Flyer, your cost comparison is tough, I feel for you.
I just bought a box of 50 Federal to give a try,$39. Hornady brass was $31.
The brass prices are one reason I try to take extreme measures to take good care of it. It being the only thing we get back after dropping the hammer on a round. This is the main reason I am working with such a small batch doing initial load work.
I am not going to wait until a split or seperate a case, I am going to anneal after this batch is empty. This may or may not raise more issues.
I got to the point with my IHMSA match brass I annealed after the third sizing. I have some 30-30 brass that has been size at least 30 times now.
Getting my machine set up for the 17 will be a chore its self.
Last edited by jshks; 09/26/16.
