Dying brass...

[mroels]

What do you guys do once a batch of brass is on its last legs? ie when some pieces need to be tossed because neck splitting etc... I only load for precision rifles so always buy the same brass for each caliber and load in batches of 50. As soon as brass starts splitting I toss unusable and load the remainder with a pet load and store it with data for whenever I might need it.

What do you guys do? Keep shooting until they're all bust? Just toss the whole batch?

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[manuelcardenas77]

I received my annealer a couple weeks back, haven't had a chance to mess around with it. Going to run my .308/.223 and eventually my .300BO thru it. Figured I'd anneal the brass probably would be "cheaper" than buying once fired or new brass. As long as I could get more than 8-10 firing out of them. Will see

[bsumoba]

Split necks can usually be mitigated by annealing. If your problem is just annealing, I would keep shooting them and toss whichever ones go bad. if you are get incipient case head separation, and it starts to become a pattern, I would just toss the brass, assuming they have been shot about the same amount.

[SixPointEight]

Autoloaders are rough on brass. Mine get pretty beat or lost before they're worth annealing.

For a bolt gun, you can get quite a lot.

OP, to answer the question, a guy I used to shoot with donated it to new shooters who were learning to reload so that he could teach them. He gave me 500 rounds of Lapua 308 brass, 18 firings into its life, taught me how to look for thinning case heads and worn out pockets. Mostly I'm getting 1 firing out of them before having to recycle. So for me, I'll shoot them once and toss them in the bucket.

[Dark Hunt]

Once I get half a dozen splits from the 100 piece lots of brass, it goes to the recycler.

[scamp62]

i usually dont' get splits, but ones the pockets get loose i toss the group (50rds)

[mroels]

Split necks can usually be mitigated by annealing. If your problem is just annealing, I would keep shooting them and toss whichever ones go bad. if you are get incipient case head separation, and it starts to become a pattern, I would just toss the brass, assuming they have been shot about the same amount.

I anneal every third loading (magnums every time). Still get split necks or split shoulders after about 12-15 loading

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[Divernhunter]

Just toss it

[McGuiver]

Dying brass...

I have a scrap bucket. When it's almost to heavy to lift I recycle it and collet $.


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[Divernhunter]

Maybe I should have added into the scrap bucket. I do the same get it full and sell it at the scrap yard.

[stilly]

What do you guys do once a batch of brass is on its last legs? ie when some pieces need to be tossed because neck splitting etc... I only load for precision rifles so always buy the same brass for each caliber and load in batches of 50. As soon as brass starts splitting I toss unusable and load the remainder with a pet load and store it with data for whenever I might need it.

What do you guys do? Keep shooting until they're all bust? Just toss the whole batch?

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Profiling is illegal...

I only toss out each piece of brass based on how it looks and performs. If it fails a thorough and complete inspection (tinkle tankle test otherwise known as me picking it up and it sounds cracked) then it gets tossed into the bad brass bin. Else there is no such thing as bad batch of brass (yet) so it is only one at a time...

[silvertriple]

For me, they become hunting rounds. I don't worry if I can't find them.

[divingin]

if you are get incipient case head separation, and it starts to become a pattern, I would just toss the brass, assuming they have been shot about the same amount.

Pretty easy to check for case head separation problems: Straighten a paper clip enough to get to the bottom of the case, and put a 90 degree bend right at the tip (some say to sharpen the tip, I find it's not necessary.) Run the point along the inside of the case, from the bottom towards the shoulder. Any looming problem with case head separation will be felt as a groove where the web thins out (will not necessarily be all the way around, so check multiple spots.)

Toss any that have a groove.

If it is chronic, back your sizing die off a bit. Head separation is usually caused by bumping the shoulder back further than it needs to be.

[acoop101]

I am lucky in that I shoot coming calibers and I work at a range so I shoot brass 2-3 times then leave it. But for cartrages like 6.5 creedmore or other ones I can't pick up free I will just shoot it by batch untill it starts failing then I'll scrap it.

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[aklon]

I watch it carefully then take it to the Richmond range and fire it off - so that skeevy brass grabber that hangs around the benches when everyone else is down range can pick 'em up. Later on, he'll get a big big surprise.

(Talking .308 here)