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25 December 2007, 05:22
tap_21
shotgun hulls
I was wondering what the difference was between the hulls with low brass and tall brass
25 December 2007, 05:26
vapodog
The difference is the length of the brass.....and that's all !!!!!
Literally thousands of reloaders have made 1 3/8 Oz baby magnums from AA cases with low brass.


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25 December 2007, 05:28
Customstox
The height of the brass. Not trying to be a smart ass but there is no difference. Back in the "old days" high brass denoted high velocity heavy field loads and buyers thought the brass gave the hull strength. The low brass target loads can be loaded just as hot as the high brass, given the same length of hull of course.


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25 December 2007, 05:44
tap_21
I was wondering of this because I wanted to reload some steel and buckshot and was going to use AA hulls
25 December 2007, 06:55
grizz
Actually the high brass at one time served a purpose. In the pre-plastic days, the paper tubes used then for the shell body could burn through right where the powder was on the inside. Since heavy loaded shells usually had heavier charges of slower burning powder, the brass height was lengthened to cover that area better. So high brass shells usually had a heavier shot charge.

A burned through case left the front part still in the chamber, while ejecting the brass head. Not something you would want to contend with in a duck blind! thumbdown


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25 December 2007, 09:27
HeftyLefty
So they can charge you more for the extra brass! Smiler


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