with any bullet or load.</p><p>That may be a good bunch of cases to neck turn. Sad as that may sound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2909493, member: 15054"] I have been thinking of reloading about 100 rounds and then take barrel temp reading and shoot 2 rounds at say 250 yards. wait many minutes and shoot 2 more and so on and so on. Make sure barrel temp is the same. ..I would like to do this with barrel temp in the 75 degree area. That is about the middle point of hunting barrel temp for me. Temp may not really matter as I tested this load down to below freezing and at 110 Fahrenheit. But 2 shots is usually all you will get before the critter is long gone if you miss. This should allow me to eliminate the bad brass. Then take the "bad" brass probably 20 rounds of it and 20 rounds of the "good" brass and reload it all again keeping it separated and shoot again and see if there is an issue. I think i will start with a tube ID micrometer and see what I have and I have an RCBS neck turner .. but I do not have a mandrel for .223. Turning my cast load 30-30 brass eliminated fliers.. but some (Most) necks measured .010 and some measured .014".. that is too much for good accuracy. My neck area in this rifle is pretty snug.. to the point that Lapua cases are not happy in this gun. I can't get good accurate handloads with that brass with any bullet or load. That may be a good bunch of cases to neck turn. Sad as that may sound. [/QUOTE]
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