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Offline azmark

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.22 hornet case life
« on: April 09, 2007, 10:23:31 AM »
How many times can I expect to be able to load .22 hornet cases?  I planned on only neck-sizing them.
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Re: .22 hornet case life
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 10:48:54 AM »
Allot depends on how hot you load it.I've had three rifles in the hornet and the best shooting loads were always below max.When full length resizing around 5-6 times.Neck sizing between 6-9,for my rifles.
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Re: .22 hornet case life
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2007, 01:53:57 PM »
It all depends upon your chamber. The larger your chamber the few times you`ll be able to load them. By neck sizeing only you will not get any head separation, but split  the necks. The thighter the neck on your chamber, the more times you`ll be able to load them. Alot depends on the brass too. There is no good answer.
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Re: .22 hornet case life
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2007, 02:28:55 PM »
If you use the Type S die that Redding makes, and neck size only, you'll increase the number of times you can reload cases. Catfish is right, size of the chamber has alot to do with how many reloads you'll get out of a case. No matter what caliber. We keep trying peace, it usually doesn't work!!Remember(12/7/41)(9/11/01) gypsyman
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