09-16-2022, 08:52 PM
(09-16-2022, 03:59 PM)CZ527 Guy Wrote: Boy my experience with recently purchased Starline brass seems to have been considerably better. Order was for 250 cases & i think I received 2 extra. weight variation was within 1.5 grains. never annealed prior to first firing. Used what may be considered a premium forming die. (mighty armory) with lanolin based spray on lube. Brass forms considerably easier than I have experienced in the past.
BTW past experience has been quite easy any way. I have been a huge fan of imperial sizing wax in the past. Though with this Mighty armory die the PEG 75 (lanolin based lube) worked amazingly smooth. inadvertianly I did run a few with my tried & true Whidden form die. Don't get me wrong. The Whidden die is a top of the line die. Mighty armory is just that much better IMHO.
With either of my dies I have never come remotely close to sticking a case. Ill atribute this to this success to good lube adiquitly applied. Good smooth dies with a 5 micro or better polished ID docent hurt either. I have had very good luck with both Starline & Lapua 6.5 Grendel brass. Though to be fair I have quite a bit of history re-forming brass to alternate calibers. So I went through my learning curve on 17 fireball & 17 Hornady Hornet.
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I agree, and use many different Starline cases, maybe just luck of the draw. I took a bath on them from Midway because I was desperate. I should have kept a closer eye on the Starline website and put in a backorder when it opened up.
I have the Hornady Custom grade dies, took the expander/decap completely out and use a 21st Century mandrel die to neck size. Next up is probably a Wilson busing die but I'm doing ok for now and give my wallet a rest.
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