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Yes, and it does not even take a sicko deliberately putting in wrong number but one unintended mistake. Yes, work a load up slowly using a known good stating point, reloading manual and all the usual...

338 Lapua, now there is an extreme range moose assassin. Friend of mine bought one when they first came out here and fitted a muzzle brake he had made to it. Was almost pleasant to shoot off a bench....

Yea, you gotta watch Nato head stamped brass cases too. It depends where they are made but you should be safe with Canadian Nato 7.62 ball cases head stamped CIL or IVI. IIRC correctly military brass...

Generally the steel cased rounds we ran into here were 7.62X39 , lacquered I think, which we just pitched. Never gave a thought to reloading them.

Bob

Most modern sporting ammunition made and sold in North America or foreign sporting ammo exported to North America is Boxer primed not Berdan primed. You have to be careful when scrounging empty brass...

Good thread, brings back pleasant memories of reloading and shooting. Reloaded for 22 Hornet, 6.5X54MS, 6.5X57, 7X57, 8X57, 308Win, 30-06, 7mmRem mag, 338Win mag, 375H&H and had dies for my 280 Ross...