Venting about new brass

[627PCFan]

Well since I knew that there is no real "Match quality" brass for my 7mm RM, I ordered a load of Remington brass(why not try it) so I order a box of 100. Did the normal prep work I do, deburred flash hole, neck sized 2 strokes, trimmed to length, and chamfered the necks. Then I get to weighing. GOOD LORD. I got a spread from 229.6 grains to 233.3, not including 3 cases that were tossed that I damaged, and 3 cases that were way off. Thats put the average at 231.5 grains.

That brings me full circle. Why isnt there match grade 7mm Brass? It is a 1000 yard cartridge.:banghead:

 

[CBS220]

You would have to be a heckuva shot to make 3 grains of case weight- in the absolute worst-case scenario- matter at all.

It's not a cartridge in particularly high demand for several reasons- expensive and kicking like an angry bronco being chief among them. As a result, there is little market for match brass...

Perhaps .404 Jeffries would have better uniformity, if a company like Hornady made it? IIRC that is the parent case...

 

[dagger dog]

I too have concerns on my first ever Remington brass in .223. Although I did not go to the trouble to weigh them, I did deburr the flash holes.

About 2/3 of the 100 cases had the punched "hanging chad" in side the case.I normally shoot Winchester brass in this caliber and have not run across this in that brand.

Having a subscription to Handloader and Rifle magazines, and in reading many reloading manuals I have read many articles on case prep and the advantages of such. To this day there are advocates and nay sayers, to such preperations of brass.

I truley cannot judge Remington on my one purchase of their product, but with your concerns , I can make the statement that their quality control is not up to standards.