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Case weight vs internal volume
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 962273" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>I get the impression that weighing brass is done as another 'shortcut' out there.</p><p>We're tempted to generalize our shortcuts, reaching for value in them,, especially where we can't do what we really want(bad planning). </p><p></p><p>The objective here is to reach consistent capacity.</p><p>Now, when you're sorting cases by weight, what happens to those culled that would otherwise match the mean capacity of your lot? And what happened to the objective here?</p><p>I say you're better off not weight sorting, where case capacity and weight don't directly correlate. </p><p>Since the only way to determine the correlation is to measure both weight(shortcut) and capacity(our objective), you might as well just focus on capacity.</p><p></p><p>Many here shoot very large capacity cartridges that are not of modern design. Those that have to be heavily sized, trimmed, annealed, they don't last long, etc. These will never reach stable dimensions, and capacity matching of them is not viable.</p><p>Weight matching here is still as likely to do more harm than good. So don't do it, or change your plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 962273, member: 1521"] I get the impression that weighing brass is done as another 'shortcut' out there. We're tempted to generalize our shortcuts, reaching for value in them,, especially where we can't do what we really want(bad planning). The objective here is to reach consistent capacity. Now, when you're sorting cases by weight, what happens to those culled that would otherwise match the mean capacity of your lot? And what happened to the objective here? I say you're better off not weight sorting, where case capacity and weight don't directly correlate. Since the only way to determine the correlation is to measure both weight(shortcut) and capacity(our objective), you might as well just focus on capacity. Many here shoot very large capacity cartridges that are not of modern design. Those that have to be heavily sized, trimmed, annealed, they don't last long, etc. These will never reach stable dimensions, and capacity matching of them is not viable. Weight matching here is still as likely to do more harm than good. So don't do it, or change your plan. [/QUOTE]
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