Not to add any confusion, some other things kind of related about .308's, there seems to be 2 specifications for .308's military with thicker brass and civilian/hunting brass are slightly different. I don't know a heck of a lot about the details but have read a little on it, off the internet, at some point in the past, one would have to really look at the information. I recall that each type of brass was specified by different reference standards, like SAAMI or similar to a ASME, for example. I know that military brass being Berdan primed, is not desirable for reloading and I assume that has not changed. I bought some 1x fired brass from a shop one time that I thought was non military but recall that some of the casings that I filled with powder were almost full, with standard loads for a 130grain hollow point,was using an IMR powder maybe a 3031, I would have to look at the can to see. I was reloading for my springfield m1a, which the mfr does not recommend due to headspace issues, I used the correct die, a special RCBS semi auto die, and form fitted my case to my chamber and had no issues at all. Those rounds grouped quite well and were very effective on whitetail deer, from a rifle really designed for other purposes. Kind off the topic here, but it sure was an interesting one to re-load. I think the seemingly thicker wall brass, I was able to load and use, something was a but odd there. I also recall trying to chamber some factory hunting rounds for this rifle and there was a headspace or similar issue, they would not chamber correctly, of course I realized that there was the potential for this due to the type of rifle it is. One last thing I recall was that the old timer who runs the gun shop, a Korean War veteran and someone who helped close our famous Springfield Armory in '68, told me to avoid certain year military ammo, because it could be M60 machine gun ammo, with higher chamber pressures, I thought all that military ammo was the same, 'cept the M60 which I have fired, contains tracer rounds, same of which I have fired out of this rifle, no idea if they came off a M60 ammo belt or not. I don't really know all the facts on any of this, be it true or not, but there seems to be an awful lot to know or learn, it reminds me of welding, so many different things and variables to consider.
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