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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2015 12:48:51 GMT -7
Last week I was shooting my Springfield XDM and had this problem. Not sure how many times I had loaded this particular piece of brass but it was one time too many. luckily everything held together and the escaping gas did not burn through the next round and ignite it.Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by wyo7200 on Feb 16, 2015 12:40:53 GMT -7
Wow. Id imagine even the smallest crack in the case would peel open like a can of smoked oysters under such a spike in pressure.
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Post by jimb on Apr 20, 2015 10:29:31 GMT -7
I've had that happen with .308 brass reloaded 5 times and shot in an M1A. I noticed that any rounds that were ready to break had a circle of discoloration of the brass about half an inch from the head, it was lighter in color.
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2015 16:09:41 GMT -7
I have seen that in rifle brass as well but the 9mm failures floored me. Seems like .45 or .38 can be loaded numerous times and the failures usually are split cases but never head failures like this. I normally use W231 but have been forced to utilize other powders like Bulseye or Accurate 2 both of which have a faster burn rate. I am paying closer attention to brass and trying to find some slower burning powder. I did grab one pound of W Auto Comp which has a burn rate a bit slower than W231 but have yet to load any to try out.
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Post by jmglasgow on Apr 21, 2015 5:57:15 GMT -7
AA #5 is also a good powder for 9mm. Meters extremely well, and fills the case so double charges are caught easily.
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2015 13:11:21 GMT -7
Yes I found AS#5 to be good. only problem was I bought a pound and have yet to find another anywhere. Was nice back in the day when you could buy the powder of your choice and not have to grab whatever you can just to keep shooting.
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Post by manofsteel on Apr 23, 2015 7:56:37 GMT -7
I know on the brass that I have kept track of (9mm) I got about 24 loads out of it, but they were pretty light loads, and my 223 match brass is about 13 to 15 loading's as long as I anneal the brass at least once. I have yet to find a reload limit with my 45ACP brass though, so far I bet I have reloaded it 30+ times.
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Post by jmglasgow on Apr 23, 2015 12:57:54 GMT -7
I stopped counting my 45 reloads after 15.
manofsteel, I need you to give me a tutorial on annealing. Don't want to ruin a bunch of brass.
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Post by jimb on Apr 24, 2015 6:38:10 GMT -7
I'd like to hear the annealing tutorial also
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Post by wyo7200 on May 3, 2015 9:42:32 GMT -7
I made me one of those "skippy's case annealers". So far I've annealed .300 blkout cases with some pretty good consistent success. I think the whole setup cost me under 125.00. The dial and regulator upped to $200.  |
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2015 13:55:00 GMT -7
WOW, nice set up. Do you have a video of it working?
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Post by wyo7200 on May 3, 2015 14:04:31 GMT -7
I have a couple. I'll post them tonight.
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Post by wyo7200 on May 3, 2015 14:10:59 GMT -7
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2015 14:26:28 GMT -7
WOW again, what a great set up and all I can think about are my burned fingers from turning my rifle cases by hand over a torch. Glad I only do 50 at a time.
Great job wyo7200, thanks for sharing.
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Post by spartan260 on May 3, 2015 15:49:23 GMT -7
Very nice, I think I am going to try to build one myself.
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