Hi folks. I’ve been at this for a while now, reloaded and shot thousands of rounds...one thing I’ve never done is attend to my brass the way some of you do. Of course I keep an eye out for incipient case head problems, trim my rifle rounds to the right length and follow good general reloading practices...but I do not sort my brass by headstamp or have a rigorous system for number of times it’s been loaded. I have never had a case head separation, an overcharge, or any kind of kaboom....but with a bit more time on my hands lately, I thought I’d put it out there for relevant experience on handling brass. I’d like to know what the general consensus is (if any) so that I can decide whether I wish to change my game at all. Please, no “well, stay away from me on the firing line” responses, I’m just looking for constructive replies. I am careful and safe, I just was never instructed in that area when I was learning. My mentor said, “load pistol brass until it starts to split. Then some shooters load it one more time!” I chuck my cases when they split . The advice on case head separation was to look for a shiny ring near the head. I have chucked a few cases where I thought I saw this starting. Most of my loads are moderate, very rarely hot-for-caliber, so I feel pretty confident that I am in safe terrain all of the time....but the only stupid question is the one unasked, so I’m putting it out there. thanks for reading this .
-JP
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