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Old 01-11-2022, 04:01 PM
barretcreek barretcreek is offline
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Has anyone compared volume/weight of factory Fireball cases (.17 or .22) to cases formed from 5.56 brass?
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Old 01-12-2022, 11:18 AM
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Have not but a data point, the Nosler brass has less capacity than the factory R-P Remington brand. I use VV133 and it's almost a neck full difference.
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Old 01-12-2022, 11:51 AM
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If your interested i could weigh one of my 20VT cases reformed from 223 LC09 brass.
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Old 01-12-2022, 02:32 PM
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factory 221 fb 80.20, formed from lc 223 82.30
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Old 01-12-2022, 09:32 PM
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Norma 221 cases weigh 77.1 g and Lapua weigh 82.2 g

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Old 01-12-2022, 11:25 PM
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Just weighed 25 pieces of new Lapua 221FB brass and it ranged from 81-82gr with the vast majority weighing 81.1-81.2
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