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Sorting Brass and Bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Sheasly" data-source="post: 1504821" data-attributes="member: 103826"><p>You are correct. Weighing brass is just stupid. The reason for weighing is to check volume. Volume in a case affects the burn rate and how the powder is burned. But weight does not tell you about volume. I took two identical .338 Lapua Mag. Norma brass, they are exactly the same in weight and all other measurements. But instead of using water or other medium I used the powder H-1000 and tamped each case with the same pressure. One case held 134.1 grains and the other case held 144.0 grains of powder I was surprised so I did the test on other cases that I had primed and ready to load. The volumes were different in several cases. Mostly the Hornady Brass. So I ordered 100 brass cases from Brownells all Lapua brass. I have never spent this kind of money before on brass but I am confident it will be worth it. I am a hunter not a bench rest person. But I make very long shots. My closest shot last year was 500 yards. When you spend a lot of money on a trip the last thing you want to worry about is where is the bullet going to hit. I do not need a one hole gun but I want to shoot sub MOA. Your comments are right on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Sheasly, post: 1504821, member: 103826"] You are correct. Weighing brass is just stupid. The reason for weighing is to check volume. Volume in a case affects the burn rate and how the powder is burned. But weight does not tell you about volume. I took two identical .338 Lapua Mag. Norma brass, they are exactly the same in weight and all other measurements. But instead of using water or other medium I used the powder H-1000 and tamped each case with the same pressure. One case held 134.1 grains and the other case held 144.0 grains of powder I was surprised so I did the test on other cases that I had primed and ready to load. The volumes were different in several cases. Mostly the Hornady Brass. So I ordered 100 brass cases from Brownells all Lapua brass. I have never spent this kind of money before on brass but I am confident it will be worth it. I am a hunter not a bench rest person. But I make very long shots. My closest shot last year was 500 yards. When you spend a lot of money on a trip the last thing you want to worry about is where is the bullet going to hit. I do not need a one hole gun but I want to shoot sub MOA. Your comments are right on. [/QUOTE]
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