Around here, .300 Savage rounds are not readily available, expensive when found and rather undersized resulting in nasty bulges when fired.
Case weights vary from Hornady, the lightest at 153 grains to Federal at 168 grains.
Remington brass measures .463 at the web, and when fired .470. Full length sizing doesn't change that. My reformed measure .468 at the web. MUCH better fit and no nasty bulges.
Accuracy also improved. With .300 brass, my 99EG, with aperture sight, was a solid 1 1/2 -1 3/4" for 3 at 100.
With reformed 308s, she now does 3/4 - 1 1/4 for 3 at 100.
Yes, it is a bit of work to make the cases. But the end results do seem to make it worth it.
Making it work is half the fun. The other half is the satisfaction of a good result.
