Nosler handgun brass
- Thread starter 85win
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300WSM
Handloader
- Dec 24, 2011
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The subject of Nosler brass seems to garner mixed reviews as of late.
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22-250 brass not able to salvage
Hello, New here and just wanted to see if anyone has ever purchased Nosler brass in this kind of condition. I wouldn't even be posting this if this brass wasn't their premium product. I had to size and trim to minimum case length all the rest, 46 to be exact. They ranged from 1.902 to 1.918...
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In my recent experience I received brass that ranged .020 in OAL
Thats not good but mostly annoying in a rifle.
Pistol....and I'm assuming you're using a crimp...a varying OAL is worthless.
If you plan on trimming all of the new brass right out the box then I say go for it.
If you hope to load right out the box I'd suggest a different brand.
Until some buyers of Nosler brass in the present can show it being consistent I'd shy away especially in pistol cartridges.
Good luck
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Ammo Smith
- Mar 11, 2013
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Depends on what you're using it for. If you have a match chamber in the pistol it doesn't matter much if the OAL of the brass different from piece to piece. I want mine to be .89"-.90" and anything undergoes (.88") into the practice can anything under that goes into the recycle box. Pistol brass will loose OAL with each reloading since the crimp die will trim it for you.
