PPU 120 grain BTHP Sale!

[Jackem]

Thanks for the heads up. Haven't tried this or any other 120 gr pill in my rifle yet but that's about to be rectified...

[lamrith]

Yes, they use a LR primer, but don't let that bother you. Accuracy, at least with Lot 1503, is very acceptable to me with my BHW 264 LBC. The barrel was allowed to cool a bit between groups, but only for 30 minutes or so... temp 90F, Hum 54% according to NOAA.

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Thanks WFA! For me personally I will pass. I do not want to deal with mixed brass, anyone that reloads 45ACP knows what it is like having mixed primer sizes. I do not own anything that uses LR either so it would just add to what I have to start stocking, that outweighs the cheap ammo/brass for me.

[din]

Thanks WFA! For me personally I will pass. I do not want to deal with mixed brass, anyone that reloads 45ACP knows what it is like having mixed primer sizes. I do not own anything that uses LR either so it would just add to what I have to start stocking, that outweighs the cheap ammo/brass for me.

I reckon I'll just shoot it up and then donate the brass to a reloader in need. Still going back and forth on picking up another 100 rounds or so.

[204 AR]

I went to the site earlier and they are sold out. How good is that brass anyway? Is it equal/better than Hdy?

[VASCAR2]

I went to the site earlier and they are sold out. How good is that brass anyway? Is it equal/better than Hdy?

I have two different batches of PPU 6.5 Grendel brass. I had 40 pieces from the 123 grain soft point factory load. This brass wasn't very good and the primer pockets loosened after only a couple of reloads. I then got 5 twenty round boxes of Wolf 120 grain MPT ammo. This brass is much better and I have reloaded this brass at least four times and the primer pockets are holding up a lot better. I have not loaded any of my PPU brass with max charges and have reloads with 100 grain bullets.

The later lots of PPU brass appear to have annealed cases but I have not shot any of the newly released PPU ammo. My PPU/Wolf ammo was purchased in 2009-2010 IIRC.

[Variable]

Aaaaaaggh! I missed it! I step away from the board for a little while, and BOOM! I missed the damn sale I've been wanting.

Grrrrrrrrr.....

Oh well, that'll teach me not to dawdle about checking the forum.

[LRRPF52]

Mine just arrived, and they look great. They have a nice sheen to them, cases and pills are well polished, and COL is averaging 2.230" for me.

I dropped them into several chambers, and they fall out with gravity after a full seat. I tested the following barrels/chambers:

16" AA/Shaw SAAMI chamber
18" Lilja with SAAMI chamber (Manson reamer done by AA)
16" Lilja with .295" neck chamber
18" Satern with shorter throat, not sure what reamer was used
18" Underground Tactical (not sure what chamber they used, but Hornady 123gr SST slightly kisses the lands, extracts easily-feels like a minimum SAAMI chamber)

The cartridges fall out without any marks on them at all from all of these barrels/chambers.

[VASCAR2]

I got my PPU 120 grain BTHP yesterday and the boxes were in sealed plastic bags. I think I'll store them sealed in the bags till I am ready to shoot this ammo.

[Jackem]

My order didn't make the Labor Day cutoff and won't arrive until the 15th......((

[Rickyi]

I got my PPU 120 grain BTHP yesterday and the boxes were in sealed plastic bags. I think I'll store them sealed in the bags till I am ready to shoot this ammo.

I got mine yesterday and they were sealed also....but I just had to cut it open and play with some of the rounds... these are very nice looking rounds, brass looks great. Now, when we start to reload these, we use "Large Rifle Primers", right? CCI #34?

Rick

[VASCAR2]

Yes, large rifle primers, I have used standard Large Rifle and not magnum Large Rifle. The best I can tell the cups are the same thickness on large rifle primers.

[1911man]

I have two different batches of PPU 6.5 Grendel brass. I had 40 pieces from the 123 grain soft point factory load. This brass wasn't very good and the primer pockets loosened after only a couple of reloads. I then got 5 twenty round boxes of Wolf 120 grain MPT ammo. This brass is much better and I have reloaded this brass at least four times and the primer pockets are holding up a lot better. I have not loaded any of my PPU brass with max charges and have reloads with 100 grain bullets.

The later lots of PPU brass appear to have annealed cases but I have not shot any of the newly released PPU ammo. My PPU/Wolf ammo was purchased in 2009-2010 IIRC.

I've had the loose primer pockets you mentioned in a batch of brass I bought in the last two months. All 20 cases had lose pockets after the first firing.

[Rickyi]

Yes, large rifle primers, I have used standard Large Rifle and not magnum Large Rifle. The best I can tell the cups are the same thickness on large rifle primers.

Thank You sir!

Rick

[lawndartmike]

Last week I got my 10 boxes of the PPU 120gr HPBT rounds. Based on some of the other reviews I thought they sounded like a great vale! 50 cents a round and brass cases for reloading - who could ask for more.

Well, I just fired 75 rounds and I am not impressed. For just blasting ammo it will do. For actually shooting groups I will buy brass and reload. I went from .5 MOA shooting reloads to 2.5 MOA (best 5 shot group at 100yds) shooting the PPU. I grabbed 5 reloads and shot a .75 MOA so I know it was rifle not liking the ammo. It also took an exceptionally long time to get the bore/bolt clean. I would say twice as much buildup as using my AA2015 hand loads.

I reloaded the 75 cases today and found most of the primer pockets loose. So they have turned out to not be the value I was looking for and I wont be buying any more.

[LRRPF52]

Last week I got my 10 boxes of the PPU 120gr HPBT rounds. Based on some of the other reviews I thought they sounded like a great vale! 50 cents a round and brass cases for reloading - who could ask for more.

Well, I just fired 75 rounds and I am not impressed. For just blasting ammo it will do. For actually shooting groups I will buy brass and reload. I went from .5 MOA shooting reloads to 2.5 MOA (best 5 shot group at 100yds) shooting the PPU. I grabbed 5 reloads and shot a .75 MOA so I know it was rifle not liking the ammo. It also took an exceptionally long time to get the bore/bolt clean. I would say twice as much buildup as using my AA2015 hand loads.

I reloaded the 75 cases today and found most of the primer pockets loose. So they have turned out to not be the value I was looking for and I wont be buying any more.

A little off topic, but this jumped out at me. I didn't think Accurate Powders had any data for AA2015 for the 6.5 Grendel, so I double-checked and they don't. There is data for it for the 6.8, but way slow speeds, low charge weights, really low pressures.