I've been re-reading your articles regarding the 30-06 and 7x57 lately and wanted to say how much I enjoy them. I would like to know if Hornady makes their own brass or is it produced by some other manufacturer and if so who? I started handloading some 06' and 7x57 ammo from once fired factory loaded light-mag cases I've saved out my rifles and I can't believe how uniform the cases are.
I ran some re-sized cases over the Casemaster and I'm getting less than .0015" run-out, so I thought I'd run an unsized case over the Casemaster just to see what I would find, guess what? same thing. I thought why not check an un-fired factory round, again, the same thing!! interestingly with both cartridges!! empty case weights haven't varied more than 5 grs high to low. Neck wall thicknesses are extremely consistent and uniform. Flash holes appear to be drilled. I'm grateful that I have good straight dies but, I personally haven't seen this level of brass consistency since Federal produced their Gold Medal Brass. Whats your experience with them?
Thanks,
BD
