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Should be plenty 'nuff gun for the woods of Wisconsin.
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I wonder if LC 93 and an equally light load would work as well. Maybe 37Gr IMR 4895 or 42gr of H414? Hate to mess with what works but I got a $h!tplie of LC 93....
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All the LC cases are similar enough to each other for any reasonable purpose of a 99. This is not benchrest nor 1000 yd. Go ahead and use it.
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I was in the military 3 times and worked on guns all three times. It is true the .308 brass is thicker, especially up around the neck, which can cause problems if you have a tight chamber (choking the bullet). The other problem is the ammo specs are not the same as SAAMI specs. Don't let anyone tell you different. The headspace gauges are different and the chamber specs are different. It was always that way. That is why reloading books are now starting to have different sections on .308 and 7.62 loads. With the right combination you will be fine, just be aware of the difference. When it comes to civilian brass, the body specs are really liberal. Winchester always has the smallest body diameters of the "Big Three" loading companies. Just cheap I guess. Pick up 3 different unfired rounds and mic the head area on the brass and it is obvious. All said, I agree with the green and yellow box guys. I had a .308 and still have a .243 99 and neither will shoot Winchester or Federal.
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Gunplummer is right on the mark on all counts.
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Thanks again guys I'll stick with commercial brass in the 99. Only problem Is I still have 500 or so LC cases lying around, guess I'll have to get another 308. 
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What is the outside diameter of the neck of a piece of your fired brass?
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