26Charlie
08-27-2014, 11:45 AM
Bought 500 brass for .30 Remington rimless about 10 years ago. Used it to make .32 Remington, feeding a Model 81 and a couple of 141's. No problems. Then I ran across a Model 8 and a 141 in .30 Rem, so I got the dies and ordered another 100 brass. (When things like that were available, 6 years ago.)
I took a notion to try a load with a SAECO # 316 150gr. FPGC and 17 gr. 2400 in all small .30's, such as .30-30, .30 Remington Rimless, .303 Savage. I loaded up 5 rounds for each of my rifles, and proceeded to the range first with the .30 Remington Model 8 and Model 141. The load grouped excellently, 1 1/2 " in the scoped 141, 3 " in the M8 w/peep & bead sights, functioned the action, but all cases from both rifles have cracked shoulders and are junk!
Moral - don't assume all new brass is OK. I annealed the rest of the new 100 cases, and am annealing the remainder of the 500 to be on the safe side.
When I get back to the original experiment to see if I have a 150 gr. go-to load for all the rifles, I'll extend this thread.
I took a notion to try a load with a SAECO # 316 150gr. FPGC and 17 gr. 2400 in all small .30's, such as .30-30, .30 Remington Rimless, .303 Savage. I loaded up 5 rounds for each of my rifles, and proceeded to the range first with the .30 Remington Model 8 and Model 141. The load grouped excellently, 1 1/2 " in the scoped 141, 3 " in the M8 w/peep & bead sights, functioned the action, but all cases from both rifles have cracked shoulders and are junk!
Moral - don't assume all new brass is OK. I annealed the rest of the new 100 cases, and am annealing the remainder of the 500 to be on the safe side.
When I get back to the original experiment to see if I have a 150 gr. go-to load for all the rifles, I'll extend this thread.