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Thread: How many times do you reuse your brass?

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    Boolit Master
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    I'll reload mine till is shows a defect that renders it unfit for reloading. Pretty simple really, applies to all my brass.

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    I use mine till something "feels" or looks wrong. Often it's the beginning of a mouth split or a priming operation that doesn't feel right. Primer pockets that are either too tight or too loose will get that piece tossed in the recycle bin. Life's too short to spend any time dealing with problem brass.
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    That is a question that definitely has more than one answer. I know some pedantic shooters that shoot every batch of brass f.e 5 times, then throw them in the pin. I also know couple that reload the batch over and over again until they find the first case with a defect. Then they discard the whole batch.

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    A long time. 44 mag I reload until they split then trim down to 44 special.
    When krag brass splits it gets trimmed and fire formed into full length 44 shot shells.
    32 s&w long trimmed to shorts
    357 to 38 spcl
    Most bottleneck cases get trashed once splits occur.
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    I reload brass until it fails. Usually neck cracks cause the case's demise.

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    Le Loup Solitaire
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    When primer pockets no longer hold the primers correctly or the necks show splits/cracks then its time to toss. LLS

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check