Split necks

[fuel80guy]

Im new to reloading and just experienced my first split neck.
Im reloading 22-250 once fired brass.
How common are split necks?
What would have happened if i fired this bullet?

 

[notyalc]

I found a bunch of once fired .223 rounds with split necks. Im guessing it just comes down to cheap brass. I just tossed them in the garbage. I definatly wouldnt want to take any chances reloading them.

 

[coyote]

The brass in the neck is either work hardened or came that way ,annealing the necks will stop them from spliting.

 

[coyote]

If you would have loaded a casing that had a split neck you would have created a flier.

Necks split when the brass gets to hard normally from sizing many times.

You should do a quick search on annealing necks and see how it is done.

 

[DOUGLAS D]

I've had 3 or 4 out of about 100 Winchester stuff that was sold in the white bulk packs.
Other than those the rest of it has now gone on to its 4th loading with no other splits.

 

[Ganderite]

Nothing would have happend, except the neck tension was different and the round would not have shot to the same velocity/place as the others (A flier, as said above.)


It could have been a one round anomoly, or it could be the first of many. I would carry on shooting and reloading the others. If you get another split neck soon, the brass has a problem. Maybe it was not "once" fired?

It could be annealed. I would toss it and get another batch of brass all from the same lot #.

 

[ATOM]

Annealing is easy enough and should cure/prevent that problem. Odd that it came on the second firing, though. Lots of methods on the internet, but you can do it with a propane torch and a dish of water.

Split cases are not a safety hazard. Suggest you try the annealing route and see if it happens again.

 

[horseman2]

Unfortunately they only split once!
Annealling and reducing the amount the brass is worked are the answers.
40 years ago I bought some .244 Remington bullets to reclaim the brass for my 6mm, and there were split necks within both boxes of bullets.

 

[Eagleye]

I was given 2 boxes of Factory ammo for my 270. Remington UMC headstamped.
They were 130 grain Cor-Lokt and I pulled them down for the brass.
Of the 2 boxes 5 cases were alraedy split...I could pull the bullets out of them by hand.
Brittle brass. Annealed the remainder, they worked fine.
Today, I do NOT anneal any brass unless it is hard to come by.
If I split one case of a given batch of easy to acquire cases, the whole batch goes into the brass recycle bucket.
Regards, Eagleye.