Good evening. I come before the enlightened masses seeking wisdom. Can any of you fine folks tell me what primer Is (or was) used in the standard, run of the mill Lake City M118 rd, from 2005-2015. The reason I picked these years is because I have a load that I like that utilized military pull-down brass from those years. It had never been fired, and still had the as-issued primers in place.
I have since ran out of said pull-down brass, and would very much like to replicate the round, but have no idea what primer to use. I have "heard" that a military version of the fed gmm primer was used, I've also heard CCI 34's, but that doesn't seem right just because of the color. 34's are nickel plated, the military is gold. HELP! I'm ready to build piles of this stuff, but I'm stuck.
BTW, Il like this round because out of my 24" LR-308, I can ring steel out to 1100 yards, and it doesn't beat up my gun or my brass. In case any one is interested, here is my recipe: Hornady 178gr a-max (now discontinued), 41.5 grs of Imr-4064, new (pulled-down) Lake City M118 brass, with as-supplied primers. 2575 fps.
I have since ran out of said pull-down brass, and would very much like to replicate the round, but have no idea what primer to use. I have "heard" that a military version of the fed gmm primer was used, I've also heard CCI 34's, but that doesn't seem right just because of the color. 34's are nickel plated, the military is gold. HELP! I'm ready to build piles of this stuff, but I'm stuck.
BTW, Il like this round because out of my 24" LR-308, I can ring steel out to 1100 yards, and it doesn't beat up my gun or my brass. In case any one is interested, here is my recipe: Hornady 178gr a-max (now discontinued), 41.5 grs of Imr-4064, new (pulled-down) Lake City M118 brass, with as-supplied primers. 2575 fps.
