Minnesota-Jim
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Have a question….
Found 200 rounds of Olympic M855 (Greek production) in my basement. The stuff was junk (cases out of spec) and about 10 years ago vowed never to use it.
Having some time and extra LC brass, I decided to pull the bullets and re-use the components. I checked the powder weight on the first 50 rounds – they were all over the place from 22.9 grains to 24.4 grains. The average was 23.7 – I took 10% off the top which put me around 21.4 grains. I have no idea on the type of primers that were used in the original cases, I will be using CCI #41 Arsenal primers in my LC brass.
Does anyone have an opinion on my powder load? Could end up with 200 rounds for the price of the primers and a little work….
Thank you
Found 200 rounds of Olympic M855 (Greek production) in my basement. The stuff was junk (cases out of spec) and about 10 years ago vowed never to use it.
Having some time and extra LC brass, I decided to pull the bullets and re-use the components. I checked the powder weight on the first 50 rounds – they were all over the place from 22.9 grains to 24.4 grains. The average was 23.7 – I took 10% off the top which put me around 21.4 grains. I have no idea on the type of primers that were used in the original cases, I will be using CCI #41 Arsenal primers in my LC brass.
Does anyone have an opinion on my powder load? Could end up with 200 rounds for the price of the primers and a little work….
Thank you