I tried to save a couple of dollars. One of the guys at my range told me Privi Partizan brass for .308 was on sale at xxx so I went out and purchased a bag of 100 pcs. I was double stupid in purchasing 100 of their 165g SP bullets as well.
Tonight I tried loading them - what a disaster. Primers would not seat fully - pockets varied up to .003 in depth. The pockets all had to be reamed out and cleaned of burrs too. Concentricity was also out by .002 to .003 as was the diameter. Case mouths all, every one, had to be deburred on the outside (they looked like someone cut them with a hack saw) as well as chamfered on the inside. Burrs, burrs, burrs. Case length also varied by a few thousands as well. I can't wait to see how the bullets fly - I'm sure they are crap too. On top of all this I feel doubly guilty because I dodn't buy American - first time I ever did it. IO guarantee it'll be the last.
Stay away from Privi - it's worthless.
Tonight I tried loading them - what a disaster. Primers would not seat fully - pockets varied up to .003 in depth. The pockets all had to be reamed out and cleaned of burrs too. Concentricity was also out by .002 to .003 as was the diameter. Case mouths all, every one, had to be deburred on the outside (they looked like someone cut them with a hack saw) as well as chamfered on the inside. Burrs, burrs, burrs. Case length also varied by a few thousands as well. I can't wait to see how the bullets fly - I'm sure they are crap too. On top of all this I feel doubly guilty because I dodn't buy American - first time I ever did it. IO guarantee it'll be the last.
Stay away from Privi - it's worthless.