Do you separate your same calibre brass by firearm?

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Hey all,

I'm just wondering if anyone has views on keeping the same calibre brass separate depending on the firearm it's been fired in? More specifically, if you have .223 or .308 bolt and semi-auto guns, is there any benefit keeping the bolt brass separate from semi- brass for reloading purposes? It occurred to me that one might get some extra case life keeping the brass specific to one specific chamber, but that's no more than a guess on my part so I figured those with more experience might weigh in (sorry if this has been discussed before - did a search and some Googling but came up with nothing).

Thanks all!
 
My semi is way hard on brass (4 reloads in m1a ) you can use the brass in a bolt a long time unless you mix it up and have to throw it all out. I stay below max on reloads and use different brass for my bolt gun , I make notes if one brand shoots different POA
 
I can't speak to semi's but I am reloading for two Savage 7mm-08 bolts. There are differences between fired brass between each rifle. To eliminate opportunity for error I am dedicating head stamps to each rifle.

Regards
Ron
 
One reason to keep your bolt gun brass separate from the autoloader: you can neck size for the bolt if you want to. Some people maintain it helps (accuracy, brass life, simplified reloading process, etc...); other folks feel otherwise. Your situation, your call.

For the one caliber where I have a bolt and a semi auto, I keep things separate by the loads specific for each as well.
 
My 223 brass goes all in one pile . All my ARs have no issues chambering , my M14 and LMT MWS will have there bass seperated because the M14 has a tight match chamber vs the LMT . Also the M14 beats up the brass a lot more.
 
I keep all brass separated by 100 case lot for bolt actions and semi auto brass cases belongs to the universe - I pick up mine - other peoples - what ever is near my feat.
 
Great answers - thanks for all the info! I'll definitely be keeping them separated. Glad I asked before ending up with everything all mixed together in bags!
 
While I am not as anal about really shiny brass as some on here are, I AM anal about which gun my brass is fired in.

I have several rifles in one chambering [5] Every one gets it's own brass, and it is always fired in the same rifle, never moved to another.

That way I never get into trouble, should I decide to neck size some brass for a given rifle.

Regards, Dave
 
I will agree with Eagleye for the most part but not in every case.

I have two Tikka T3 rifles in 5.5x55. One with a sporting weight bbl and one with a varmint weight bbl. They don't notice which rifle the brass came out of and I only neck resize on both of them. Their chamber casts look identical and measure exactly the same. I have half a dozen Brazilian Mausers that are milsurps in the Mod 1908 and 1935, their chambers are also identical. They all shoot better than I do and when I reload for them I only load up one batch of fifty of each bullet weight in 7x57. Again, I only neck resize these as well.

For the rest I shoot, like most have mentioned here I keep the casings for each rifle separate in their own MTM boxes. I have a couple of 308 Winchester rifles that will both accept factory ammo without a problem but only the varmint rifle will accept the ammo from the other rifle.

It's a toss up, if you find you have a couple of rifles that will accept the same ammo those are the rifles you take hunting with you if they are accurate.

It just makes good sense in so many ways to load separately for each rifle and keep the cases only for that rifle.
 
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