Beekeeper
05-07-2010, 01:44 PM
OK here is the deal.
45 years ago (during my misspent youth) I formed a lot of 7x57 cases from military brass and loaded them with a Lee loader since I didn't have any dies at that time.
Press forward to the present, I have found and shot several boxes of said bullets just to clear the brass and have some fun burning ammo A number of the cases have split at the neck and 3 completely down the shoulder of the case to about 1/2 the case legnth.
All the rest are fine and I have inspected them as I cleaned them.
Any ideas?
old age maybe?
I have several hundred rounds in various calibers I loaded back then, shoot them , pull them down?
Sorry no pictures as the camera I have will not get that small and still give a clear pic!
An inquireing mind wants to know!!
Jim
45 years ago (during my misspent youth) I formed a lot of 7x57 cases from military brass and loaded them with a Lee loader since I didn't have any dies at that time.
Press forward to the present, I have found and shot several boxes of said bullets just to clear the brass and have some fun burning ammo A number of the cases have split at the neck and 3 completely down the shoulder of the case to about 1/2 the case legnth.
All the rest are fine and I have inspected them as I cleaned them.
Any ideas?
old age maybe?
I have several hundred rounds in various calibers I loaded back then, shoot them , pull them down?
Sorry no pictures as the camera I have will not get that small and still give a clear pic!
An inquireing mind wants to know!!
Jim