ALPHA OCD BRASS

[4xforfun]

Primer pockets have a ridge (or something)) at the bottom. Take it out with the uniforming tool or leave it?

 

[memilanuk]

I wasn't super clear there- I bought a pizza box of 500 pieces. I sorted them into groups of 75 and 50. One of the 50 round boxes, I shot 2-3 times a week for years. (And some of the groups have never been fired)

They've been shot through 2 different actions and several barrels.

Cool, thanks for the clarification!

Have you ever needed to run the cases through a small base or ring die to get them to fit a new barrel properly? I've had to do that few times over the years, and I just wondered if the harder heads on the OCD brass would make that not a viable option any more.

 

[KMart]

Primer pockets have a ridge (or something)) at the bottom. Take it out with the uniforming tool or leave it?

I left it in. After the first firing, seating primers gets easier. I think leaving it in will make the pockets last longer. It does, however, give you a different feel when seating them.

 

[LVLAaron]

Cool, thanks for the clarification!

Have you ever needed to run the cases through a small base or ring die to get them to fit a new barrel properly? I've had to do that few times over the years, and I just wondered if the harder heads on the OCD brass would make that not a viable option any more.

Never needed to, no. I've always used a Whidden sizer die.

 

[memilanuk]

It's more a function of the variation in chambers from one to the next... unless your gunsmith is very consistent. Or unless the Whidden doubles as a small-base sizer?