my annealing process is simple , battery drill and a plumbers blow torch from bunnings
i count the time consistently until the neck changes to a dark blue color . air cool the treated cases . i've used this process successfully in the past . no difference in accuracy in a 358win i had between starline 358 brass and resized ADI brass . man that 358 was accurate with 225 sierras . clover leafs at 100
. worked well making 8x60 cases for a brno 21 i had too
i prefer the remington 303 brass as it's more consistent in weight to PPU. i'm shooting classic caliber in my local club big game comp . came in second for last year . a lot of the guys i was competing against were using scoped milsurp enfield's and swede mausers, my martini uses a ruger No1 front sight , with the excellent vernier adjustable martini cadet rear sight . there's a point penalty system for using scopes , i'm not THAT good a shot
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i'd like to build a 35 whelen for group one in the comp , but the price of projectiles these days is off-putting. average seems to be around $140 for 50 projectiles . there are some available at old prices , like speers . i can buy various hornady and speers for around $70-80 for 100 in smaller cals . never mind gun laws , i'm getting priced out of shooting
. some of the guys who shoot 505 gibbs in the comp are keen
back to 303 , what's hypothetical case life with my mild load ?