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Originally Posted by Wise_A
Tony's Bullseye Blog: Repost: Consistency: The Product of Adhearing Together
Personally, I found myself with an absolute ton of .38 Spl cases--a few thousand. After cleaning, I sorted them by brand only (which isn't really much of a sort) into a few plastic jars about the size of coffee cans. I've got marked jars for Winchester, Federal, Remington-Peters, and Everything Else, plus a couple more partial jars of nickel'd Winchester, Federal, and Everything Else.
I don't think I gained a lot in accuracy (I'm only shooting these out to 17 or 25 yards), but the finished product looks very neat. There's much less variation in case-to-crimp groove.
I prefer Winchester brass above all others. R-P tends to have a soggier-feeling primer pocket. I don't know exactly why exactly I like the Federal less. Probably no particular reason. It took time to sort this way, but since my .38s are only going into revolvers, I only had to do it once.
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BINGO! Just what the doctor ordered...
The above answers my OP concerns. My OTHER concern, and the one that continues to raise its ugly head is...
Total cartridge weight for a given bullet + load.
Why am I concerned:
- All completed cartridges look alike, other than brass brand.
- The weight differences in same brand loads can help detect differences 125gr and 158gr or heavier bullets.
- What if I miss-load a cartridge and don't "catch" it? Can I catch it "after" reloading?
- Different brass brand weights vary a lot between brands, and a just a little within one/same brand.
While I doubt that my own accuracy at the range will ever show with using Tony's Bullseye Blog, I just want to make sure and double check the accuracy of my reloading runs. Does THAT make me just "half-anal" or "completely-anal"?
