CQB45ACP
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R-P only this time. All .894" and longer to start. Just an arbitrary selection.
Here I am sorting by length--.889" and under, .890-.892", .893", and .894" and over. The under .890s go in a "don't use" container. I do that for all my brass. Just do.
Depending on how many .894s I end up with and how many I lose, I could add the .893ers to the mix. We'll see.
Will deburr flash holes, hand chamfer mouths, and uniform primer pockets using K&M tool. No reaming nor other monkey business.
Although I will use my Ballistics go/no go gauge out of curiosity, I will not rely on it to decide whether pockets need "work". Am simply going to let the actual priming itself determine each case's usability. I'll prime 'em until they don't prime no more. At that point, if it's a primer depth issue (since we know they get shallower) I may re-uniform them, but that's it.
Right now, most pockets seem tighter than similarly newish Winchester cases but a lot less than S&Bs.
Like the last test, I will measure the length after each use, watch them shorten, and report out from time-to-time. It'll be interesting to see what's what 17 months from now.
Here I am sorting by length--.889" and under, .890-.892", .893", and .894" and over. The under .890s go in a "don't use" container. I do that for all my brass. Just do.
Depending on how many .894s I end up with and how many I lose, I could add the .893ers to the mix. We'll see.
Will deburr flash holes, hand chamfer mouths, and uniform primer pockets using K&M tool. No reaming nor other monkey business.
Although I will use my Ballistics go/no go gauge out of curiosity, I will not rely on it to decide whether pockets need "work". Am simply going to let the actual priming itself determine each case's usability. I'll prime 'em until they don't prime no more. At that point, if it's a primer depth issue (since we know they get shallower) I may re-uniform them, but that's it.
Right now, most pockets seem tighter than similarly newish Winchester cases but a lot less than S&Bs.
Like the last test, I will measure the length after each use, watch them shorten, and report out from time-to-time. It'll be interesting to see what's what 17 months from now.
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