Separating pistol brass by times fired?

[Joefear7]

Who does it? Seems like it doesn't really matter considering how many times it can be used.

[d33pt]

Its too hard to keep track of pistol brass shot out of semi autos. I just inspect brass as I load and toss questionable looking ones.

[acoop101]

I shoot it until I loose it.

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[CenCal45]

I shoot it until I loose it.

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Sketchyyyy...
Can't just be reloading blindly

Unless you're just super absent minded and lose your brass after 2/3 reloads lol..

[acoop101]

Sketchyyyy...
Can't just be reloading blindly

Unless you're just super absent minded and lose your brass after 2/3 reloads lol..

For pistol brass I am not worried about it, I don't shoot particularly hot loads and pistol ammo is going to be segnificantly lower pressure than rifle ammo. I at one time was super worried about this but one I loaded the same batch of 45 ACP 25+ times with no charge to the brass I stopped caring. I loose pistol brass before it "goes bad" or I shoot it at a lost brass match.

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[machrono]

id have to imagine that when the brass fails, it will likely do so on the reloading bench?

[Galt]

id have to imagine that when the brass fails, it will likely do so on the reloading bench?

Not usually. It is either a head separation or a split case upon firing in most cases.

[mjmagee67]

I shoot it until I lose it or it splits.

[the86d]

I have some hand-me-down 9mm brass that has no headstamps left to read.
I mix it with new once-fired because I live dangerously.
I have reloaded those cases probably over 15 times?
They were reloaded plenty before I got them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcORkOcGsIM

Most straight-walled pistol brass may never have to be even trimmed, even 30-40 year old 44 Mag, and 357 brass, as I understand it.
40 year old brass in 44 Mag from 1972, and he's still reloading it, and check the interesting back of the case-head, says it's probably been reloaded 85 times:

https://youtu.be/JPCSqiuRnKA?t=90

And...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___TRtKnUoE

[rcslotcar]

Shoot it until signs of problems.

[Briancnelson]

The bad ones are pretty obvious if you are paying attention while reloading. Just dump them as they come up.

[Whiterabbit]

I separate my 460 brass based on brand, and even trimmed once, because I chase 100 yard accuracy in a pistol.

Anything else? forget it.

even the 460 I don;t chase loading times. What about trailboss loads vs full power? a load is not just a load.

[71MUSTY]

WOW, I stamp every single brass with a unique mark. After each shot, I log the shot, recover the brass, inspect it and replace it in it's unique spot in it's box. After bead blasting I re-inspect and log any abnormalities. When I reload I record primer lot number, powder lot and load data.








NOT.

[KahrMan]

id have to imagine that when the brass fails, it will likely do so on the reloading bench?

Yeah, 38 and 357 will usually split up at the case neck when reloading. My 45 brass just seems to keep on rocking unless I step on it or something unusual happens. Don't even like reloading 9mm as it is too small to handle easily, for mr

[Whiterabbit]

id have to imagine that when the brass fails, it will likely do so on the reloading bench?

I bat about 50/50 on this. sticky extraction from the cylinder demonstrates a fails during firing. the other half of the time when a case fails, it happens at sizing. Once in a blue moon, a case fails when seating. That's happened maybe twice now.