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spittoon
01-04-2013, 15:46
It still kills me what that will do in a group. I loaded 300 winnie in a rp cases .I only have a few case of and got a tight group . I now have to start over because i found a pile of fed cases. My question is there a enough of a case volume to make a big difference in the grouping?? these are just a hunting round's and my shoulder is on strike[LOL]

Tim K
01-04-2013, 16:37
How different are the case capacities?

20X11
01-04-2013, 16:52
Doubt you will notice a difference.

<MADDOG>
01-04-2013, 17:02
Unless your hunting critters at long range, no worries.

spittoon
01-04-2013, 17:02
How different are the case capacities? i do not know but I am sure there is some

spittoon
01-04-2013, 17:05
Unless your hunting critters at long range, no worries.
dam there just might be 300-600 yards "Craig" man. There is nothing but sage brush for miles

sabot_round
01-04-2013, 19:03
Doubt you will notice a difference.

I second this motion.

<MADDOG>
01-04-2013, 19:11
dam there just might be 300-600 yards "Craig" man. There is nothing but sage brush for miles

Then I would worry more about the shooter than I would the load...[Tooth]

DSB OUTDOORS
01-04-2013, 19:16
I wouldn't worry about it. It all goes down the pipe just the same. Empty space in the case or not.

spittoon
01-04-2013, 22:09
ok i will load and post the pic [shithitsfan]OR NOT THANKS

Not_A_Llama
01-05-2013, 00:47
dam there just might be 300-600 yards "Craig" man. There is nothing but sage brush for miles

So where does the long range start?

(Case capacity can actually have a profound effect on ballistics - typically, we'll measure grains of water that a case holds as a basis of comparison. )

spqrzilla
01-05-2013, 09:57
Federal brass? Yuck. Often too soft IMO.

screagle2
01-05-2013, 17:41
I wouldn't worry about it. It all goes down the pipe just the same. Empty space in the case or not.
Not really"........ A lot depends upon the load. It's pretty simple to measure case volumns and adjust accordingly. Personally, developing accurate loads for me, is for hunting more than paper.

spittoon
01-05-2013, 18:03
I dropped more grains from 75.2 to 75-74.8-74.6 and wow at 74.6 with a cold barrel first shot 1/4" away from the next 2 shot's in all most the same hole and i think i will stop there fed case 180gr sps reloader 22. As for the case i have a shitpot of fed case i will load for hunting as for the rp case I will just load hunting with the same loads . with the winchesters I will work up for the new heavy 300 winnie rifle . This is a lot of fun thanks for the replys

Zombie Steve
01-13-2013, 15:58
Yes, it matters, but less and less when you start getting into cases with as much volume as a .300 win mag. Just to illustrate... 2/10ths of a grain represents about a third of one percent change in powder charge. Unless you're already at max and are now wanting to use heavier brass, I would probably just stick with the same recipe. Keep them / shoot them separately.

SA Friday
01-13-2013, 16:09
Every gun is different, every caliber has it's quirks, but I've found that there is typically a powder charge change from case manufacturer to manufacturer(as long as the cases are prepped the same way). It's typically just enough to compensate for volume difference to get the bullet to the same velocity.

case life, different story.