I just built a 280 ai with the goal of shooting the 140 Absolute Hammer.
Pertinent Specs:
22" Bartlein 3b
Ruger m77mk2
I started pressure testing based on info from the hammer guys plus their load compilation.
I have tried two primers: fed 210 and 215 GMM.
I'm pressuring out much much faster than what multiple people on the compiled reloading data sheet are. Regardless of the primer.
One guy with a 22" inch proof, using Nosler brass, similar COAL and Staball 6.5 never reported pressure all the way up to 64 grains. I blew a primer at 62 grains. My velocity's were within 25 fps of what he was reporting.
Same story with h100v from several other compilers. I'm tapping out two grains short of where they are, with similar velocities up to that point.
I don't think it's a slow barrel or a break in issue. Otherwise my velocities would be slower with the lower charge weights.
My theory is that maybe the recent lots of nosler brass are softer. Maybe a cost savings measure do to the recent supply chain constraints?
Does anyone else have a similar experience recently?
Is there something I'm missing?
Pertinent Specs:
22" Bartlein 3b
Ruger m77mk2
I started pressure testing based on info from the hammer guys plus their load compilation.
I have tried two primers: fed 210 and 215 GMM.
I'm pressuring out much much faster than what multiple people on the compiled reloading data sheet are. Regardless of the primer.
One guy with a 22" inch proof, using Nosler brass, similar COAL and Staball 6.5 never reported pressure all the way up to 64 grains. I blew a primer at 62 grains. My velocity's were within 25 fps of what he was reporting.
Same story with h100v from several other compilers. I'm tapping out two grains short of where they are, with similar velocities up to that point.
I don't think it's a slow barrel or a break in issue. Otherwise my velocities would be slower with the lower charge weights.
My theory is that maybe the recent lots of nosler brass are softer. Maybe a cost savings measure do to the recent supply chain constraints?
Does anyone else have a similar experience recently?
Is there something I'm missing?
It's more likely that it's what, they can get there hands onto, at the time. I place and order for 500, 280AI cases in Peterson Brass. Lapua don't build them. It almost took a year to get that brass. Lapua, Peterson and others don't build all the types of brass for all the different cases out there either. Powder and Primers are kind of coming back, but theirs a lot of types of powder/primers that hasn't or very limited on supply. Where is all that going too. I haven't seen H1000 or Varget on the market in months, nor Match Large Rifle Primers either. I know and I surf the net every day, and generally twice a day. I put in on wish lists too. Have to be quick and be lucky at the same time. Primers are, if in, 3 times higher than should be. They got us over barrel, and sticking it to us. it does appears that the manufactures are getting ahead of factory ammo. Prices are coming down, but slowly. I really feel that the manufactures of ammo are in the first place for components, and the reload is in **** place. It's probable not totally why they charge so much for components, but the lack of them, they don't have anything to turn off. the name of the game is turn over.
