New Brass question

EmptyHull · August 29, 2009, 05:34 PM

Do you size brand new factory brass or just start priming? Brass in question is Winchester 45 Colt. Tim

Gun 4 Fun · August 29, 2009, 05:45 PM

A lot of guys just start reloading them, same as I used to. Now that I have loaded for almost 30 years, I have been resizing them for the last 20, right from the get go. It helps make them round and true, gets the neck area tight for a good bullet pull, and helps with the crimp being equal all the way around.

PBKing · August 29, 2009, 06:14 PM

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A lot of guys just start reloading them, same as I used to. Now that I have loaded for almost 30 years, I have been resizing them for the last 20, right from the get go. It helps make them round and true, gets the neck area tight for a good bullet pull, and helps with the crimp being equal all the way around.

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That'll Do · August 29, 2009, 07:06 PM

I size my factory-new brass.

gun44 · August 29, 2009, 07:14 PM

as the above posts say, this makes sure the brass is right to load. It takes out any irregularities that may be present.

EmptyHull · August 29, 2009, 08:54 PM

I have never bought new brass but with a shortage of 45's I did. Advice taken and I'll resize the new brass. Thanks, Tim

Ozzieman · August 29, 2009, 09:35 PM

do I think its necessary? No.
But I always resize new brass.

GeauxTide · August 29, 2009, 09:46 PM

I size new revolver brass about half way for the requisite neck tension (after testing several from the batch for fit). I always FL resize pistol brass.

Nightowl · August 29, 2009, 09:52 PM

Helps guarantee consistency...

TRguy · August 29, 2009, 10:00 PM

size it and put it into spec.

James R. Burke · August 30, 2009, 10:32 AM

I resize them, and start right from the begining with them.

RidgwayCO · August 30, 2009, 11:31 AM

I look at it this way... if I'm planning to full-length re-size my pistol brass after every firing, then full-length re-sizing it before the first firing will help make any chronograph results consistent with what I can expect in the future. I don't expect the internal dimensions of my resizing die to change appreciably in the future.

August 29, 2009, 05:34 PM	#1
EmptyHull Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Posts: 145	New Brass question Do you size brand new factory brass or just start priming? Brass in question is Winchester 45 Colt. Tim

August 29, 2009, 05:45 PM	#2
Gun 4 Fun Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2008 Posts: 956	A lot of guys just start reloading them, same as I used to. Now that I have loaded for almost 30 years, I have been resizing them for the last 20, right from the get go. It helps make them round and true, gets the neck area tight for a good bullet pull, and helps with the crimp being equal all the way around. __________________ S&WCA member NRA member NAHC Life member

August 29, 2009, 07:14 PM	#5
gun44 Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 125	Ditto on sizing new brass.............. as the above posts say, this makes sure the brass is right to load. It takes out any irregularities that may be present.

August 29, 2009, 09:52 PM	#9
Nightowl Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2009 Location: New England Posts: 113	Sizing ALL brass Helps guarantee consistency... __________________ Nightowl NRA Life Member & GOAL Supporter Proud Veteran Always - Safety First!

August 29, 2009, 10:00 PM	#10
TRguy Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2008 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 682	size it and put it into spec. __________________ Two is One, One is None

August 29, 2009, 07:06 PM	#4
That'll Do Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 546	I size my factory-new brass.

August 29, 2009, 08:54 PM	#6
EmptyHull Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Posts: 145	I have never bought new brass but with a shortage of 45's I did. Advice taken and I'll resize the new brass. Thanks, Tim

August 29, 2009, 09:35 PM	#7
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	do I think its necessary? No. But I always resize new brass.

August 29, 2009, 09:46 PM	#8
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	I size new revolver brass about half way for the requisite neck tension (after testing several from the batch for fit). I always FL resize pistol brass.

August 30, 2009, 10:32 AM	#11
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	I resize them, and start right from the begining with them.

August 30, 2009, 11:31 AM	#12
RidgwayCO Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2008 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 244	I look at it this way... if I'm planning to full-length re-size my pistol brass after every firing, then full-length re-sizing it before the first firing will help make any chronograph results consistent with what I can expect in the future. I don't expect the internal dimensions of my resizing die to change appreciably in the future. __________________ "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Nope, not a single word about hunting...