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Offline C.J

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.300 win case life
« on: January 31, 2005, 10:13:02 AM »
I was wondering roughly how many firings I can get out of my .300 win cases safely right now I how a bunch of twice fire brass (from my gun) that still looks fine I guess what I really want to know is, is there a certain amount of times you can fire a 300 win case before it becomes unsafe the reason i ask is cause i heard some belted cases can only be reloaded 2-3 times

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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2005, 11:11:30 AM »
I quit counting when I got to 5.  After that I just loaded 'em until the cases started looking ragged.

The load I used was:
Bullet: Sierra 200 Grain Hollow Point Boat Tail
Powder:  71.7 grains of IMR-4831          
Primer: Winchester WLR          
Case: Winchester          
Firearm: Ruger 77
Optics: Leupold 4x12AO
Velocity: 2986 FPS @ 15' from the muzzle

The only time the brass saw a full-length sizing die was before the first loading, after that they were neck-sized only.

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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2005, 11:33:57 PM »
Steve is right on but it could depend on your load, your gun and your loading techniques.

If you have a largish chamber, use hot loads, don't lube your case necks before sizing, your cases might not last as long.

I have an HS Precision barrel and my cases last nearly forever - mostly Remington but I'm using some Win now.  Thats a near match quality chamber - production barrels might be different.

I use Ken Waters' partial full length size technique - set size die so its about a dime's thickness off the shell holder.  

I use hornady unique lube on the case walls and Imperial graphite on the necks inside and out (Redding is selling it now). I trim every so often.

My main load is about 72 gr (may range 71-73) of IMR 4831 with 180 gr bullets and CCI mag, Win Larg Rifle or Fed 215 primers.

Some brass was probably loaded over 10 times maybe 15.  But I inspect carefully as I know its getting older, (I keep each 20 in a fixed box with the begin use date and average wt for the batch).  If I start getting case neck splits or the primer pockets get  noticeably easier to seat I discard and start with new brass.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2005, 02:34:22 AM »
I have some I have loaded 10 times. I just inspect cases before I load them. I load in the upper range but not to the max.  :D
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2005, 04:48:59 AM »
thanks for the replies i am having good accuracy with 73gr reloader22 with win cases win standard primers 180gr hornaday spitzers and an oal of 3.345 usually shoots under an inch in my tikka t3 im going to load some twice fired brass now that i know i can (cases are still in good shape) so thanks again