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Brass height ???

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16 September 2006, 18:36
Al
Brass height ???
does it make a difference?

I was looking at some Cheddite hulls at Grafs, and they list 8mm, 16mm, and 25mm brass heights.

Just curious if there is a strength difference, or if it's more for indentification.

thanks


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16 September 2006, 19:26
Mulerider
Can't speak specifically to Cheddite hulls, but the brass height in other brands (Win/Rem/Fed) is irrelevant to hull strength and loads used.
"High brass", if ever necessary, is now nothing but marketing.
Activ totally eliminated the external brass; they incorporated a steel ring into the rim, just to give the extractor something to grab onto.
17 September 2006, 00:28
RandyWakeman
quote:
does it make a difference?


No.


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19 September 2006, 00:35
Dutch
quote:
Originally posted by Mulerider:

"High brass", if ever necessary, is now nothing but marketing.


Agreed on the marketing part. High brass, I am told, started in the days of paper hulls. With heavy loads the powder would come up to the brass/paper junction, and burn through after a reload or two. Raising the brass above the powder level solved that problem.

Hardly relevant, these days. FWIW< Dutch.


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