I am just beginning in the paperpatching of black powder cartridge(45-70 in a Shiloh Sharps 74). I have an assortment of (once-fired?) brass as well as some brand new brass... I want to do things the right way and want to lay out a plan for the brass prep... I'm not sure if it is the old age kicking in, or just the recent life events that have affected me, but I am a little confused... I would appreciate it if you could review my plan, add or change the sequence of steps that I have laid out... the best way to learn is to ask from others that have experience so here goes.
1. I sorted the brass by brand.
2. Removed all primers(spent and live) with a Pope(IIRC) style tool
3. Cleaned and dried(still in process) all brass, keeping them separate by brand
next steps is where I get fuzzy;
4. Full length size(none of the brass I have has been fired in this rifle)
5. Inspect brass for cracks and discard bad ones
6. Trim to length
7. Chamfer inside and outside of case neck
8. Sort each brand of brass by length(no idea of acceptable +/- tolerance) sort then by weight
9. Expand neck with .460 expander ball to accept paper patch bullet...
Does this look right? What did I miss or get out of sequence? Thanks to all for your help.
Kindest regards,
TheMoose