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Uncle Buck · August 18, 2011, 09:39 AM

People have asked how many times they could reload a piece of brass before it fails or is no good.

I love the .45 Colt and that is what I mainly shoot. I have some .45 Colt brass that has been reloaded twelve times.

I finally got a case failure on a piece of RP Brass that was on its eleventh reload. This is the first case failure that I have had in this caliber. I load mild, just a little about the cowboy action stuff. Nice little split down the side of the case.

This case came from a batch of 200 that I had loaded up. None of the other brass seems to be affected.

I think I have gotten my moneys worth out of that piece.

(I have had .38 special and .357 Magnum failures, but it was with brass that was bought used. I have no way of know how many times it had been reloaded before I had gotten the cases.)

August 18, 2011, 09:39 AM	#1
Uncle Buck Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,592	Brass Failure People have asked how many times they could reload a piece of brass before it fails or is no good. I love the .45 Colt and that is what I mainly shoot. I have some .45 Colt brass that has been reloaded twelve times. I finally got a case failure on a piece of RP Brass that was on its eleventh reload. This is the first case failure that I have had in this caliber. I load mild, just a little about the cowboy action stuff. Nice little split down the side of the case. This case came from a batch of 200 that I had loaded up. None of the other brass seems to be affected. I think I have gotten my moneys worth out of that piece. (I have had .38 special and .357 Magnum failures, but it was with brass that was bought used. I have no way of know how many times it had been reloaded before I had gotten the cases.) __________________ Inside Every Bright Idea Is The 50% Probability Of A Disaster Waiting To Happen.