With a 26" barrel in 257 RAI I was getting short brass life with 75 gr a 3900 fps and long brass life at 3500 fps.

I am not too cheap to throw brass away, but I don't like it if I have time invested in case forming.


That is why I am building a 25-06 in 2015.
I can get off the shelf 25-06 brass.

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