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oldgeezershooter
10-25-2013, 10:30 PM
A friend gave me some .44 Mag brass, upon checking them out I noticed several had small splits around several areas. Too many times loaded, too hot loads, loose cylinder?
He fired them in an older Mod. 29.
Pictures magnified about 40 times.8539085389

Mk42gunner
10-25-2013, 10:52 PM
The pictures don't open for me, so here is my sight unseen advice: trim them to .44 Special length and enjoy.

Robert

runfiverun
10-25-2013, 11:39 PM
nice pictures.

those do look like radial splits from the brass being swelled up to fit a cylinder.
no idea on the depth so I can't judge it's suitability for re-use.

oldgeezershooter
10-26-2013, 01:13 AM
The pictures don't open for me, so here is my sight unseen advice: trim them to .44 Special length and enjoy.

Robert
The splits run down too far to trim. They are very fine almost hairlike, but can be seen inside some of the cases.

HeavyMetal
10-26-2013, 01:34 AM
cause is simple: steel die that was scratched repeatedly with dirty case's, a case with a burr or, and this is most likely, Nickeled case's that had burr's on the case mouth.

A cure for this is polish out the size die until the marks are removed or replace it with a carbide sizer die.

Meanwhile these case's are scrap! recycle them amd fix the problem before he has issue with his chamber area in that Smith!

lylejb
10-26-2013, 01:35 AM
you might mic them, and see if they are unusually oversize.

otherwise, it may be a brittle lot??

anyway, scrap the split ones and any that are suspect.

Cmm_3940
10-26-2013, 03:41 AM
Scrap it. That brass looks well chewed. I wouldn't want to risk ruining my die by trying to size it. Unless you have a carbide size die. Then, I'd be paranoid about shooting it. Just ain't worth it.

JonB_in_Glencoe
10-26-2013, 11:16 AM
I suspect bad 'steel' dies did the damage.
whatever caused it, I'd scrap all the brass that have that issue.


PS, tell your friend so he can fix or get new dies.

oldgeezershooter
10-26-2013, 01:09 PM
I suspect bad 'steel' dies did the damage.
whatever caused it, I'd scrap all the brass that have that issue.


PS, tell your friend so he can fix or get new dies.
Friend is no longer with us! I have deleted three friends contacts this year alone.
Sucks to get old!

TXGunNut
10-26-2013, 06:26 PM
Yes, scrap the brass and the sizer die. Life's too short and brass too expensive not to use good dies.

ggb3
10-27-2013, 09:03 AM
Hello,
Agree with the above, look like scratches / gouges from the die. If I may ask, with what equipment did you take the picture?
The pics are very good.

MtGun44
10-27-2013, 11:21 AM
I only see scratches from crud embedded in a sizing die. Polish out the crud with
320 grit wet or dry on a split dowel and see if new brass has scratches after sizing.
If you can't clean it up, consider sending back to maker, often they can fix it.

Bill

w5pv
10-27-2013, 01:23 PM
I would not load it at all,I looks well used to me.

oldgeezershooter
10-28-2013, 12:36 AM
Hello,
Agree with the above, look like scratches / gouges from the die. If I may ask, with what equipment did you take the picture?
The pics are very good.
I used a "Brightwell Beauty Cam" got it from Amazon for a few bucks. This is on the lowest setting.
Handy for a lot of stuff.