I'll reload mine till is shows a defect that renders it unfit for reloading. Pretty simple really, applies to all my brass.
Kinda like asking low long is a piece of string? Dunno, insufficient data provided...
I'll reload mine till is shows a defect that renders it unfit for reloading. Pretty simple really, applies to all my brass.
Kinda like asking low long is a piece of string? Dunno, insufficient data provided...
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I use mine till something "feels" or looks wrong. Often it's the beginning of a mouth split or a priming operation that doesn't feel right. Primer pockets that are either too tight or too loose will get that piece tossed in the recycle bin. Life's too short to spend any time dealing with problem brass.
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That is a question that definitely has more than one answer. I know some pedantic shooters that shoot every batch of brass f.e 5 times, then throw them in the pin. I also know couple that reload the batch over and over again until they find the first case with a defect. Then they discard the whole batch.
A long time. 44 mag I reload until they split then trim down to 44 special.
When krag brass splits it gets trimmed and fire formed into full length 44 shot shells.
32 s&w long trimmed to shorts
357 to 38 spcl
Most bottleneck cases get trashed once splits occur.
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I reload brass until it fails. Usually neck cracks cause the case's demise.
When primer pockets no longer hold the primers correctly or the necks show splits/cracks then its time to toss. LLS
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |