Geez guys. I don't have any specific time frame to go by. If I don't like the looks of the brass, it's gone..... And I have some handgun brass that's mighty old...
Geez guys. I don't have any specific time frame to go by. If I don't like the looks of the brass, it's gone..... And I have some handgun brass that's mighty old...
Tom
Warning! Does NOT play well with others!
I have made a habit of miking the cases just above the base area. a decrease in size of more than a few thousands before resizing is a sign of impending case separation. other than that any obvious flaws send them to the scrap can. I mostly neck size only and neck annealing keeps them healthy for as many as 10 loading cycles. JMHO
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |