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  • frankiejoe577
    Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 378

    How many times can I reload my brass?

    How many times can I reload my 9mm brass?

    I have been shooting with 115 Grain FMJ and JHP from 4.0-4.5GR Bullseye.

    How many times can I reuse the brass?
    Marin County - Glock Armorer


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    Wulf
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 1311

    With straight wall pistol stuff most people load it till the necks start to split. You have to be super anal about keeping track of your brass and marking and sorting to actually keep track of the number of reloadings for something like a 9 that gets shot in volume out of an auto.

    If you want to do any kind of max loading you should probably do that in new or once fired cases, and then demote that brass to a stock that you keep for stanard pressure stuff.

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    • #3
      frankiejoe577
      Member
      • Mar 2009
      • 378

      So far I have been drawing a red light across the base across the primer, when it has been reloaded twice I draw a red cross, when it has been reloaded 3 times I use a blue pen and repeat the process changing colors. I also keep a chart that shows what color and what what design means so I can tell how many times one has been reloaded. I guess I will keep my eye out to see if or when any split. Thanks
      Marin County - Glock Armorer


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      • #4
        bohoki
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Jan 2006
        • 20779

        9mm 45 i think probably till its damaged like a bad rim pull or body split

        at least 10 loadings i say generally i loose some and find some so it all works out

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        • #5
          Fjold
          I need a LIFE!!
          • Oct 2005
          • 22786

          I've got some 45 ACP cases that I have probably reloaded 50 times. I don't even count reloads with straight wall pistol cases.
          Frank

          One rifle, one planet, Holland's 375




          Life Member NRA, CRPA and SAF

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          • #6
            Blademan21
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2007
            • 1941

            Look for split cases,then discard them. What do your reloading books say? Hope you didn't skip that chapter.

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            • #7
              Revoman
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2007
              • 2365

              Unless you are loading full max loads, you should be able to get quite a lot of loads out of your brass. I know that I still have 38 brass that I have loaded for close to twenty years, it just doesn't give up easily.

              I have had a few splits on some 40 and they were not max loads, but they were also range pick ups, so who knows how many loadings were on them.

              You can usually hear a problem with a case, either when it hits the ground after you fire it, or when you are handling for loading, especially when/after tumbling. They have a very different ring to them, highly noticable. If you hear that ring, stop and look through the batch that made that noise and you will find the culprit.

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