What to do with new brass. (unfired)
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Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
Dependson the intended purpose {plinking, benchrest, tactical, long range,...}
Dependson the intended purpose {plinking, benchrest, tactical, long range,...}
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
Run it through a neck sizer
Lightly chamfer ID of mouth
Load up some blaster grade ammo (Blammo) and shoot it.
Sort by water capacity
Reload with full prep.
Run it through a neck sizer
Lightly chamfer ID of mouth
Load up some blaster grade ammo (Blammo) and shoot it.
Sort by water capacity
Reload with full prep.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
Agreed with the other responders but also, what caliber and more importantly, what brand of brass?
Agreed with the other responders but also, what caliber and more importantly, what brand of brass?
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
Neck sizer, blammo load, shoot, sort by water capacity of fired brass.
Neck sizer, blammo load, shoot, sort by water capacity of fired brass.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
I would have to agree with bohem because the water capacity of chamber matched brass should provide the most useful sorting. Although, I have yet to start sorting my own brass because I think I still need to better learn how to develop loads before I will see the benefits of sorting.
A question to all posters that I hope will be useful to the OP.
How much group improvement are most seeing by sorting their brass anyway?
-Frank
I would have to agree with bohem because the water capacity of chamber matched brass should provide the most useful sorting. Although, I have yet to start sorting my own brass because I think I still need to better learn how to develop loads before I will see the benefits of sorting.
A question to all posters that I hope will be useful to the OP.
How much group improvement are most seeing by sorting their brass anyway?
-Frank
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
prime it, load it,shoot it,size it,reapeat 12x, and somewhere in the middle smile.
prime it, load it,shoot it,size it,reapeat 12x, and somewhere in the middle smile.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
Buy 5,000 more pieces to go with it so none of them get lonely. Bury them in the neighbors' back yard, 3-houses down so they can be properly aged. Email me the GPS coordinates and how deep they are so they won't get lost.
Buy 5,000 more pieces to go with it so none of them get lonely. Bury them in the neighbors' back yard, 3-houses down so they can be properly aged. Email me the GPS coordinates and how deep they are so they won't get lost.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
I found a percentage of my Lapua brass had dinged necks right out of the box. Since I needed to straighten those, I run the whole box through an expander mandrel. Also has the side benefit of more consistent neck tension. Then chamfer, load and shoot. Works for me.
I found a percentage of my Lapua brass had dinged necks right out of the box. Since I needed to straighten those, I run the whole box through an expander mandrel. Also has the side benefit of more consistent neck tension. Then chamfer, load and shoot. Works for me.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rmercado</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I found a percentage of my Lapua brass had dinged necks right out of the box. Since I needed to straighten those, I run the whole box through an expander mandrel. Also has the side benefit of more consistent neck tension. Then chamfer, load and shoot. Works for me. </div></div>
Good answer.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rmercado</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I found a percentage of my Lapua brass had dinged necks right out of the box. Since I needed to straighten those, I run the whole box through an expander mandrel. Also has the side benefit of more consistent neck tension. Then chamfer, load and shoot. Works for me. </div></div>
Good answer.
Re: What to do with new brass. (unfired)
All good advice.
Run them over the expander, chamfer, prime and go!
If you don't already have a chamfering tool, there is none better than the latest K&M.
All good advice.
Run them over the expander, chamfer, prime and go!
If you don't already have a chamfering tool, there is none better than the latest K&M.
