August 15, 2017, 03:58 PM | #26 | |
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August 15, 2017, 08:12 PM | #27 |
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Like others: The round is a nogo. Pull bullet for target reload, reclaim powder to be used in the wife's rose garden. Reclaim primer and use for target ammo. Add the brass case to the brass recycling bin (it will go to local brass recycler).
I use spent powder cans for spent primers and bad brass. When I five bottles I will scrounge up all the other metal that needs to go to the recycle place and even hit my neighbors. I usually do this once a year. It is good for $30-40. |
August 15, 2017, 08:38 PM | #28 | |
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In my post I asked what others will do with a split case.....
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I reload ...a lot ...use cases till they do split..(or the primer pocket goes bad)..I find them after shooting...when resizing...when flaring...and I toss them... I use a single stage press and it gives me the quality control I want. I want the best ammo... patience and attention to detail will provide. Most of the split cases I find are after the belling/flaring of the brass...and get tossed. So when I see the loading sequence of turret or progressive presses....I see that the brass is resized-deprimed-reprimed....and the belling of the case takes place at the same time as the powder drop. I just wanted to see how many find this loss of primers...sometimes bullets-powder...just for the sake of expediency. I know we are talking mere pennies...but it seems to me that many accept this as acceptable. I rather get it right the first time..and not go through the time and effort to salvage the components...after a split case is found. |
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August 15, 2017, 10:35 PM | #29 |
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After cleaning the cases your looking for splits , when cleaning a lot of brass You could miss some , I don't reload large quantities at a time , 50 cases of 45 acp or 30 cases of 308 so splits are much easier for me to find.before I go any further.
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August 16, 2017, 08:45 AM | #30 |
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Talking revolver cases. If I catch a lip split while reloading, it is tossed in the trash. Otherwise it gets shot. No biggie. Remember all the case is, is a convenient way of holding all the components together. The cylinder walls, handle all the pressure (or the barrel in a Pistol).
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August 16, 2017, 02:31 PM | #31 | |
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Once you have 20 or 30 years experience with straight-wall pistol cases you will be able to judge whether or not a tiny split near the mouth is just from local cold working of the brass where it was crimped into the bullet and thus safe for "one more ride", but until you have accumulated that experience, just be safe and pitch it. Mouth splits and Neck splits in bottleneck cartridges are another matter entirely in my opinion and I don't give them a second look before they are on their way to the smelter. |
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August 16, 2017, 02:40 PM | #32 | |
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August 16, 2017, 05:32 PM | #33 |
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^^^^^^^^^^
The nice part is, the brazing will also anneal the brass so win win. |
August 17, 2017, 11:30 AM | #34 |
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Pull the bullet. Save the powder. Remove the primer for future use. Smack the case with a hammer (8 oz. ball peen is preferred) and toss it into the scrap bucket (or if you're not saving scrap brass, throw it in the trash)...K.I.S.S.
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