New Peterson 280 AI Brass
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just talked to Peterson they shipped to grafs yesterday I just placed my order with them you will need to do it over the phone according to them as it is not in inventory yet it will be a good product I am sure I have used a lot of their brass and have never been disappointed
Warrenoliver
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What is the cost?
I just loaded fifty 7mm-08 Petersen. They're tits. Expensive by 30% more, but it's like buying Lapua brass instead of Hornady.
Didn't bother sizing them, as they came "ready to load."
Neck tension felt the same with each bullet seating (don't have a force gauge on my press).
Not a single misfire.
They'll be on their 2nd firing this weekend doing velocity strings.
Compare that to brand new PPU brass where the rim diameter varied enough that 4 out of 50 wouldn't fit in the shell holder.
Didn't bother sizing them, as they came "ready to load."
Neck tension felt the same with each bullet seating (don't have a force gauge on my press).
Not a single misfire.
They'll be on their 2nd firing this weekend doing velocity strings.
Compare that to brand new PPU brass where the rim diameter varied enough that 4 out of 50 wouldn't fit in the shell holder.
Savage 12BVSS
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Petersen is an up and coming brass producer, and best thing of all they are USA made and produced. They are becoming a company that everyone is noticing.
I don't have the AI (yet), just the standard 280. Just for fun, I've played around with fireforming 270 and 3006 into 280 with great results mainly using the cream of wheat method. You do end up with a slightly shorter neck, but in my hunting rifle, I've never noticed a loss in accuracy vs the 280 brass.
dok7mm
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They are also making straight 280 brass and 30-06, in addition to the 280a.i.
I've been using Petersen 6.5 Creedmoor small primer brass since it first came out and I really like it. I recently bought a case of Petersen small primer 308 ammo 168 RDF. It's almost as good as my best hand loads using Lapua brass. I shot a 1/2" group at 200 with the loaded Petersen ammo. It would be my first choice in any cartridge they offer. I checked Graff's a moment ago, they don't list it as being in stock but they did have some Norma brass which is good but for 50 pieces at $85 it ain't cheep.
