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Maybe I'm a little too lazy or unsafe, but I just load it and shoot it. I will quickly look over the brass as I sort it when dirty, then again when I separate it from the media, again as I am sizing it, then when sifting after tumbling again, when trimming, when feeding into the press (I do not use a case feeder) to load with powder and bullets, when putting it into 50 or 100 rnd ammo boxes, and finally as I load the magazines for my guns. I come up with 8 very quick inspections. If anything doesn't look right when I handle it, it gets tossed. If a primer falls out before it is sized or if its cracked then it is obvious that the shell is bad.
I have reloaded this way for about 16 years. I also don't load hot loads. Most of mine are closer to the min. and some actually below. 38 spl brass seems to crack often for me. Maybe my stash is old. I don't recall ever seeing a cracked 40 or 45 case. They seem to go until the primer pocket gets loose. 243 and 30-06 cases eventually crack as do the 223 cases, but I have only shot my 223 three times so I have limited experience there. I do use a case gauge to check brass at random when sizing and after the rounds are loaded to make sure they will feed well.
I had the same question about once fired brass. I pickup all of the brass I can after a competition and add it to my stash. After I polish the brass I can not tell the difference between once fired WWB and my own WWB brass that has been used a few times, or any other brand for that matter.
I just feel for anything unusual on the press and keep my eyes open.
I am not into loading bench rest quality ammo though. As long as I can get good groups on paper and hit my intended targets I am happy. My ammo seems pretty consistent and I almost never have an issue with misfires, fte's, etc.
I have not had a case head separation yet. Im not sure if I am just lucky or if it is uncommon.
I have reloaded this way for about 16 years. I also don't load hot loads. Most of mine are closer to the min. and some actually below. 38 spl brass seems to crack often for me. Maybe my stash is old. I don't recall ever seeing a cracked 40 or 45 case. They seem to go until the primer pocket gets loose. 243 and 30-06 cases eventually crack as do the 223 cases, but I have only shot my 223 three times so I have limited experience there. I do use a case gauge to check brass at random when sizing and after the rounds are loaded to make sure they will feed well.
I had the same question about once fired brass. I pickup all of the brass I can after a competition and add it to my stash. After I polish the brass I can not tell the difference between once fired WWB and my own WWB brass that has been used a few times, or any other brand for that matter.
I just feel for anything unusual on the press and keep my eyes open.
I am not into loading bench rest quality ammo though. As long as I can get good groups on paper and hit my intended targets I am happy. My ammo seems pretty consistent and I almost never have an issue with misfires, fte's, etc.
I have not had a case head separation yet. Im not sure if I am just lucky or if it is uncommon.
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