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Case annealing and neck tension

I didn’t want the 375 H&H Virgin case stretch thread to take a tangent. I’m new to the belted magnum cases. Is it a good idea to anneal the case necks on these larger bottle neck cartridges like the 300 & 375 H&H, the 416s…?

Also, is there an ideal amount of neck tension on these larger cases? If so, how much?
I deliberately fired 4-5 rounds while keeping the same single round in the magazine to see if recoil would set the bullet back, and it did! And by a pretty good bit, about .050”...

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Politics

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Have you found bullets get softer as they age?

Hello All,

This question came to me as I was looking for bullet recommendations for a new (to me) caliber. The rifle is an old Mauser that looks like it was reworked by JGA (Anschutz) into a 9.3x57. There is not a lot of load data on that caliber so I was looking through the ballistic studies website, as he usually gives pretty good recommendations on bullet performance vs impact speed.
So there I was on the 9.3x62 page, examining what he had to say about commonly available 9.3mm pills...

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