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atr
12-02-2022, 10:55 AM
I still have a lot of federal maroon/red paper hulls which I reload. My question is: When do you dump the hulls if they show signs of pin-holes along the edge where the paper meets the brass? I see some very, very slight pin holes, can they be repaired? Or is it best to just trash these hulls?
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atr

la5676
12-02-2022, 11:16 AM
No repairs. If you see pinholes, the paper is getting thin down there. The next thing to happen is hull separation from the base.

HWooldridge
12-02-2022, 11:49 AM
If they get ragged on the end, trim the star crimp and start roll crimping. Pinholes along the brass are not fixable.

pietro
12-02-2022, 12:12 PM
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Cut the paper free of the shell & convert the brass into dry-firing snap caps by pushing a lead pencil eraser into the empty primer hole.