Reloading Shells

Skydive

October 12, 2002 16:42

I have been saving my empties hoping one day I'll take up reloading.
Do I need to seperate the different brands of 38 Specials... I use 130 grain Remington and Winchester.

Also, with the .357 magnum shells I use 110 grain and 158 grain, do I need to keep these sorted?

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  Sunray

  October 12, 2002 17:01

  It's more important with rifle cases than handgun cases. The weight of the bullet used originally is irrelevant. The case is the same.

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  maggiethecat

  October 12, 2002 17:06

  thanks to idsman, im about to start reloading. i've been reading everything in print i can find on the subject, and found nothing pertaining to your question. it was a good one.
  
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  mballai

  October 12, 2002 17:42

  With 38s you might want to separate any +P cases if you plan on reloading +P rounds.
  
  FWIW, some brands of brass sometimes need special handling For example, they might require a good bit more effort to seat a bullet than another make. This can be disconcerting going from one brand to another. It's easier to have the same brass together.
  
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  Edited by - mballai on 10/12/2002 21:50:03

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  Skydive

  October 12, 2002 17:55

  Thanks for the feedback, and thanks Maggie for looking in your books!
  
  I shoot so many different weights and brands when I hit the range it's a drag to sort them out afterwards. I was looking for an easier way out.
  
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  leeblackman

  October 12, 2002 18:59

  I have found that various brands of brass reloads a little different. Some seem harder, some softer, some last longer, some shorter. But seperating them is very time consuming. To counter this I have found one tool to be invaluable, and thats a case check guage. They are avaiable cheaply from www.midwayusa.com and will save you the hassle of stuck cases in ur cylinder. Just reload them all, and drop them in the guage, the ones that don't fit, set them to the side.
  
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  Iconoclast

  October 15, 2002 18:42

  Sky, if you're going for the absolute finest accuracy & wish to eliminate all possible variables, sorting handgun brass *may* have some validity. I know some guys who swear by one brand or another. I've no idea how many .38s and .357s I've loaded, but I do know I stopped keeping the brass separate long ago & never saw jack diddly difference - bearing in mind that my marksmanship will never win any competitions.

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  rsnyder55

  October 15, 2002 20:57

  To add further fuel to the fire, if you are really going for accuracy, you want to make sure the brass you use is from the same lot. This reduces the variables of wall thickness, case volume, etc.
  And of course how many times each case is reloaded should be tracked.
  
  For the other 99% of us, this is an extreme.

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