RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

Trophy, I would shoot 3 times and then anneal. Maybe 3 more times. My problem more than not is accuracy goes down hill before my neck cracks or loose primer pockets.

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

I can't directly answer that as I don't wait for my brass to wear out. After 6 or 7 reloadings I usually toss the brass and buy more whether I need to or not. You might could go 10to 12 reloadings, maybe more,I don't know. Annealing might be necessary at some point like bigcountry saiddepending on how you size your brass. I use a Lee collet neck die which works the necks a minimum amount, so I've never had to anneal.

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

What nameBrass are you using BC?

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

For my 300RUM, Remington, this is the gun I would only be able to shoot 3 times. And then wouldn't like the neck tension and might, I say might notice drop in accuracy.

For 7mmSTW, I have been using winchester and some federal.

For my 308win, I use federal gold

For all others like 7mm-08, 270, 243, 30-30, 45-70whatever I can get my hands on, mostly remington.

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

more like 6 or 7 for the rem mag Bigcountry.......remember all cart. are not firebreathers like the old 300 rum :D

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

Sure, I agree mossy, even though you take down rick, which is driving me little crazy, but you enjoy that.

Here's the think, I can't say if its the brass or a bad day. All I know is I kinda noticed that after 3 firings of the 300RUM, I had trouble some days to repeat results from 2nd fire. Maybe just a bad day at the range, maybe me, who knows. I always say, you have to be in the mood to shoot the 300RUM, or 338win mag or bigger. Not after my usual pot of coffee morning.

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

Crimedog,

I thought that I'd throw in this little tidbit. Your getting a lot of suggestions to use your cases until they start to split. I've done that, until I felt hot gas on my cheek one day. Now I use cases untila new primer seats with little or no feel to it. Primers are removed and cases junked right then. I also buy cases about the time I start on the third loading of a batch of cases. Then when a batch is retired, I have a new batch waiting to be loaded. If I really have my act together, I even have a load worked up for it. Good luck and God bless.

RE: Once fired or new brass.
 

After firingonce with factory Winchester ammo in .22-250, the necks split. Gun used: Remington M700 BDL CD. Ammobought in 1997. May have been a bad batch.