Mad_Charlie actually I do do case prep on virgin brass. Even Lapua. I uniform the primer pockets, run them through a f/l die without the bushing and no bump of course, run a sizing mandrel down the neck, trim, debur and chamfer.
I bought this jug of 2000mr about a year ago, did some preliminary work up with both my 308 using 175gr smks and bergers and 223 with 80gr smks. I wasn't happy with the velocity in the 223 so I dropped it and went back to 8208. I couldn't get the 175's to shoot consistently with either 2000mr or varget so I decided to try the 155s. And that's when this rifle came into it's own. I worked up a load for it using 8208 was running short and remembered I had this jug of 2000mr. So far it looks good. Next time out I'll do some 5 shot groups at 300 yds and run them through the chrono. If it looks good I'll save the 8208 for my 223 and use 2000mr in the 308. Both these rifles are bolt actions by the way