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I knew a turd that would habitually stomp all golf balls flush with the surface of putting greens.I bury all my brass in the ground.
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I knew a turd that would habitually stomp all golf balls flush with the surface of putting greens.I bury all my brass in the ground.
I do that too while wearing cowboy boots.I knew a turd that would habitually stomp all golf balls flush with the surface of putting greens.
I anneal 9mm brass.I have more brass than I'll ever load. I still obsessively search for that one piece that went under a leaf.
The only reason unknown range brass makes sense to y'all is because you haven't had a used case blowuptuate ... yet.your empty brass?
At the range recently, I looked in the garbage and saw a bunch of brass. What caught my eye was all the .30 carbine and USGI 30-06 brass. The attached photo is just part of it. There was even more in the dumpster. I'll dig into the garbage, but didn't care to go dumpster diving. One time I remember seeing a bunch of 45-70 brass in the dumpster, and yeah, I did go in for them.
I was just wondering how many shooters meticulously pick up their empty brass and deposit it into the trash. I know some people are very careful to clean up the range and leave it looking neat and tidy, and I know some others have a strong disdain for "range chickens". I even remember one guy who would carefully crush the neck of each of his fired hunting rifle cases before tossing them; when asked why, he said it was something his father had taught him, so reloaders wouldn't get them and hurt themselves.
Anyhow, I'm not a serious range chicken/brass hound, but I will pick it up when I find it abandoned, when it's convenient. If you take the time to pick up your brass just to toss it, be aware that if you just sweep it into a pile or leave it on the bench, the next guy is likely to thankfully grab it up and take it home.
I'm just doing my part to help the environment, by encouraging recycling.
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Why can't you look for the same signs of stress in unknown range brass?The only reason unknown range brass makes sense to y'all is because you haven't had a used case blowuptuate ... yet.
I reload for a number of calibers. I start with new brass. As I shoot and reload my own cases I keep track of the number of times fired. When I start seeing stressed brass I pick it up and toss it in the trash, or brass recycling bin if there is one.
One man's trash is not always another man's treasure.
With no blowuptuating in 35 years and tens of thousands of rounds loaded, I think I'm pretty safe. Why? Because I know what to look for and what to NOT reload. Yeah, I've found some pretty scary junk in range scrap, and if I blindly reloaded it, it would be really bad. Any brass I use gets at least a twice-over in the loading process, and anything questionable goes in the scrap bucket.The only reason unknown range brass makes sense to y'all is because you haven't had a used case blowuptuate ... yet.
Exactly!Why can't you look for the same signs of stress in unknown range brass?
Because I like the assurance of starting with new brass and knowing what I'm working with thru the whole process of using that brass up.Why can't you look for the same signs of stress in unknown range brass?
That's fine, if that's what you like to do. Like I mentioned before, one of my best friends in the world sees it exactly as you do. I respect his opinion (and yours), even if I don't exactly agree. My friend IS persnickety, an engineer and a very good one, or so I understand.Because I like the assurance of starting with new brass and knowing what I'm working with thru the whole process of using that brass up.
Also, take one of my 7mm loads as an example. It stretches primer pockets. I know for a fact when I fire those I'm not picking them up to reload. If I left them behind there are plenty of folks who would pick them up and sell the bad brass to an unsuspecting reloader.
Yeah I probably wouldn't mess around with one off range brass for my bolt guns. I load them for precision so I keep records of everything. For blasting ammo, if it looks good, and everything seems fine, I'd have no problem with it.Because I like the assurance of starting with new brass and knowing what I'm working with thru the whole process of using that brass up.
Also, take one of my 7mm loads as an example. It stretches primer pockets. I know for a fact when I fire those I'm not picking them up to reload. If I left them behind there are plenty of folks who would pick them up and sell the bad brass to an unsuspecting reloader.
As soon as dude told you not to open the box that should've been a red flag.I bought a box of "new" 45 Colt blammo from Joe Blowhard at a gun show. You know the type ... "Don't open the boxes!" (Presumably because we might tear the lids.) Well, they were handloads in overworked brass. The case mouths were split on every load. Guess when I noticed? When I tried to sell them to another shooter and we opened the box to verify what he was buying. That helped me form my opinions on how I reuse brass.
To each their own and definitely safety first...The only reason unknown range brass makes sense to y'all is because you haven't had a used case blowuptuate ... yet.
I reload for a number of calibers. I start with new brass. As I shoot and reload my own cases I keep track of the number of times fired. When I start seeing stressed brass I pick it up and toss it in the trash, or brass recycling bin if there is one.
One man's trash is not always another man's treasure.
This is exactly why I don't automate, each piece of brass I load is handled and inspected at each stage of the process and all questionable are rejected.Speaking of range brass, here's a photo of one of the pieces that I picked out of a recent batch I was processing, along with a couple others even worse. They're cracked through the web. I assume an overload, and amazingly someone shot several of them. I wouldn't want to buy a used gun from that person. This brass stuck out like a sore thumb though. I picked them out easily on the first inspection. If someone was in a hurry and not paying attention, I could see how that would be bad. You just have to know what to look for and watch closely. There's no magic involved; if there's a defect that will cause a problem, knowing what to look for will find it.
I know I'm not the only one here who handles a lot of brass. You guys know what I'm talking about.
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It's like the story of how bank tellers can pick out fake bills. They handle enough of the real ones every day that they can pick out the fakes instinctively.This is exactly why I don't automate, each piece of brass I load is handled and inspected at each stage of the process and all questionable are rejected.
And if not that, on the press when sizing. That's an advantage on a single stage.It's like the story of how bank tellers can pick out fake bills. They handle enough of the real ones every day that they can pick out the fakes instinctively.
I can find a piece of neck-cracked 9mm brass in a bag of a thousand, just by sound. They make a distinctive ringing sound that you can hear over the jingle of the rest. A minute of looking and listening, and I can pick out the bad one every time.