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Any info you can give on these? 45-75 and 44-40 dug up metal detecting
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<blockquote data-quote="Dumpstick" data-source="post: 3321865" data-attributes="member: 41653"><p>Clean out the junk inside the case, and look down in there.</p><p>Is it a solid head, as are modern cases ? The base around the primer is flat, the primer is essentially flush with the inside of the case.</p><p></p><p>Or, is it a balloon head? Inside the case,, the primer pocket is extended into the case.</p><p></p><p>The older balloon head cases are extinct, since somewhere around the 1940s. They will hold more powder, because of the extra room around the primer pocket.</p><p></p><p>Elmer Keith loaded balloon head 44 specials back in the 1920s when he was doing his thing. That's how he could fit so much powder in his loads. Modern cases don't have the capacity of the balloon head cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dumpstick, post: 3321865, member: 41653"] Clean out the junk inside the case, and look down in there. Is it a solid head, as are modern cases ? The base around the primer is flat, the primer is essentially flush with the inside of the case. Or, is it a balloon head? Inside the case,, the primer pocket is extended into the case. The older balloon head cases are extinct, since somewhere around the 1940s. They will hold more powder, because of the extra room around the primer pocket. Elmer Keith loaded balloon head 44 specials back in the 1920s when he was doing his thing. That's how he could fit so much powder in his loads. Modern cases don't have the capacity of the balloon head cases. [/QUOTE]
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