How much is too much (metal removal) when deburring flash hole?
- Thread starter blsonne
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I have been reloading for 35 yrs and have never seen a flash hole that needed de-burring. Look down the neck and they all look just fine. Accuracy is great without wasting time with un-neccesary stuf.You will do better spending your time sorting by case volume.
The majority of these tools uniform the flash hole to one standard size and remove any burs. Uniformity and accuracy goes hand in hand, BUT for a standard off the shelf hunting rifle or blasting away with a AR15 carbine it "may" be wasted effort.
But on the flip side of this the cases fired in my AR15 A2 HBAR and my Savage bolt action .223 with a 26 inch heavy barrel get the full treatment. It may not help but it makes me feel better knowing I have reduced as many variables and the cases are as uniform as possible.
I will save you another 35 years of looking for flash holes that need uniforming and deburring.
Please note below the website is called AccurateShooter.com
Flash-Hole First Aid — Removing Flash Hole Obstructions
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/12/flash-hole-first-aid-removing-flash-hole-obstructions/
To put this in perspective competitive shooters who don't want to spend time uniforming their brass buy Lapua cartridge cases because they have drilled flash holes and extremely uniform brass.
Cheap bastards like me trying to save money buy cheaper brass like Winchester and weight sort and uniform the brass. The other day I bought some Nosler custom brass that had the uniforming already done and I really asked myself what my time was worth.
That being said I would "NEVER" use high quality brass in firearms that throw perfectly good brass away and let it land on the ground ten feet away.
Yes I have brass OCD.........
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358Rooster
CGN Regular
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- Central Saskatchewan
But how do we know whether or not uniforming has made any difference after we've cut the case apart to inspect the flash holes?
You put duct tape around the case and test fire it. Don't they show Red Green reruns in Saskatchatoon, eh?
358Rooster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Saskatchewan
Dammit! I shoulda known that! They're probably gonna revoke my honorary redneck man card now........ Stupid!
358Rooster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Saskatchewan
Does this require reworking the load, though? So many variables! Is it then considered a belted cartridge? Rooster gots da brain pain......
No you don't rework the load, you just wear safety glasses, a motorcycle helmet and position as much of your body as possible below the shooting bench. Kevlar gloves and arm protection is optional.
358Rooster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Saskatchewan
Oh, well I guess I'm out. I don't have safety glasses.
use the safety squint! If done correctly its csa approved.
Interesting subject this is.
I'm of the the mindset that if you believe that primer pocket deburring helps your loads then I say have at her!! Although I've never deburred/unified a primer pocket I can certainly understand why people do it and it's benifits for achieving uniform accuracy.
If you talk to 10 handloaders and ask about their person handloading methods you'll usually get 10 different answers.
I'm of the the mindset that if you believe that primer pocket deburring helps your loads then I say have at her!! Although I've never deburred/unified a primer pocket I can certainly understand why people do it and it's benifits for achieving uniform accuracy.
If you talk to 10 handloaders and ask about their person handloading methods you'll usually get 10 different answers.
HAHAHA! Safety Squint, it's funny cause I (sadly) have used it, and it works as long as nothing blows up!!
