Brass....45

[trixter]

I acquired a 1 gallon can of fired brass, with almost every headstamp imaginable. How important is it to use the same brand of brass? I just plink at paper at the range.

 

[LiveLife]

For pistol, mixed head stamp is fine. I never sort by head stamp.

For rifle, I sort by weight to separate heavier military cases from lighter commercial cases. For precision load development, I not only use same head stamp cases with similar weights for same internal case volume, but also same year of manufacture as most military cases have dates on them.

 

[243winxb]

I just plink at paper at the range.

Not to important ,unless you want to put all your shots in the 10 ring. . Some Rem may let the bullet fall into the case. There might be some small primer pockets brass. Belling and taper crimping can be a challenge
if brass length has a lot of variation.

 

[cfullgraf]

For the most part, I shoot mixed headstamp 45 ACP brass. There are some headstamps that are difficult to reload for various reasons. AMERC comes to mind, at least for my equipment.

When I find troublesome brass, if the quantity is not too great, I usually cull it and scrap it.

 

[Ala Dan]

Handgun competition loads should always bear the same head stamp~!

 

[Walkalong]

I have enough .45 brass to separate by headstamp, but I don't. My loads can outshoot me by a lot most days. I suppose the 50 Bullseye shooters segregate brass.

 

[Hondo 60]

For just plinking, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[trixter]

Thanks all for your gracious comments.

Rick

 

[Ky Larry]

For blasting ammo, I don't sort by headstamp. For social work ammo, I use Winchester brass. I cull the A-Merc brass and crimp them with pliers and toss them in the scrap bucket.

 

[918v]

The .45 ACP is insensitive to headstamp variation, but sort out the small primer brass. The 9mm isn't, and certain brands give better accuracy.

 

[soloban]

Chuck out any Aguilla cases or any military cases (unless you want to monkey with crimp removal)

 

[243winxb]

Bullet Setback-KABOOM

Just saw 1 reason to sort brass. Bullet setback with maximum loadings. http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=506938

 

[918v]

If you load on a single stage press, you can tell if a bullet is seating too easy, so you can catch that bugger.

 

[Walkalong]

Although I load on an LNL, I size prior to loading so I have a good feel for what is going on. Only expanding, seating, and crimping going on. No heavy sizing to get in the way. Not as good as a single stage for feel, but pretty good. Odd things going on are felt.