.308 winchester brass marked gold cross match.

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Hello,
I have came across some what appears to be some nice unfired new brass.
It is marked .308 win gold cross match. cross with a circle.
It seems thicker walled, than my generic Winchester brass.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this brass. It was initially bought from a member here (Unsure who), who sold a bunch of it ( 2000 cases)
to someone I know.

because of the cross head stamp. and the heavier wall, I'm assuming its made to NATO spec??? should I reduce my loads by 10%?
Ive already had once case split (albeit after maybe 5 reloads) while I was trying different loads. ( but still a few grains under max published safe
powder charge).

Thanks
 
Cross in a circle does indeed mean NATO spec brass.
A case split has little to do with pressure. It's a sign of work hardened brass; you need to anneal.

I just avoid milspec brass because I don't have enough of any one type for it to be really worthwhile. I would start from starting loads as normal and do the regular process. I load for accuracy, not velocity, so I don't usually have to go far from starting loads to get what I want.
 
Ganderite was likely the person that sold it. He owned Gold Cross ammo, guaranteed a bullseye in every box:dancingbanana: His loaded ammo was very good match quality ammo.
 
steyrm9a1 said:
Hello,
I have came across some what appears to be some nice unfired new brass.
It is marked .308 win gold cross match. cross with a circle.
It seems thicker walled, than my generic Winchester brass.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this brass. It was initially bought from a member here (Unsure who), who sold a bunch of it ( 2000 cases)
to someone I know.

because of the cross head stamp. and the heavier wall, I'm assuming its made to NATO spec??? should I reduce my loads by 10%?
Ive already had once case split (albeit after maybe 5 reloads) while I was trying different loads. ( but still a few grains under max published safe
powder charge).

Thanks
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Gold Cross Match is a proprietary name of ammunition made by Ganderite ( who posts regularly here). It could be his brass, as I'm almost sure, he had custom brass made.

Maybe he will post regarding this.

NormB
 
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