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Art Eatman · June 17, 2000, 07:53 PM

I do a certain amound of segregation and record keeping on high-pressure brass. For pistol, .44 Maggie and .45 Colt. I don't worry about "plinking" brass in rifle.

I'll keep .45ACP brass separated between "serious" loads and stuff no hotter than, say, 5.8 gr. of 231 and 200-gr. SWC. The latter cases get shot and cleaned and reloaded until it finally splits.

If I miss a minor split during loading, I just use it as the first round in the chamber, for practicing...

FWIW, Art

June 17, 2000, 07:53 PM	#4
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I do a certain amound of segregation and record keeping on high-pressure brass. For pistol, .44 Maggie and .45 Colt. I don't worry about "plinking" brass in rifle. I'll keep .45ACP brass separated between "serious" loads and stuff no hotter than, say, 5.8 gr. of 231 and 200-gr. SWC. The latter cases get shot and cleaned and reloaded until it finally splits. If I miss a minor split during loading, I just use it as the first round in the chamber, for practicing... FWIW, Art