So I loaded up about 100 rounds of .308... 50 of them were Federal (FC) brass, and the other 50 were Winchester. It's somewhat of a "middle of the road" load for .308 using 168SMK's... 44.0gr Varget and CCI BR Primers.
I'm excited to shoot them.
So anyway, I'm used to the cases "rattling" after I load them up - you know, when you shake them back and forth you can hear the powder rattling around as long as it's not a compressed load...
About 1/10 of the FC cases rattle, and ALL of the Winchester cases rattle. I tumbled them a little, maybe a half hour or so, just to get my hand grease off them. Are the case specs that different between manufacturers? I'm only 2gr away from this being a compressed load, but I just want to make sure that I'm not going crazy - last thing I want is a surprise at the range this weekend.
I'm excited to shoot them.
So anyway, I'm used to the cases "rattling" after I load them up - you know, when you shake them back and forth you can hear the powder rattling around as long as it's not a compressed load...
About 1/10 of the FC cases rattle, and ALL of the Winchester cases rattle. I tumbled them a little, maybe a half hour or so, just to get my hand grease off them. Are the case specs that different between manufacturers? I'm only 2gr away from this being a compressed load, but I just want to make sure that I'm not going crazy - last thing I want is a surprise at the range this weekend.