Posted this at SC so I wanted to post it here too.....
I have been shooting these Win 308 brass for close to 8 reloads on these cases alone. I have started neck turning them about 4 reloads ago and haven't had any issues. The other day at the range I went to chamber a round and it would not go....gave it another push....no dice. I typically look at each and every piece of brass the ejects and inspect it for pressure signs etc....apparently I didn't inspect the last case and wasn't looking close enough at the necks.
The last shot separated the neck from the shoulder and left it in the rifle. This is why the other round would not chamber.
At that point I was done shooting because I wasn't sure where is was and how bad it was stuck. Packed up my stuff and went home.
Upon arriving home, I took out the rifle and the range flag and the neck had come out on the flag and wasn't stuck.....
The round that separated...
You can see where it has perforated the case neck here....
A round that has been neck turned ...notice where I stopped....
These are the rounds that I loaded and neck turned.....it doesn't look as though I have went down too far......or did I????
So am I doing anything wrong here? Is it just the life of the case has met its end? I am trimming the case necks to 11.5-12.5 (0.0115 - 0.0125)....it varies....maybe I'm going too close to the shoulder and as it expands it gets thinner and then the pressure just kills it..... I full length re-size btw....42.5gr of varget.
Would love to hear some opinions and thoughts...I would think the brass should last longer that 8 or 9 reloads...
thanks,
Mike
I have been shooting these Win 308 brass for close to 8 reloads on these cases alone. I have started neck turning them about 4 reloads ago and haven't had any issues. The other day at the range I went to chamber a round and it would not go....gave it another push....no dice. I typically look at each and every piece of brass the ejects and inspect it for pressure signs etc....apparently I didn't inspect the last case and wasn't looking close enough at the necks.
The last shot separated the neck from the shoulder and left it in the rifle. This is why the other round would not chamber.
At that point I was done shooting because I wasn't sure where is was and how bad it was stuck. Packed up my stuff and went home.
Upon arriving home, I took out the rifle and the range flag and the neck had come out on the flag and wasn't stuck.....
The round that separated...
You can see where it has perforated the case neck here....
A round that has been neck turned ...notice where I stopped....
These are the rounds that I loaded and neck turned.....it doesn't look as though I have went down too far......or did I????
So am I doing anything wrong here? Is it just the life of the case has met its end? I am trimming the case necks to 11.5-12.5 (0.0115 - 0.0125)....it varies....maybe I'm going too close to the shoulder and as it expands it gets thinner and then the pressure just kills it..... I full length re-size btw....42.5gr of varget.
Would love to hear some opinions and thoughts...I would think the brass should last longer that 8 or 9 reloads...
thanks,
Mike