Load to fire form 6 Dasher brass after hydro forming
- Thread starter Kyskeet
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If I were in your shoes I'd probably try to find a match ready load that was on the conservative end for the first firing on the brass. Hitting the brass with a hot load on the first firing can potentially loosen primer pockets early. Maybe find something in the low 2900's with a 105 bullet? Probably something between 31-32 of Varget to get that range.
Seems a waste of barrel life to just burn fireforming rounds through hydro brass, kinda defeats the purpose of having bought hydro brass in the first place.
Seems a waste of barrel life to just burn fireforming rounds through hydro brass, kinda defeats the purpose of having bought hydro brass in the first place.
I bought my Hydro brass from Rimfire Mike here on SH, and he ran it all through a full length sizing die before shipping it to me. It was pretty much just prime, load, & shoot after that. I found an accurate load in a lower velocity node and ran with it. Out of 500 Pieces of fireformed brass, I think I shot 300 of them in matches and 200 in practice (100 of those were on the train-up day before the K&M Kahles match).
For me the entire attraction of hydroforming was avoiding burning components and barrel life fireforming.
For me the entire attraction of hydroforming was avoiding burning components and barrel life fireforming.
I fire form with 31gr of Varget after hydro forming using inexpensive bullets. Keep older barrels on hand that are no longer suitable for competition for fire forming
