Odd cartridge slipped thru
Quote from Reloader on November 28, 2008, 11:18 pmI get an F for my quality assurance program, some how i picked up, cleaned and deprimed a cartridge case, before i noticed it was not a headstamp from my batch of brass.
the head stamp is WCC with a cirlce with four dots in it and the number 80
it deprimed but didnt want to seat a primer.
so it got chucked in the trash. It bothers me because i pick up MY brass which i mark with a sharpie on the head so i know its mine. I geuss this little guy slipped in and i cleaned it and measured the lenght and put it in my ready to load pile.
the head looks like it has an inner circle of brass at the primer cup, like an insert. this prevents the small pistol primer from going in, which is what stopped my reload operation for a few minutes
and some hw out of 500 primers, i only ended up with 492 rounds loaded, i guess its like the mystery sock eater in the clothes dryer ???
I get an F for my quality assurance program, some how i picked up, cleaned and deprimed a cartridge case, before i noticed it was not a headstamp from my batch of brass.
the head stamp is WCC with a cirlce with four dots in it and the number 80
it deprimed but didnt want to seat a primer.
so it got chucked in the trash. It bothers me because i pick up MY brass which i mark with a sharpie on the head so i know its mine. I geuss this little guy slipped in and i cleaned it and measured the lenght and put it in my ready to load pile.
the head looks like it has an inner circle of brass at the primer cup, like an insert. this prevents the small pistol primer from going in, which is what stopped my reload operation for a few minutes
and some hw out of 500 primers, i only ended up with 492 rounds loaded, i guess its like the mystery sock eater in the clothes dryer ???
Quote from Reloader on December 6, 2008, 2:55 amThe WCC headstamp is Winchester military brass and the primers are crimped in. The left over crimp ring was why you couldn't seat the new primer.
You can remove the crimp with a case chamfering tool if you only have a few cases or, if you have a lot of them, Dillon sells a special primer pocket swedging tool that removes the crimp quickly.
The WCC headstamp is Winchester military brass and the primers are crimped in. The left over crimp ring was why you couldn't seat the new primer.
You can remove the crimp with a case chamfering tool if you only have a few cases or, if you have a lot of them, Dillon sells a special primer pocket swedging tool that removes the crimp quickly.
Quote from Reloader on December 6, 2008, 4:10 amthanks
i just chucked the odd shell,
it seems lately at our range i am finding more and more oddball shells on the ground,
the other day i went to test 5 .45 i loaded and there was hundreds of .40s, so much for folks picking up afterthemselves
thanks
i just chucked the odd shell,
it seems lately at our range i am finding more and more oddball shells on the ground,
the other day i went to test 5 .45 i loaded and there was hundreds of .40s, so much for folks picking up afterthemselves
Quote from Reloader on December 24, 2008, 1:48 amLots of police departments use the .40 S&W and do not reload and are not permitted to sell the fired brass so they tend to just let the shells lay.
A range I shoot at allows several local deparments to qualify there. when they are done, you could fill a 5-gallon pail with empty .40 S&W brass.
Lots of police departments use the .40 S&W and do not reload and are not permitted to sell the fired brass so they tend to just let the shells lay.
A range I shoot at allows several local deparments to qualify there. when they are done, you could fill a 5-gallon pail with empty .40 S&W brass.
Quote from Reloader on February 24, 2009, 8:15 pmLots of brass left here as well, I'm makeing a good profit from other peoples wastefulness......so dont stop them here.
Lots of brass left here as well, I'm makeing a good profit from other peoples wastefulness......so dont stop them here.