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    S&b 22 hornet the flash holes are off center and broke decapping pin

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    Fiocchi 9mm have to be the worst 9mm. A friend bought 1000 and at least 3/4 of them split on firing in multiple pistols (we tried to confirm if it was just his pistol, but it was the ammo) the ones that did not split on firing split if you tried to reload them. I wont touch any of that junk now!

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    17M2 ammo (all made by the same company? even though it has multiple brands) splits at the neck over time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by northdude View Post
    S&b 22 hornet the flash holes are off center and broke decapping pin
    They are not off center but actually are a smaller diameter than all other .22 hornet brass.. its not a std sized hole and even the smaller Redding die pins get jammed in them.
    I cut a drill bit shank to size to use as a decapping pin for them then drill them out to the std size. The brass itself once anneald is actually quite good and the rim thickness is thicker and more consistent than many other brands meaning consistent headspace and better accuracy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wingman View Post
    They are not off center but actually are a smaller diameter than all other .22 hornet brass.. its not a std sized hole and even the smaller Redding die pins get jammed in them.
    I cut a drill bit shank to size to use as a decapping pin for them then drill them out to the std size. The brass itself once anneald is actually quite good and the rim thickness is thicker and more consistent than many other brands meaning consistent headspace and better accuracy.
    And it’s cheap and shoots really well in my rifle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wingman View Post
    They are not off center but actually are a smaller diameter than all other .22 hornet brass.. its not a std sized hole and even the smaller Redding die pins get jammed in them.
    I cut a drill bit shank to size to use as a decapping pin for them then drill them out to the std size. The brass itself once anneald is actually quite good and the rim thickness is thicker and more consistent than many other brands meaning consistent headspace and better accuracy.
    Been told piano wire works well-does that sound right? Cheap but still works well-no crying when it breaks

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    Highland in 308 wouldn't chamber properly now stick to Remington Corelocks

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    Can’t go wrong with corelokts, they’re very user friendly
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    Remington and Magtech, I AVOID BOTH.

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    The only centrefire misfire I have had was a Remington corelokt. It was the first round out of the box and the first (attempted) shot from the rifle in several years, so I can't say for sure that it was the ammunition at fault.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Federal ..223 brass is pretty shit too
    Can't agree with that. I have a very accurate .223 varmint rifle that has lived exclusively on one large batch of FC brass. This brass has been reloaded myriad times and has never been annealed. An extremely small proportion have needed to be discarded from neck splits. It gets trimmed only if it really needs it. Here is a 300yd group shot (on a F-Class electronic target) about a month ago with it

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    Nothing wrong with Federal, good middle of the road brand to test a rifle with and there premium match 308 I've struggled to match with reloads.

    Just ordered 1000 rounds of Belmont with the 77 hpbt projectile, hope its ok? Price is just too tempting.
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    My stirling 14 p bolt action .22lr eats up remmington gold bullets from the bucket load.1400 rounds a bucket and I'd only get one misfire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    My stirling 14 p bolt action .22lr eats up remmington gold bullets from the bucket load.1400 rounds a bucket and I'd only get one misfire.
    Successfully hitting stuff with cheap ammo at long range through a rifle that's been worked hard - that's a win.
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