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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1515834" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>If a reamer/chamber is cut properly the swelling is minimal to non-existent. I have never had any swelling issues with belted magnums because of anything other than ****** brass. I had some Federal STW brass that swole up bad and had case/head separations after only a couple firings (from factory ammo that I bought and fired from the same rifle). I chunked them, and started using Nosler brass, and had no more problems. I think brass quality has a lot to do with the issues everyone keeps talking about having with belted cases. Once I swapped to good high-quality brass, I never had any issues after that with any caliber/cartridge. I don't use Federal, Remington, or any off-brand (CBC, GWB, etc...) brass in anything I load for. The ONLY exception being Remington .30-06 brass for my .30-06 AI, simply because over the years I had picked up tons of them for free at the range. And I don't shoot that rifle very much...Maybe only a couple hundred rounds for fire-forming and load development, but that was about it. Haven't really shot it since I found a good sub-MOA node that will get me by in a pinch. I've got others that need more extensive load work, so I concentrate on those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1515834, member: 12995"] If a reamer/chamber is cut properly the swelling is minimal to non-existent. I have never had any swelling issues with belted magnums because of anything other than ****** brass. I had some Federal STW brass that swole up bad and had case/head separations after only a couple firings (from factory ammo that I bought and fired from the same rifle). I chunked them, and started using Nosler brass, and had no more problems. I think brass quality has a lot to do with the issues everyone keeps talking about having with belted cases. Once I swapped to good high-quality brass, I never had any issues after that with any caliber/cartridge. I don't use Federal, Remington, or any off-brand (CBC, GWB, etc...) brass in anything I load for. The ONLY exception being Remington .30-06 brass for my .30-06 AI, simply because over the years I had picked up tons of them for free at the range. And I don't shoot that rifle very much...Maybe only a couple hundred rounds for fire-forming and load development, but that was about it. Haven't really shot it since I found a good sub-MOA node that will get me by in a pinch. I've got others that need more extensive load work, so I concentrate on those. [/QUOTE]
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