Soonerpesek
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It was not my intention to say that it wasn't...............to be clear to both of you...............Well it's all in good fun
It was not my intention to say that it wasn't...............to be clear to both of you...............Well it's all in good fun
Oh I know. Never questioned your intent.It was not my intention to say that it wasn't...............to be clear to both of you...............
Now don't be screwing up and trusting me...................................Oh I know. Never questioned your intent.
Turns out that I started reading that thread, but lost track of it somehow.Shame on you!!! You obviously haven't been following my saga since last May/June.
Best in small doses anyway. Very small.Turns out that I started reading that thread, but lost track of it somehow.
Thanks for the update link.
Funny thing, most of my kinfolk say that about me.Best in small doses anyway. Very small.
I agree and I am skeptical I can in a real world environment of a public range where brass goes bouncing and spinning into oblivion, keep enough of it to even know how long it takes to do any real damage..38 Spl and .45 ACP run at low pressures, low enough that primer pockets never seem to get loose, and if the case doesn't crack,
you can shoot them until the head stamp is hard to read. Sure, they would wear out eventually, but it will be a very long time.
ATTA BOY.......................!!!!...........................But, nobody’s going to try any harder than I am
I anneal pretty religiously and size with just a FL shoulder bump to ensure chambering.OK, devil's advocate. What happens when the round count on your brass reaches a certain number? Do you toss it or wait for flaws?
How many times have they been used?I anneal pretty religiously and size with just a FL shoulder bump to ensure chambering.
The vast majority of my discarded rifle brass is due to loose primer pockets. So I've added checking primer pockets right after cleaning to avoid wasting time in brass prep.
With semi pistol rds I usually loose brass long before it wears out. I've still got some 45ACP brass hat was "liberated" when we converted over to the Beretta's and it's still going strong.
No idea really, but for a long time I used a Les Baer Concept V as my IDPA pistol, so I'd guesstimate hundreds of firings. Some I can barely read the headstamp on now.How many times have they been used?
Yes I understand but as I've said before I want to know how long they'll last and am trying hard to find out. Ive yet to confirm, but I think I recovered all but one this AM.No idea really, but for a long time I used a Les Baer Concept V as my IDPA pistol, so I'd guesstimate hundreds of firings. Some I can barely read the headstamp on now.
Like I said I lose it 1st, during matches I very seldom manage to get MY brass back.
This was my thoughts, until I noticed my groups open up after about 8 to 10 loadings, (my best guess) on my brass. I loaded the new brass and groups were awesome.For what purpose? Shoot them till the neck splits.
It occurs to me that a fella could use a primer pocket standardizer , re-cutting the pocket to the correct depth, and using that brass longer.The fellow who wrote the Longevity article got 54 firings before he quit due to primer pockets being too shallow. I'm at 18ish so have quite a way to go.
That was a shameful and shameless enticement to an addict such as myself--hello, I'm CQB and am such a fella and used K&M "correction tool" a couple of weeks ago.It occurs to me that a fella could use a primer pocket standardized, re-cutting the pocket to the correct depth, and using that brass longer.
If a fella really, really needed to, that is.
But you, sir, are just the man to find out. I feel it in my bones.That was a shameful and shameless enticement to an addict such as myself--hello, I'm CQB and am such a fella and used K&M "correction tool" a couple of weeks ago.
So the question becomes how many times can one safely do such a thing? I haven't answered that one yet.
To a point. You need to have a min thickness between the bottom of the pocket and the main case. Get too thin and this will blow out when fired, leaving no pocket at all.It occurs to me that a fella could use a primer pocket standardizer , re-cutting the pocket to the correct depth, and using that brass longer.
If a fella really, really needed to, that is.
True generally and probably specifically with 45acp to which I was referring. But is it?To a point. You need to have a min thickness between the bottom of the pocket and the main case. Get too thin and this will blow out when fired, leaving no pocket at all.
That's when a feller could jam in a shotgun primer....To a point. You need to have a min thickness between the bottom of the pocket and the main case. Get too thin and this will blow out when fired, leaving no pocket at all.
45ACP is too common a caliber to put so much effort into.Yes I understand but as I've said before I want to know how long they'll last and am trying hard to find out. Ive yet to confirm, but I think I recovered all but one this AM.
The fellow who wrote the Longevity article got 54 firings before he quit due to primer pockets being too shallow. I'm at 18ish so have quite a way to go.