DLT
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I thought .002 - .003 bump was what the gold standard was.
Got brass troubles. Cause ? Video posted
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DLT
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A fine wore out band saw. Then just scotch bright the edges !!!!!
DLT
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Wrong. I don’t go 2-3 further from a free falling bolt. I sized until it free fell 1 thou at a time
DLT
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Ok I’ll go back and find it. I didn’t mean that I was because I’m not. Once it fell I stopped. Thanks for pointing it out.
DLT
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Yea when I say I stripped it I tore it completely apart. No ejector no extractor no firing pin
Funny thing is that some will show the flaw and some do not, this was bulk
brass so it is very possible that lots were mixed.
brass so it is very possible that lots were mixed.
Looking at the outside surface of the separated case there is a difference above and below the split.
Looking at the last pic of the case with the line there seems to be lot going on.
With 96 out of 100 showing the line, at the same place, I would try a box of factory ammo and shoot them without annealing, absolutely minimum sizing, slightly lower load, and see if the line comes back.
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Looking at the last pic of the case with the line there seems to be lot going on.
With 96 out of 100 showing the line, at the same place, I would try a box of factory ammo and shoot them without annealing, absolutely minimum sizing, slightly lower load, and see if the line comes back.
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DLT
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New brass for the new barrel. I was expecting a high round count with it before the pockets got loose
yep looks a lil to similar
DLT
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These came in ziploc bags just big enough to hold 100 pieces from a gun store near Asheville nc. And he had several thousand rounds packaged just like it. I have 100 I bought from midway that’s in starline packaging. Makes me think now why was they in ziploc bags
I got mine from powder valley, loose bulk brass. Same brass just not bagged to
save cost.
save cost.
Look at how much thicker that case looks at the failure point than the one in the original post. I definitely think its a manufacture issue.
Dan
Would definitely contact starline.... The few times I have they were extremely helpful... Maybe some china knockoff brass.... I put nothing past anybody these days.... If these weren't bulk buy and repacked then hmmm.... I just ordered 500 10mm directly from starline and they just came in a large clear bag with a note card talking about liability in reloading.... Instead of 5 bags of 100... Most shops I have seen order brass from starline in 100 pack bags with the starline logo etc...
Another vote for created headspace, whether from a too short for your chamber factory dimension on initial firing, or induced by sizing. It happens. I returned a box of 35 Whelen brass to the maker last year because on initial firing there was the telltale ring. They replaced them with a note about my firearm's excessive headspace (which it isn't according to no go gauge & never having the problem before in the 30+ years I've owned the rifle). I got some Alpha 7-08 brass recently & had to bump the shoulder on new brass. Good for them. All new empty reloading brass should be on the long side in my opinion. The first firing sets everything in motion & the stretch will only become more noticeable on subsequent firings.
Just spitballing here, but if you look closely at the case wall thickness, it appears that the separation is where the taper stops. In all of the partial or incipient separations I've experienced the taper stopped much closer to the base of the case. Where the taper stops seems to be the stretch/failure point... always... which makes sense. At least to me. Discuss among yourselves.
It looks like you were scraping a bent paper clip on the innards of some of the brass. I ground a point on mine before bending the tip. I can feel irregularities much easier. Been using the same paper clip for a long time & it still works.
From your 2nd picture:
Just spitballing here, but if you look closely at the case wall thickness, it appears that the separation is where the taper stops. In all of the partial or incipient separations I've experienced the taper stopped much closer to the base of the case. Where the taper stops seems to be the stretch/failure point... always... which makes sense. At least to me. Discuss among yourselves.
It looks like you were scraping a bent paper clip on the innards of some of the brass. I ground a point on mine before bending the tip. I can feel irregularities much easier. Been using the same paper clip for a long time & it still works.
From your 2nd picture:
DLT
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I did reach out to them. Waiting to hear back. I checked the brass out best I could by head stamp markings and weight. I wonder if the shop could have ordered in big quantities and bagged up 100 at a time to sell.
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