Originally Posted By: varminter .223Soooooo if I lean on my necked down 6.8 cases primer pockets are gonna go and my 22 Nosler brass swipes.......some like 6 of one half dozen of then other............
If you push ANY too hard you expand the pockets. Plain and simple. The true 6.8 brass will handle it a bit better in most cases as it is designed to run at higher SAAMI pressures.
6.8 brass is a lot more available than the Nosler stuff and I suspect it will always be so. The HAGAR is available through Hornady/Creedmoor Sports but it has been sporadic in availability over the past few years. At one point none was available for over six months.
I've got over a dozen loadings on a large batch of 6.8 brass necked to 6 MM and loaded hot. It's still going strong. No bent rims and no swiping. I also have one hundred 22X6.8cases I've shot for times that were flat screaming and they are still sliding in the shell holder easily with no bends or extra metal hanging out to file down. I've already seen the Noslers doing that at twice fired at low charge levels, per Nosler,already needing hands on attention.
My 24" BHW 22 Nosler upper will be here next week. I Ritch put it last night and I have a fresh box of brass waiting. I want to look at the accuracy on this one as this barrel won't be doing any better treatment than the STONER does on the cases. I ordered it the week after SHOT and I'm glad I've already been learning about this one before it shows. It will be going in my book that is slowly getting done.
Greg