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So those are cupronickle bulletted cartridges then. They'll be cordite loaded too. Something I've noticed on factory rounds is they always seem to flatten the primer more than my hand loads. Must be the primer material that's softer.
I believe Wolf is made by Prvi. I can't remember where I read that. I'd like that confirmed before taking it as fact.
I have a stash of Prvi brass but couldn't find any more 180gr Prvi bullets. Those are very accurate in my two-groove. I had just sort of assumed Prvi brass would be easy to get in the the US too. The 180's it seems, are just not that popular. They're boat tails too but have a rather blunt soft nose. I've wondered whether the 150's would be as accurate. I suppose they can be seated to the same OAL. You know, with the powders now available and with seating way out the venerable Brit can equal the power of the modern 308 without overshooting the pressure limits of the Brit. I'm just saying - there's no logical reason to load that fast.
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There is also a comment on compensation from the no4 barrel, so you could load faster but would that help or make thins worse...?
Wolf Ammunition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
my mistake its tula
Prvi Partizan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
privi is serbia....
must be thnkng of something else.
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ssj
Wolf has marketed some Prvi Partisan under it's label. I've a case of 150gr bulleted Wolf .303 SAA at home. Not to mention their Eley primed .22 rf.
As for the split cases, etc. I'm late to the thread, but I'm thinking it's all ammo dramas, not rifle. Start with some good "fresh" Prvi/Wolf and be happy...Additionally, as stated multiple times above, if they're not your reloads- don't shoot 'em!
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Phew....... I think I'll just stick to what the Ammo storeman keeps in stock!
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Phew....... I think I'll just stick to what the Ammo storeman keeps in stock!
And the best there is as well. Life is just to easy for some.
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I bought some sellier & bellot ammo for my mosin and a few of the casings cracked just like that. I think it has something to to with headspace...? I think it might be too much headspace so the shell expands and cracks...? No expert on this but I just never shot that ammo again but kt shot fine with steel cased ammo. Just a thought. I had a gunsmith tell me it has to do with the headspacing a lot of times
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I bought some sellier & bellot ammo for my mosin and a few of the casings cracked just like that. I think it has something to to with headspace...? I think it might be too much headspace so the shell expands and cracks...? No expert on this but I just never shot that ammo again but kt shot fine with steel cased ammo. Just a thought. I had a gunsmith tell me it has to do with the headspacing a lot of times
Not at all. It will happen in any normal firearm. (Maybe not so readily in a benchrest rifle, but even there it'll occur at some point.) Besides, a L-E or Mosin, etc. could blow a case out straight and still have good headspace! And if the brass is good, no splits.
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I had it happen in a Mod 29 Smith in .44 mag. First shot on new brass, factory loads. Cracked and fractured all over the place. Those were just heavy loads.
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As I've said before, old loaded ammo, some with splits with bullet still in place, those that were unsplit and fired split on firing. The remainder were pulled, necks annealed, reloaded and fired. No more splits. Brass age hardens. Ammonia is not good for brass either. Ammo stored in cupboards and places where mice get in can get exposed to ammonia from their pee. I've had some old ammo stored in a place where it should have been safe but one day I discovered the bullet jackets had been gnawed off some of them so mice where there in the gun room.
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I had it happen in a Mod 29 Smith in .44 mag. First shot on new brass, factory loads. Cracked and fractured all over the place. Those were just heavy loads.
Recently found an old box of .41 Mag factory ammo (1980s vintage) which had split cases before firing! Stored in an ammo can all these years (mine) so no ammonia, just poor factory processing...Other equally old .41 Mag ammo but from other mfgs.
in the same ammo can is fine.
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