17 hornet

[treetop]

Personally, if I was starting out again ,
I would use CFE BLK & resize .22 Hornet PPU cases,

As I learnt the hard way with Hornady brass and various powders !

[optima silk]

Hi Treetop

I would choose the CFE-BLK but there's none in the country and Edgar brothers say that it will not be until late summer before any shipments so still looking cheers .

[optima silk]

Hi treetop
What was the issues with the Hornady cases as I have chance if some cheers

[treetop]

All Hornady brass has issues with primer pockets,
After a few reloads they get really loose & they can fall out !

Also,

17 Hornady brass - factory ammo, there were 2 different types, the early ones had shallow primer pockets and then Hornady changed primers, they also went through a stage of crimping them in.
So, not all 17 Hornet Hornady brass is the same !

[optima silk]

Thanks for that treetop I was going to order some but I think I will now neck down the 22 hornet brass instead

[treetop]

PPU ( privi ) and RWS are the best for this ..
And you won't be disappointed!!

[g60bv]

Good luck even getting 22 hornet cases. No one has them in stock! Do a search online. There is one company selling ww brass at 40 quid! I've been chasing krank for ppu brass since August!

[toxo]

All Hornady brass has issues with primer pockets,
After a few reloads they get really loose & they can fall out !

Also,

17 Hornady brass - factory ammo, there were 2 different types, the early ones had shallow primer pockets and then Hornady changed primers, they also went through a stage of crimping them in.
So, not all 17 Hornet Hornady brass is the same !

I've noticed one or two of my 17 Hornet (Hornady) cases have loose primers after only one/two firings. Can anything be done about this? I know the primer is against the bolt face but is it safe to shoot them?
Thing is, I don't know if they're from the reloaded Hornady ammo or the once fired new Hornady cases.

[treetop]

I've noticed one or two of my 17 Hornet (Hornady) cases have loose primers after only one/two firings. Can anything be done about this? I know the primer is against the bolt face but is it safe to shoot them?
Thing is, I don't know if they're from the reloaded Hornady ammo or the once fired new Hornady cases.

In short - NO

The brass has stretched and it's finished ...

Obviously if you look at what load your running and it's a ' hot' load, then, yes.. You can back off the load - thus lowering the pressure in the case, which may make the brass last longer... Also you could invest time researching the size of primers and see if you could find one that is slightly larger than the one you are using.
Ultimately, Hornady brass does not like high pressure & is known to stretch in the primer pockets


As for .22 hornet brass, look about... Some shops have it !

[toxo]

In short - NO

The brass has stretched and it's finished ...

Obviously if you look at what load your running and it's a ' hot' load, then, yes.. You can back off the load - thus lowering the pressure in the case, which may make the brass last longer... Also you could invest time researching the size of primers and see if you could find one that is slightly larger than the one you are using.
Ultimately, Hornady brass does not like high pressure & is known to stretch in the primer pockets


As for .22 hornet brass, look about... Some shops have it !

I doubt the brass has stretched. Only been fired once with 9gr of LilGun. Hodgdon says start at 9.7. Others have said that's too much and have settled on 9.1 - 9.4gr. Apart from that it's only one or two that's loose. I did notice some were harder to get in than others. This is with Fiocchi primers which fit the Hornady shallow pocket nicely without poking out.
So assuming the brass hasn't stretched can anything be done? How much are the dies to neck down the 22 Hornet cases?

[Ruger_shooter]

I've noticed one or two of my 17 Hornet (Hornady) cases have loose primers after only one/two firings. Can anything be done about this? I know the primer is against the bolt face but is it safe to shoot them?
Thing is, I don't know if they're from the reloaded Hornady ammo or the once fired new Hornady cases.

Has happened to many of my Hornady brass with 10.8 grains of N120. Had a primer blow and it's a loud and scary business. Luckily I was wearing sunglasses at the time because there was debris. Hornady brass is giving a lot of problems with loose primers after a few shots so much so that I have abandoned them and using S&B brass. After several reload the S&B primer pockets are still tight and getting good neck tension. Going to test some reformed Remington 22 Hornet brass see how accurate they are.