My first crow rifle was a 23D Savage in K hornet and I had terrible case life. who ever did the chamber messed it up and I didnt know any better then. Now I have std Hornets and they are great, with the better selection of bullets now available. An Anschutz 1730D and a Brno ZKW465 now have the duty and I am hard pressed to do either justice. Neck sizing the brass is the way to go, I cant remember the last case I lost. It helps in the headspace dept also, not quite a shoulder to shoulder but at least a tighter fit in the chamber.
I concur on the crap remington brass, its not isolated to the
fireball case at all!!
