-
Fussy About Reloads
A heads-up for those of you who buy inexpensive factory ammo made with brass cases that have been reused. Chances are, you will have problems chambering them in a Tikka. I had big trouble with Prvi Partizan .243 ammo and had to send back ten boxes. Nine of thirty rounds of Aguila 55 grain .223 ammo would not chamber (bolt would not close normally), and a few rounds of Fiocchi 40 and 50 grain VMAX were sticky.
I bought 300 once-fired Remington .243 cases from a reputable firm. None of them would chamber in my Tikka .243 without full length sizing.
If you don't reload, I strongly recommend using factory ammunition that's manufactured with factory new cases. If you do reload, be smarter than I was and full-length size.
-
5 Replies
-
That's basic reloading practice , if it's been fire formed in another rifle to resize the brass
-
That's basic reloading practice , if it's been fire formed in another rifle to resize the brass
True, but lots of newbies like me will buy factory ammunition without thinking about whether the cases it was made from are new or used, and they will expect the stuff to work.
The story about the .243 cases is sad and stupid in more ways than one.
-
If it doesn't say “primed” on the package you have to re-size.
-
I even run new Lapua and sako brass through the full length die , just incase there's any damage in transit and all my brass starts at the same size maybe a bit ocd but it works for me
-
I'm the same way Larkin…I re-size everything. You will be surprised on how many problems you will find with brass that is supposed to be “reload ready”…
Log in to reply.