RE: how many times?
 

It's dependent on the caliber and load, and to a lessor degree the care of the person doing the reloading.

RE: how many times?
 

What??

RE: how many times?
 

Actually that is not the case as many other people are producing velocities that are greater than those produced by my rifles.

The less that a case is worked,the longer that it lasts as long as the pressures are kept reasonable.If the outside neck diameters on your fired cases measure .005" to .006" larger than your loaded rounds, the cases will not last as long (due to neck splitting or cracking) as if the fired diameters are .003" to .004" more than your loaded rounds.If you have a shorter chamber, the brass will not be worked as much as if you have a longer chamber( and are constantly pushing back the shoulder),and case head separation will not occur as soon.

RE: how many times?
 

Thats right stubble. And I imagine the poster is wanting to know that kinda of imformation. I doubt he has your high dollar guns. Thats the point I am getting at. Just trying to answer the guys question. If I was new I would want the stright up facts, not whats the best you can do in the most ideal situations.

Wouldn't you agree?

RE: how many times?
 

My conditions are better than average but if I wanted maximum brass life,I would use milder loads and neck size resorting only to full length sizing when the rounds become hard to chamber.My 22-250 is an accurized factory rifle with a standard chamber, and the brass life is the longest of my current rifles.My howa .223 and my 40xb-ks in 6mmrem easliy provided 8 to 10 loadings per case.My factory weatherby markV in 257wby provided the shortest case life as I bought a batch of factory loads in order to obtain brass for reloading.After firing the very hot factory loads I only used the brass two more times before it was discarded due to loose primer pockest.When I pulled the bullets and used the same handloads the brass life doubled.There are just too many variables to be able to give accurate estimates of case life with any specific rifle.

RE: how many times?
 

I have a feeling I could get more brass life if I used the bushing dies. I just never got around to it.