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Old 09-11-2021, 12:07 AM
Kylongrifle Kylongrifle is offline
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Default Fire forming

Downunder.
Why not just reduce the charge you want to use by 5-7 % and just shot and enjoy them. Then when they are all fire formed load as you intended.
My first wildcat cartilage in a contender was the 7-30 Waters. I picked up 100 pieces of 30-30 brass and ran them thru the 7-30 dies. Loaded them all with the 120 grain bullet I choose to use for hunting whitetails. After sighting in and shooting about 30 rounds at the bench one day I realized that they were accurate enough to use as hunting loads. It took me 6 years of checking zero and hunting to finally fire form them all.
Same thing with my latest barrel a 17 Squirrel. Startef out forming 100 pieces of 22 Hornet. This is a new barrel so after barrel break in and sighting in. I'm still groundhog hunting with cases that need fire formed.

Last edited by Kylongrifle; 09-11-2021 at 12:10 AM.
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