Tidewater Tom
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I was loading some 45ACP ammo the other night: 230 gr copper clad RN ball, 4.0 gr’s of Clays, Win LP into assorted range brass. For some reason I decided to measure the total weight of some bullets. I was surprised to see a healthy variation in the total weights. So I grabbed a collection of brass I have, one of each head stamp that I’ve come across in grazing at the various ranges I shoot at (Consider it a weird little hobby). I then began weighing each one; they were de-primed and not cleaned. (See list below)
Even though it was only one piece of brass from each manufacturer I was surprised by the results. I know that a better average weigh would come from a larger group of same manufactured brass but I’m not a scientist, just a little curious. I’ll get around to weighing a larger group of like kind ammo later.
So my question is this. Just like the variations of different magazines have on grouping of shots, does a heavier piece of brass make for a more accurate round of ammo or just one which will last longer, reload after reload? Would anyone like to comment on the brands below and their quality? Or do I need to go back to my bench, just load’em up and shoot them and not think of such silly things anymore.
Table1. 22 samples with an average weight of 85.61gr.
-TZZ89 = 85.7gr
-TZZ91 = 87.5
-TZZ93 = 87.6
-Agulia = 85.1
-Amerc = 94.3 (high)
-CBC = 88.7
-GFL = 84.7
-*I* = 86.3
-ICC = 79.6
-FC01 = 86.7
-Federal = 82.7
-Fiocchi usa = 83.0
-MFS = 80.2
-PMC = 88.9
-RP = 84.0
-S+B = 86.9
-Speer = 88.2
-WCC74 = 79.4 (low)
-WCC93 = 87.4
-WCC99 = 90.4
-Winchester = 82.6
-Win NT = 83.5
Thanks!
Even though it was only one piece of brass from each manufacturer I was surprised by the results. I know that a better average weigh would come from a larger group of same manufactured brass but I’m not a scientist, just a little curious. I’ll get around to weighing a larger group of like kind ammo later.
So my question is this. Just like the variations of different magazines have on grouping of shots, does a heavier piece of brass make for a more accurate round of ammo or just one which will last longer, reload after reload? Would anyone like to comment on the brands below and their quality? Or do I need to go back to my bench, just load’em up and shoot them and not think of such silly things anymore.
Table1. 22 samples with an average weight of 85.61gr.
-TZZ89 = 85.7gr
-TZZ91 = 87.5
-TZZ93 = 87.6
-Agulia = 85.1
-Amerc = 94.3 (high)
-CBC = 88.7
-GFL = 84.7
-*I* = 86.3
-ICC = 79.6
-FC01 = 86.7
-Federal = 82.7
-Fiocchi usa = 83.0
-MFS = 80.2
-PMC = 88.9
-RP = 84.0
-S+B = 86.9
-Speer = 88.2
-WCC74 = 79.4 (low)
-WCC93 = 87.4
-WCC99 = 90.4
-Winchester = 82.6
-Win NT = 83.5
Thanks!