PSA: Check Your Virgin Brass

[P7M13]

Makes you wonder what factory ammo folks do to avoid this. I mean when you are cranking out rounds by the millions, checking every case could be a little time consuming.

Have a colleague who did a lot of QA/QC automation at LC. What he told me is they video inspect cases dimensionally and weigh them before loading, and video inspect and weigh after loading.
Each one. It's pretty impressive.

 

[Rack]

I've seen this before. I think it was 270 Winchester brass. Big surprise it was.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I'm trying to figure out where shavings like those could come from in the case manufacture process, machining the head and extractor groove? Better check my Peterson 270 win brass I got this fall...

From trimming the head they said.

 

[Tulsa Reiner]

I don't load Nosler brass. I'm ok. AHHHH, this is like the cobra in the porta potty story in Thailand! I'll always think of those snakes in the brass too!

And the black bear in the outhouse in Alaska, about a year ago. It nibbled on a woman's bottom and caused her to scream. (??)

 

[huntinfool18]

I've called and emailed Peterson half a dozen times about some issues/concerns on some brass I have. I have yet to hear a word from them

 

[Muddyboots]

I left some primed brass in a loading block and when I threw powder into one, the powder was well up into neck. WTHELLO was going on? Dumped case and somebody took up residence in it. Spider dumped out. Wonder if I fired it?

 

[philipbrousseau]

A few days ago I found a case without a hole in the primer pocket. Luckily I didn't bend the depriving rod in my die.

 

[WildCard]

I left some primed brass in a loading block and when I threw powder into one, the powder was well up into neck. WTHELLO was going on? Dumped case and somebody took up residence in it. Spider dumped out. Wonder if I fired it?

Bet you a dollar that, if you had fired it, the spider would not have survived!

 

[oneeyejohn]

It looks like the case was too long to me. I am sure there could be other issues. I have had this same problem with Redding dies that have a maximum neck length in the die. for P7M13.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I left some primed brass in a loading block and when I threw powder into one, the powder was well up into neck. WTHELLO was going on? Dumped case and somebody took up residence in it. Spider dumped out. Wonder if I fired it?

SPIDER BULLET!!!

 

[Muddyboots]

Fastest spider on the planet!

 

[lancetkenyon]

Huh?

 

[venatic]

I have had it happen a few times over past 40 yrs.. once it was a dead bug another time cigarette butt ?

 

[lancetkenyon]

It looks like the case was too long to me. I am sure there could be other issues. I have had this same problem with Redding dies that have a maximum neck length in the die. for P7M13.

Huh?