Just so you know!

12 December 2006, 07:32

van

Just so you know!

Been reading of if there is any difference in brass height on shells and many say it is irrelevant to reloading ect. WRONG, They wouldn,t make them that way if there wasn,t a reason and here it is!! Plastic and paper shotgun shells fall into two categories,high base, and low base. This, i hasten to add, is not predicated on the height of the brass,but on the inside height of the base wad!The r eason there is a difference in the base wad heights of shells is a matter of space. There is no need for as much space for a light field load,as in the heavier shot-charge loads. This extra space is taken up by using a higher base wad. Remember that the high-base shell is indicated by a low brass rim,while the low-base shell is indicated by a high base rim. Reference is in the P.O. Ackleys book,and written by well know shotgun shell experet Francis E. Sell. NOW! ALL OF YOU KNOW what the difference is and there is a difference to whom all thought there wasn,t. van

12 December 2006, 19:59

Dutch

quote:
Originally posted by van:
B WRONG, They wouldn,t make them that way if there wasn,t a reason and here it is!! Plastic and paper shotgun shells fall into two categories,high base, and low base. This, i hasten to add, is not predicated on the height of the brass,but on the inside height of the base wad!

Pertinently FALSE. Federal, for example, makes the same paper basewad hull with high and with low "brass" (i.e. mild steel).

The only reason that high brass hulls are made is because people EXPECT heavy field loads to have high brass.

Follow published recipes and all will be well. FWIW, Dutch.

12 December 2006, 20:48

RandyWakeman

quote:
Originally posted by van:
Been reading of if there is any difference in brass height on shells and many say it is irrelevant to reloading ect.

Have you informed Lyman, Hodgdon, Alliant, Accurate Arms, etc., etc., of your discovery?

There is no reason for high brass (look again, is it even brass?) to exist.

12 December 2006, 22:09

van

quote:
Originally posted by RandyWakeman:
quote:
Originally posted by van:
Been reading of if there is any difference in brass height on shells and many say it is irrelevant to reloading ect.

Have you informed Lyman, Hodgdon, Alliant, Accurate Arms, etc., etc., of your discovery?Did you r ea d the whole article,or just the part you wanted to try and pick apart this expert?

There is no reason for high brass (look again, is it even brass?) to exist.

13 December 2006, 01:56

RandyWakeman

I really don't know what you are trying to say, but the outside 'brass' height does not necessarily indicate base wad height-- so, now you know.

If extra room for internal components are required, a Reifenhauser style hull gets you there where compression-formed hulls cannot.

It is the plastic shot cup most often used to accomodate heavier payloads . . . AA white (1-1/8), F114 yellow (1-1/4), with W12R wads giving the most room of the three for large powder bulk and heavier payloads.

13 December 2006, 02:37

Dutch

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If extra room for internal components are required, a Reifenhauser style hull gets you there where compression-formed hulls cannot.

Sure, but a Gold Medal will get you there in comfort and style....

Dutch.