Originally Posted by bobmn
Steve: Thanks for the info. When Hornet brass was almost impossible to get I resorted to PRVI cases. I soon learned that I could not get 13 grains of LilGun into the case behind Nosler 40 grain Ballistic Tip bullets. 13 grains of LilGun worked fine with Win, Rem, and other cases. Case wight of PRVI was noticeably more. I could get 13 grains into PRVI but I needed to use a long drop tube combined with vibrating the cases. I also shot some factory loaded PRIVI ammunition that shot 3 - 4" groups. I never thought to check wall thickness.

No problem. The Prvi brass is the heaviest for sure. I loaded some Hornet cases yesterday and put 12.4 grains of Lil Gun into the Prvi cases. Mind you, they were 45 gr Speers, not 40 gr. Noslers. The 45 gr. Speers are 0.555 inches long. The load is right at 100% or perhaps a very slight compression. (100.5%)

Water weight of four brands - case weight in brackets).

Hornady - 14.1 gr. (51.2 gr.)
Prvi Partizan - 13.9 gr. (55.2 gr.)
Remington - 14.7 gr.
Winchester - 14.0 gr.

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