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I purchased a model 8 remington. in 30cal. With the rarity of ammunition I bought dies and a couple boxes of old ammo on gun broker. The accuracy was great(2" groups 50 yds. open sights) with the old stuff. Primers and case head looked good. But 7 of 40 rounds split in the neck, only being fired the one time. Not sure of the age of the ammo but the box sticker said it originally sold for $5.00 per box. Is this due to the age of the brass? Should I expect short life from the rest of it? Or is there a more serious problem to look for? Thanks for any info you may have. Anyone having a connection to .30 rem. brass please let me know.
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Brass hardens with age. Pull it down and anneal it. Then put it back together.
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Thanks, WT. Im just reading up on the annealing process. This brass is like "gold" at $60 bucks a box or more for old shells! I would love a tip on where to find brass.
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try necking up some 6.8 Remington it is available.
You can't hit the target if you don't take the shot.
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Had the same thing happen with old .303 Savage ammo years ago. +1 on wtroger said!
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