How many times to reload brass

[rayporter]

two things primarily affect the brass,

number one- sizing no more than necessary, which means two things. you adjust the die to size as little as possible and the die is a match for the chamber. for the first couple shots i just neck size to get the case to fill the chamber. i dont want to have the die set to bump back and or size the body until it is really necessary.

and number two- pressure. more pressure less shots per case.

i have got 1000 shots out of 15 cases in the past. that is 66 shots per case.

i was talking about this with a fellow last weekend that said he expects to get 2000 shots out of 18 cases without annealing.

 

[8grenade]

You should have no problem getting 5 or 6 realoadings with 30-06 brass from a Rem 700. I full length size all of my brass and use a Browning BAR and I get that many. No annealing. Just make sure you check your brass after each realoading and trim it to length if need be.
You'll probably find that 30-06 brass is pretty easy to come by too. I don't shoot my 06 all that much really, but I don't think I have bought brass for it in 15 years.

 

[General RE LEE]

Watch for case head separation right above the belt on belted magnums. I’ve found right above the belt on magnums gets weak after a few firings.

 

[chindits]

Some of you folks sure make me feel better for only getting 7 reloads on my soft 7RM Nosler brass. Since then I’ve switched to a slower powder and haven’t been trimming just to get away from flattened primers and extend brass life respectively.