How many reloads should i get out of the 375H&H case? More than 5? Also when does case seperation usually occer?While resizeing or shooting?Is split cases/head separation common?With belted magnum cases,do they usually separate above the belt?I have never had a case to split or crack but really never load past 5 times on a case....

I don't know but I would sure try to get a broken shell extractor incase it happened while you were hunting.

Good luck.

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Originally posted by blackbearhunter:
How many reloads should i get out of the 375H&H case? More than 5?

How many reloads you can get depends on many factors. E.g. How you size (FL or NS), how much the brass is worked (i.e. size of chamber vs size of die), where you get your cases to headspace (shoulder or belt), whether you manage to set back your shoulder in the sizing operation, quality of brass, whether you anneal or not, and to what pressure you load etc etc.

So there are quite a few factors that have an influence. If you play your cards right, I would definitely expect you to be able to get more than 5 reloads out of (even a belted) case. Just don't plan to go hunting with the older cases, use those for practice. Annealing will help you keep your brass in shape, even if the magnum chamber is cut on the large side, and you therefore work the brass a lot when sizing.

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Also when does case seperation usually occer?While resizeing or shooting?

When shooting. Your cases will only fail due to separation, if you set up your dies to have the case headspace on the belt. Even with the sloping shoulder of the .375 H&H, your chances of case separation will be drastically reduced, if you make sure you headspace on the shoulder. Either neck size, or FL size with a "partial FL" setup.

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Is split cases/head separation common?With belted magnum cases,do they usually separate above the belt?

Yes, above the belt. Is case separation common? I have never experienced it in a magnum case, but if you headspace on the belt, there is a good chance a case separation might be the end. In principle, it should never come to a case separation, you should catch this (dangerous) situation before it occurs, and pitch the brass.

Another common brass failure comes in the form of split necks.

- mike