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General >> Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc >> A nice long range rifle with a sad life. http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1541173380 Message started by Rapidrob on Nov 2^nd, 2018 at 3:43pm

Title: Re: A nice long range rifle with a sad life.
Post by butlersrangers on Nov 2^nd, 2018 at 8:24pm

What powder charges were you using with the reloads that were stretching brass and "causing cases to fail"? (Full head separations)?

IMR-4895 is too fast of a propellant to use in .30-40 rounds with 220 grain projectiles.

Maximum loads for IMR-4350 and 220 grain bullets is around 40 grains.

IMHO lubricating cartridge cases is courting disaster and likely ups pressures unpredictably.

I went back and looked at your first post. What "RNFB", Full Metal Jacketed, 220 grain bullet were you using?