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Reloading Brass Fired from Another Gun
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<blockquote data-quote="P7M13" data-source="post: 2193203" data-attributes="member: 94154"><p>I just experienced something like this, this weekend.</p><p>130 pieces of 243 Win brass of unknown shot count / multiple headstamps / and based on what I saw, different rifles.</p><p>Things learned:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you can get a case dimension checker, do so. I have a Wilson 243 Case Checker, and it proved itself invaluable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I found that these cases were fired in different guns with different chamber sizes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On first screening (case checking before sizing),<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1/4 did not pass on the case head sitting too high</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1/4 did not pass due to neck length too long</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 pieces had split necks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">one piece had a mangled case rim</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1/2 did pass</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Of the 1/4 that did not pass from the case head sitting too high, I took my 308 Small Base dies, pulled the expander, and sized all the bodies. About six still failed the case dimension check - toss.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trimmed all the ones that failed the neck length.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Resized all of them with my 243 dies. Approx four more were culled for neck splits, ~4 did not look right after sizing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anneal all of them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Primed all, and loaded 20 for a ladder test to determine best charge nodes.</li> </ul><p>There were FOUR important steps here:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Having a Small Base Die that sized the body near the case head.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Visual Inspection. (some of these neck cracks were sneaky bastiges)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Case Size checking</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Annealing</li> </ul><p>In the end, I had 104 pieces of usable brass from the original 130. I'm lucky. I bought 100 pieces, but I've known the gunshop owner for ~20 years, and he said he put a little extra in to make sure it came out right. Yep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P7M13, post: 2193203, member: 94154"] I just experienced something like this, this weekend. 130 pieces of 243 Win brass of unknown shot count / multiple headstamps / and based on what I saw, different rifles. Things learned: [LIST] [*]If you can get a case dimension checker, do so. I have a Wilson 243 Case Checker, and it proved itself invaluable. [*]I found that these cases were fired in different guns with different chamber sizes. [*]On first screening (case checking before sizing), [LIST] [*]1/4 did not pass on the case head sitting too high [*]1/4 did not pass due to neck length too long [*]3 pieces had split necks [*]one piece had a mangled case rim [/LIST] [*]1/2 did pass [*]Of the 1/4 that did not pass from the case head sitting too high, I took my 308 Small Base dies, pulled the expander, and sized all the bodies. About six still failed the case dimension check - toss. [*]Trimmed all the ones that failed the neck length. [*]Resized all of them with my 243 dies. Approx four more were culled for neck splits, ~4 did not look right after sizing [*]Anneal all of them. [*]Primed all, and loaded 20 for a ladder test to determine best charge nodes. [/LIST] There were FOUR important steps here: [LIST] [*]Having a Small Base Die that sized the body near the case head. [*]Visual Inspection. (some of these neck cracks were sneaky bastiges) [*]Case Size checking [*]Annealing [/LIST] In the end, I had 104 pieces of usable brass from the original 130. I'm lucky. I bought 100 pieces, but I've known the gunshop owner for ~20 years, and he said he put a little extra in to make sure it came out right. Yep. [/QUOTE]
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