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Reloading 7mm PRC

Phil,
I am trying to help a friend with this cartridge. Do you have any data on sizes of neck bushings for Hornady Brass?

Thanks!
I purchased a whidden die set for this caliber. It came with .309-.313 bushings. Using hornady brass I've settled on the .310 bushing but I originally started with the .311.
 
According to Peterson, neck wall thickness is .0142"
Aztec anneal code 0143
pilot #65

H1000 ladder test looks good also, 3024 max, appears it will run between 2970&3005. 175 EH. 24" bartlein
 
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I'm using a Whidden .311 with Hornady brass, do you see a difference with the .310 bushing ?
So my experience was I settled on a load using the .311 bushing. I then loaded 6 rounds with the .310, 6 rounds with the .311 and 6 with the .312 bushings. I shot 3 shot groups of the different bushings on 2 different days round robin style. Both days the .310 shot better so that is what I'll be using from now on unless issues come up in the future.

Obviously chambers would affect results. Mine is supposed to be sammi.
 
I saw a real difference between the OD of 2 different bullets, a nosler and a Berger.
Guess I'll be juggling 2 mandrels depending on my load now
Currently lot to lot variation can be a problem, more than preplandemic in my opinion. It seems the quality control has fallen apart in the rush to supply overpriced components.
 
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