Tomme boy
Well-Known Member
I have noticed in the last 6 months I have been getting a large amount of 38 special brass at the local range. And most of it has been Federal. I am having a problem with it. The rims are too large in diameter to fit in any of the 4 shell holders I have for it.
I measured a bunch of the ones that I can not insert into the shell holders. They are running 0.4355"-0.437". Saami calls for 0.440" So they are under what the book calls for but will not fit in any of my shell holder. I also measured a bunch of the other brass and they all were around 0.431"-0.433"
Just wanted to let some people know what I have been seeing. I few of the A-USA brass and Blazer had this same problem but no where near the amount I have that are Federal.
So anyone else have brass that does this? I am just pitching them into the scrap bucket as I have more than I will ever use. I did chuck a couple in the lathe and turned them down to 0.433" and they fit fine in the shell holder after that. I think they might have had a large run on brass that was just a little large.
I measured a bunch of the ones that I can not insert into the shell holders. They are running 0.4355"-0.437". Saami calls for 0.440" So they are under what the book calls for but will not fit in any of my shell holder. I also measured a bunch of the other brass and they all were around 0.431"-0.433"
Just wanted to let some people know what I have been seeing. I few of the A-USA brass and Blazer had this same problem but no where near the amount I have that are Federal.
So anyone else have brass that does this? I am just pitching them into the scrap bucket as I have more than I will ever use. I did chuck a couple in the lathe and turned them down to 0.433" and they fit fine in the shell holder after that. I think they might have had a large run on brass that was just a little large.