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Reloading
Sorting Brass
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<blockquote data-quote="ntsqd" data-source="post: 2383609" data-attributes="member: 93138"><p>Oh boy, here come the weight vs. volume sorting discussions. I used to think that case weight sorting was accurate enough. After reading and thinking about the arguments posted here (mostly by Mike CR) for sorting instead by interior volume I've concluded that sorting by case weight really doesn't tell you anything useful. I think Quiet Texan in a post above mentioned that brass density can change and case dimensions can change, and these effect what the case weighs without telling you anything about the interior volume. The case weight means very little, can have two cases that weigh the same and have radically different interior volumes. One case could have very thick walls and a thin head while another case can thin walls and a thick head. They might weigh the same, but their interior volumes may or may not be the same and the only way to know anything useful is to measure the case volumes.</p><p></p><p>I keep all of the cases from the same box(es) together and never allow them to mingle with other cases. When I buy loaded ammo for the calibers that I care about I'm careful to buy from the same lot. I thought that was how everyone did it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ntsqd, post: 2383609, member: 93138"] Oh boy, here come the weight vs. volume sorting discussions. I used to think that case weight sorting was accurate enough. After reading and thinking about the arguments posted here (mostly by Mike CR) for sorting instead by interior volume I've concluded that sorting by case weight really doesn't tell you anything useful. I think Quiet Texan in a post above mentioned that brass density can change and case dimensions can change, and these effect what the case weighs without telling you anything about the interior volume. The case weight means very little, can have two cases that weigh the same and have radically different interior volumes. One case could have very thick walls and a thin head while another case can thin walls and a thick head. They might weigh the same, but their interior volumes may or may not be the same and the only way to know anything useful is to measure the case volumes. I keep all of the cases from the same box(es) together and never allow them to mingle with other cases. When I buy loaded ammo for the calibers that I care about I'm careful to buy from the same lot. I thought that was how everyone did it. [/QUOTE]
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