shibumiseeker
Grandmaster
Update 4-10-2010 Test is done, see page 4...
Well, I actually started yesterday but ran into technical difficulties.
In the ongoing saga of Shibumiseeker testing brass to "destruction/holy cow I've shot it so many times I'm afraid to do more/well, I lost that one", I decided a test of a piece of .40 s&w was in order. I started yesterday but after 5 loadings I lost the brass (which is hard to do in a small shooting shack building...). For those who don't know, my reloading shack and range hut are one building, I can load and turn around and shoot.
So:
Dies- Lee 4 die set with FCD. Expander set to just allow bullet seating, FCD set to provide light crimp. Press is a Lee Turret.
Brass- Winchester range pickup courtesy of Dr. Falken (thanks dude!) Extractor marks make it look once fired. Starting length of .810
Primer- CCI 500 Small Pistol Primer
Powder- 6.5gr of Power Pistol
Bullet- 180gr Ranier Plated flat nose (truncated cone)
Gun- Walther PPS
I loaded and shot this thing 20 times! After load 10 I was inspecting the brass closely in strong light after each resize before priming. After load 20 (for a total of 21 loading assuming it was once fired) the rim was pretty chewed up by the extractor and the mouth was dinged all to crap, but there was no evidence of splitting. I stopped the test because I was getting bored. I may resume it tomorrow, may not since afterall, 20 loadings is quite a few. Ending length was .820, so it grew .01 in the time I shot it.
So there ya are. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. On a good note, I am starting to be able to shoot the PPS much better, I had about half the rounds on the black at 50' and all were on paper and all but one inside the 6 ring.
Just FYI, I have a batch of 10mm that is now on load 4, a batch of .50bmg that is on load 5, and several batches of .308 and .223 that are being shot first through semi auto guns then bolt actiions. Stay tuned to Shibumi's brass destruction channel for updates as they happen! Search the archives to find my test of .458 socom for HornadayLNL and my .50bmg test to destruction!
That is all. No, this is not a 4.1 joke.
Well, I actually started yesterday but ran into technical difficulties.
In the ongoing saga of Shibumiseeker testing brass to "destruction/holy cow I've shot it so many times I'm afraid to do more/well, I lost that one", I decided a test of a piece of .40 s&w was in order. I started yesterday but after 5 loadings I lost the brass (which is hard to do in a small shooting shack building...). For those who don't know, my reloading shack and range hut are one building, I can load and turn around and shoot.
So:
Dies- Lee 4 die set with FCD. Expander set to just allow bullet seating, FCD set to provide light crimp. Press is a Lee Turret.
Brass- Winchester range pickup courtesy of Dr. Falken (thanks dude!) Extractor marks make it look once fired. Starting length of .810
Primer- CCI 500 Small Pistol Primer
Powder- 6.5gr of Power Pistol
Bullet- 180gr Ranier Plated flat nose (truncated cone)
Gun- Walther PPS
I loaded and shot this thing 20 times! After load 10 I was inspecting the brass closely in strong light after each resize before priming. After load 20 (for a total of 21 loading assuming it was once fired) the rim was pretty chewed up by the extractor and the mouth was dinged all to crap, but there was no evidence of splitting. I stopped the test because I was getting bored. I may resume it tomorrow, may not since afterall, 20 loadings is quite a few. Ending length was .820, so it grew .01 in the time I shot it.
So there ya are. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. On a good note, I am starting to be able to shoot the PPS much better, I had about half the rounds on the black at 50' and all were on paper and all but one inside the 6 ring.
Just FYI, I have a batch of 10mm that is now on load 4, a batch of .50bmg that is on load 5, and several batches of .308 and .223 that are being shot first through semi auto guns then bolt actiions. Stay tuned to Shibumi's brass destruction channel for updates as they happen! Search the archives to find my test of .458 socom for HornadayLNL and my .50bmg test to destruction!
That is all. No, this is not a 4.1 joke.
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