Steve Marshall
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This post is not designed to cause palpitations on the same headstamp sorting crowd. But many of us load with no thought or worries about mixed headstamps. The eye opener for me came when I was cleaning corncob out of the flashholes of 30 Carbine. I was struck by the variety of markings. So I counted out 100 cases and came up with no less than 14 different ones. Similar with 9MM @16 different headstamps. .308 and 38 Spl were tame in comparison @ 7 each. Nothing earth shattering but I did find it amusing whan comparing to threads that sort and weigh and measure primers and weigh powder to the tenth. I guess I'm having too much fun having fun.
PS I once sorted, weighed and measured OAL on 219 9MM cases scrounged from the range. There were 30 distinct headstamps with a weight of 50.2-63.1 grains and an OAL range of .739" to .752".
PS I once sorted, weighed and measured OAL on 219 9MM cases scrounged from the range. There were 30 distinct headstamps with a weight of 50.2-63.1 grains and an OAL range of .739" to .752".