Colorado Osprey
05-05-2007, 08:43
I just thought I would post a heads up if any of you are using PMP brass to reload.
It is by far the thickest brass I have ever encountered.
I was loading mixed head stamp .223 brass for plinking and most cases Winny, Rem, Fed, LC, etc were all at the bottom of the neck with H335 when charged with powder. The PMP brass was almost full to the top of the brass.
Because of the smaller inernal size they will probably be a higher pressure than all the rest of the cases I have shot....so I decided to not use these cases and develope a new reloading recipie just for PMP cases. I did not measure the internal volume in grains of water.
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PMP not to be confused with PMC is South African ammo, made in the same factory as South African Military ammo.
I have gotton excellent results with this factory ammo, but it is hard to find and I also believe now not available to import.
It is by far the thickest brass I have ever encountered.
I was loading mixed head stamp .223 brass for plinking and most cases Winny, Rem, Fed, LC, etc were all at the bottom of the neck with H335 when charged with powder. The PMP brass was almost full to the top of the brass.
Because of the smaller inernal size they will probably be a higher pressure than all the rest of the cases I have shot....so I decided to not use these cases and develope a new reloading recipie just for PMP cases. I did not measure the internal volume in grains of water.
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PMP not to be confused with PMC is South African ammo, made in the same factory as South African Military ammo.
I have gotton excellent results with this factory ammo, but it is hard to find and I also believe now not available to import.