04-26-2020, 10:41 AM
Hornady seems to be a bit soft compared to Starline. I have had ejector marks show up on Hornady brass far sooner than I have with Starline brass in my Howa mini. This was while using published load data and the velocity on the ejector marked Hornady brass was a good bit below the velocity of the ejector marked Starline. Velocity numbers were close to what the load data suggested they should be. That is how I come up with my assumption that the Hornady brass is soft.
I am still on my first batch of Starline brass. I have 50 pieces that have at least 5 firings on them with no issues. I do need to dig out the annealer and run them through again though. I try to anneal the necks every couple firings. Might be overkill, but its a habit I picked up from my 6.5x55 and its appetite for brass.
I am still on my first batch of Starline brass. I have 50 pieces that have at least 5 firings on them with no issues. I do need to dig out the annealer and run them through again though. I try to anneal the necks every couple firings. Might be overkill, but its a habit I picked up from my 6.5x55 and its appetite for brass.