Suggestions? 1x fired Brass???

[acloco]

Purchase did NOT occur on this site.

Is there any way to tell if straight wall pistol brass has been fired more than one time?


Person indicated they bought a couple flats several years ago and they are the only person to fire the rounds. "bought by me, fired by me, never reloaded".


Received a box of brass and there were 57 rounds with NEW PRIMERS installed! Interior of brass definitely indicate previously fired. Remainder of brass still contained spent primers.


I find this interesting............


Sent a PM, waiting on response from seller.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Maybe he tossed some range brass in the box he was storing them in and didnt pay any attention. I doubt he was trying to pull a fast one on you

 

[acloco]

All the brass is same headstamp.

The response when I asked how the live primers arrived in the 1x fired brass delivered by the post office

...." They must have found their way in the once-fired brass ."

 

[JMayo]

Shoot em till they crack !

 

[Dusty Stevens]

All the brass is same headstamp.

The response when I asked how the live primers arrived in the 1x fired brass delivered by the post office

...." They must have found their way in the once-fired brass ."

Primed brass is not regulated. Consider it a bonus!

 

[457ciSBC]

Primed brass is not regulated. Consider it a bonus!

I was thinking the same thing.....LOL

 

[457ciSBC]

Sort of reminds me of; this camshaft has only 3 dyno pulls or these rods only have 45 passes on them.

 

[PatMiles]

Sort of reminds me of; this camshaft has only 3 dyno pulls or these rods only have 45 passes on them.

45 minute dyno pulls and 45 passes at Bonneville!

 

[Twicepop]

Sort of reminds me of; this camshaft has only 3 dyno pulls or these rods only have 45 passes on them.

Your post put me in mind of a buddy of mine several years back called me up to tell me about the great deal he got on 7 aluminum rods for a big block Chevy. I asked him, "where's number 8" he said the guy didn't have it. I told him why the guy didn't have it, that guy ran them on a blower motor and #8 let go and broke it and probably some other stuff in the process. I told him the only reason to run aluminum rods is in a blower motor to act as a shock absorber between the pistons and the crank. Aluminum rods weigh as much as a steel rod, they absorb the torsional shock high boost better than their steel counterparts, but not for nearly as long before they work harden and break.

 

[457ciSBC]

Your post put me in mind of a buddy of mine several years back called me up to tell me about the great deal he got on 7 aluminum rods for a big block Chevy. I asked him, "where's number 8" he said the guy didn't have it. I told him why the guy didn't have it, that guy ran them on a blower motor and #8 let go and broke it and probably some other stuff in the process. I told him the only reason to run aluminum rods is in a blower motor to act as a shock absorber between the pistons and the crank. Aluminum rods weigh as much as a steel rod, they absorb the torsional shock high boost better than their steel counterparts, but not for nearly as long before they work harden and break.

I have a bracket racing buddy that I used to call the King of Cheap! He would buy used roller rockers, valve springs and roller lifters. Well in his mind if they looked pretty decent, then they must still have decent life left. One time he purchased a used set of Manley BBC alum rods for a song.Now you could tell from the design that they were old as dirt along with of course an unknown history.
Well, he made through a test and tune session and 3 rounds at the bracket race.The next bracket race one of those rods let go in the water box before his second test and tune pass. The cylinder wall was scored,cracked and the bottom was beat up. A sleeve and a new piston, those used $100 alum rods were a real bargain.