Pawildman

Wasn't aware you could get nickel plated brass for the Hornet....Anyhow, my advice to you would be to stay away from it. It has the potential to flake off the case and cause problems in both your chamber and your dies. I'd stick with the brasscases, if I were you......

zrexpilot

ya I found some on some web site, rem nickel

zrexpilot

ok shot my first handloads yesterday, on average they shot better than factory loads but still having flyers. I can get 3 shot grouping under an inch but not five. Five will do about 1 1/2 to 2" .sometimes Iget one that shoots high or low by 3 inches, not side to side, always up or down, any ideas.
I also had 3 stuck in the chamber out of 42. No signs of pressure in the brass or the primers.
The first time I loaded I fl resized and last night I loaded them back up again but only neck sized. But one thing I noticed loading both ways is 13 gr of powder almost fills the case but when sitting there the powder in the case looks lower or higher, I would empty re weigh my powder and refill and they still looked different, I checked and checked and rechecked, some cases look fuller than others ? No difference in case measurement.

falcon

Probably due tovarience inpowder weight. 13 grains of powder is a lot for a Hornet case. Whose powder are you using?

zrexpilot

hodgdon Lil gun

Pawildman

Are the cases all the same manufacturer? Different brands can have different volumes, and in a small case like the Hornet, it's more noticeable.

zrexpilot

ahh grasshoppa. Ya these are winchester and rem brass..

Pawildman

OK. It's important in reloading to use all the same brand cases when working up a load. Total uniformity is a big key with it.....everything the same all the time.....cases, bullet producer and weight, primer, powder manufacturer, etc.... You can change a component anytime you wish, but there is a good chance it's going to change the charactaristics of the load. You gotta stay uniform thru the development stage. Hang in there, zrex... ....

zrexpilot

Next question.
The gun I have is an NEF with a 1-12 twist, should that be able to stabalize a 50 or 55 gr bullet ?
I know most people say to stay smaller with the hornet but that was with 1-14 or 1-16 twist.

cowboy66

switch powders iv had the same problem. go to h 110