Mixed Batch Of Shells

14 January 2005, 03:30

In a moment of weakness, I bought 2000 onces fired 223 brass for $20.00, thinking "What da heck." Now, I'm sitting here sorting them by brand (mostly Winchester and Lake City, but some labeled "R.P." which I'm not sure who that is) and wondering if this makes any sense. Shouldn't I be sorting by weight rather than make? What do you guys think? Also, does anyone know who "R.P." is? Remington?

Regards,
Kory

14 January 2005, 03:50

stimpylu32

R P Remington Peters , sort by headstamp name first then if you want sort by weight. for general plunking it will not make that much difference.If u are after 1 m.o.a. or better ,sort by weight , length. Best i can tell you I buy brass on ebay that way with no problems

14 January 2005, 03:52

ricciardelli

Actually, if you are going to go through all the trouble of sorting brass, sort it by capacity AFTER it has been full-length resized.

14 January 2005, 04:11

Kory

Thanks guys. Its not for plinking, but rather long range varmint (223, Tac-20, 17 Mach IV) and target shooting.

In hindsight, I should have just bought high quality IMI brass and called it a day. But then again, I'm only out $20 so far (not counting my time).

Regards,
Kory

14 January 2005, 04:18

vapodog

I can assure you that far far worse purchasing decisions have been made in the past.

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14 January 2005, 04:36

rutten

Kory, I have bought assorted brass for my Remington 222 and my 22-250 in the past and both guns shoot minus .75 moa and have not had any problems. I shoot P-dogs at least 3 to 4 times a month and they never seem to care what brand of brass I am using. Now if your shooting compitition you may want to be more particular but for most shooting recreation mixed brass is OK.
Scott

14 January 2005, 04:51

Kory

quote:
Originally posted by rutten:
Kory, I have bought assorted brass for my Remington 222 and my 22-250 in the past and both guns shoot minus .75 moa and have not had any problems. I shoot P-dogs at least 3 to 4 times a month and they never seem to care what brand of brass I am using. Now if your shooting compitition you may want to be more particular but for most shooting recreation mixed brass is OK.
Scott

Hi Scott,

When I was loading for my Cooper 17 Mach IV, I just randomly picked out 20 cases from the batch, did a horrible job of trimming them to size (I hadn't gotten the hang of the wilson trimmer), yet I will managed .3" MOA. I know the rifle is capable of .1" MOA, so I'm going a little over the top. Yes, I need to seek professional help.

Vapodog, thenk. Yes, I've done much worse.

Regards,
Kory

14 January 2005, 05:33

rutten

Kory, Where are you located in Montana. I am in Columbus.
Scott

14 January 2005, 05:48

Kory

quote:
Originally posted by rutten:
Kory, Where are you located in Montana. I am in Columbus.
Scott

Half an hour east of you -- Billings. I heard you guys are getting snowed in.

I've been looking for areas to go PD shooting. I would love to talk to you about that, if you wouldn't mind. I'll send you a PM with my e-mail and phone #.

Regards,
Kory

17 January 2005, 22:26

Kory

quote:
Originally posted by ricciardelli:
Actually, if you are going to go through all the trouble of sorting brass, sort it by capacity AFTER it has been full-length resized.

Steve et al.,

This brings up another question: if I were to sort by case capacity, what granularity should I use per group? For example, each group is with in 1 grain, or 2 grain, or 1/2 grain, etc.

Regards,
Kory