Recognize these cases??? A Reloaders Saga and other strange tales...

[hoytcanon]

Howdy CGNers... was at the range yesterday, got home and threw my brass in the vibrator...

Anyone recognize these cases???

 

[hoytcanon]

So... I fired 50 each of .44 Mag, .22 BR Rem and .22 K-Hornet... When I pulled the brass out of the vibrator, I thought that the necks were crushed on my .22 BR brass... "What the heck!" Then I realized what had happened;

 

[hoytcanon]

ALL 50 of the K-Hornet Brass found ALL 50 of the .44 Mag brass and vibrated its way into the case rim first and jammed TIGHT with media... They were a BUGGER to separate!

My theory is that the .44 Mag brass was jealous of the neck on the BR brass and did its best to mimic it;






PLEASE FEEL FREE to share your odd reloading stories...

 

[Sherlock Gnomes]

LOL. That's why I don't put rifle cases in with handgun cases.

 

[dead meat]

Those hornet cases want more powder. Would be a bugger to chamber them though.

 

[tiriaq]

.45, .40, 9mm and .223 shouldn't be tumbled together.....

 

[just having some fun]

use a hammer bullet puller to separate cases

 

[BattleRife]

.45, .40, 9mm and .223 shouldn't be tumbled together.....

Hear, hear!! Tumbling .45, .40 and 9mm cases together brings a new definition to the term "Triplex" loads.

 

[hoytcanon]

I am normally shooting pistol OR rifle but not both... but I was shooting a new Ruger 77/44... and just threw all the brass in together... never run into this before, I thought it was interesting that after 8 hours in the vibrator every single piece of K brass found every single piece of .44 brass and managed to vibrate in rim first... and kinda flukey that the combination closely resembled the BR brass that was also in the tub...

 

[Deerdr]

That was AMAZING...At first look I thought you had a new "steep necked" Wildcat. LOL

 

[Gatehouse]

I learned a very long time ago to keep brass separate when tumbling. FOr that reason and sorting is annoying anyway.

 

[hoytcanon]

I learned a very long time ago to keep brass separate when tumbling. FOr that reason and sorting is annoying anyway.

These cases are all so different I wasn't concerned with sorting difficulty... I wouldn't tumble .250 Savage an .22/250 together... etc... didn't anticipate finding a new wildcat.

 

[c-fbmi]

Hoyt, I recognized the situation immediately.............ask me how.............only my hornet weren't K'd LOL

 

[hoytcanon]

Hoyt, I recognized the situation immediately.............ask me how.............only my hornet weren't K'd LOL

When you were working on the .234 Penguin, you didn't consider the .234-.44 did you???

 

[Silverback]

Did that years ago too, I always check to make sure cases won't fit inside each other now.

 

[deemoney]

.45, .40, 9mm and .223 shouldn't be tumbled together.....

Hear, hear!! Tumbling .45, .40 and 9mm cases together brings a new definition to the term "Triplex" loads.

Had triple case lock so many times that now I always sort before tumbling I find its easier then trying to separate case's

 

[zuke]

you'll do it once, and remember after that.

 

[jongun]

A humorous reloading event! At least no one was hurt and cases were salvageable

 

[Fender57]

Happened to me yesterday, except it was two pieces of.38 spl brass jammed together.

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

use a hammer bullet puller to separate cases

Had the same thing with some .45 Colt and 9mm that got in together.
The hammer bullet puller is the best way to get them apart.
Cleaning the media out of the puller, before it gets all over the bench, floor etc. can be a problem. I did mine outside.