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<blockquote data-quote="Grumulkin" data-source="post: 1635833" data-attributes="member: 8239"><p>You have to be very careful when you buy new brass or new factory made ammo because the makers of brass and ammo don't know what they're doing. By all means, ALWAYS size and trim new brass and, for those times you aren't rolling your own, disassemble any new cartridges you buy and:</p><p></p><p>1. Weigh the powder to be sure all the charges are within 0.01 grain of each other. You know, sometimes the manufacturers screw things up and have to have ammo recalls.</p><p></p><p>2. Resize and trim the cases because they may not be dimensionally correct.</p><p></p><p>3. Weigh all the bullets and measure them as well. Discard all bullets that are more than 0.001 grains off the weight they're supposed to be. Also, trash all bullets that are more than 0.002 inches shorter or longer than they're supposed to be.</p><p></p><p>4. Then put the powder back in the cases and reseat your bullets. You will rest happy knowing your cases and bullets are dimensionally correct and the powder charges are correct.</p><p></p><p>Do these things and your life will be much better and safer.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.orchardphoto.com_h29zo99.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>A sad example of using new brass with no prep work.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.orchardphoto.com_h5uz265.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Another example of the sorry results of reloading new brass with no prep work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grumulkin, post: 1635833, member: 8239"] You have to be very careful when you buy new brass or new factory made ammo because the makers of brass and ammo don't know what they're doing. By all means, ALWAYS size and trim new brass and, for those times you aren't rolling your own, disassemble any new cartridges you buy and: 1. Weigh the powder to be sure all the charges are within 0.01 grain of each other. You know, sometimes the manufacturers screw things up and have to have ammo recalls. 2. Resize and trim the cases because they may not be dimensionally correct. 3. Weigh all the bullets and measure them as well. Discard all bullets that are more than 0.001 grains off the weight they're supposed to be. Also, trash all bullets that are more than 0.002 inches shorter or longer than they're supposed to be. 4. Then put the powder back in the cases and reseat your bullets. You will rest happy knowing your cases and bullets are dimensionally correct and the powder charges are correct. Do these things and your life will be much better and safer. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.orchardphoto.com_h29zo99.jpg[/IMG] A sad example of using new brass with no prep work. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.orchardphoto.com_h5uz265.jpg[/IMG] Another example of the sorry results of reloading new brass with no prep work. [/QUOTE]
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