what to look for in brass reloaded too much A brass life question
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Enlarged primer pockets, as mentioned above, and insipient case head separation, indicated by a bright shiny line just above the web. If you make a feeler out of a paper clip you'll be able to feel the groove on the inside. If your case necks are splitting, or if you're losing tension seating the bullet, it's time to anneal.
yeah roger- i thought most of this to be the case was just wanting to hear first hand.
RE the losing tension when seating...... what is the end issue with this down range? erradic accuracy ?
ive only neck sized these brass an alls sweet but perhaps the odd one doesnt seem to be as tight as the last , so could be indicating that im losing neck tension hey..... thus meaning sh!t accuracy?
loading up some 160gr 7mm 08 to try for zero purpose with current load, will likely have different brass in future, almost for sure.
Accuracy and velocity.
i think this is my issue then.
i had split neck today in one case of that batch.. an previously had some loads shooting like schit, partly a mixture of throwing the charge weight in a hurry.... but i rekon its the neck tension also now.
Thanks 9.3
Try annealing them. - dan
I’d just add that if you have one of those cheap borescopes from Amazon they can be real handy for checking the inside of the case for head separation. I’ve found a few this way.
I would recommend cutting one well used brass in half. After a visual inspection,you will know what to look for and feel while doing the paper clip test. Then you can just insert the paper clip into the brass without cutting them in half. ( case head separation)
im not havin any signs of seperation due to only neck sizing, but i am aware of it occuring, mostly FLS!
i just wasnt sure what else that isnt obvious like the CHS scenerio but the tension thing is proberly what i was chasing my tail with- ive scrapped that brass now an moving onto thee fresh ones, , ive got onto a good 160 or so, mostly win, some FC (which i use an have used alot in above issue of reloading too many times) an some hornady aswell as some nikel stuff.
covered for a while with the 3 different loadss of projectiles im using here or there
thank you
i did read up on it but sorta CBF with it? ill keep the FC brass that is old now incase i get keen one day but i often find enough once fired stuff to basically start again for a good while
This, if you are having accuracy issues with no pressure signs.
If you are "wearing out your brass" with split necks and not case head separation and/or enlarged primer pockets, that is a good thing and indicates that you are doing a lot of things right. Annealing is the next step to consistent accuracy and lengthening case life.
