On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:28:55 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Gunner Asch on Sun, 25 Aug 2013 00:38:03 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:


If you are loading with a crimp..its probably too soft. But for bench
rest shooters and those of us who shoot bolt action weapons at very
long ranges..as long as the bullet is held in the case neck while its
being loaded in the weapon and the slug is forced into the
rifling..they could be made out of toilet paper for softness.

If you are loading brass for a self loader and the ammo is going to be
banged around..that is indeed another story. But with those arms..your
recovery rate is modest, cases are often bent and dented in the case
body during the ejection cycle and are often discarded because they
are too damaged to reload easily.

You really don't want to see what an FN-FAL does to brass. We'll
I know you saw what mine did.
Sigh.
--
pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."


The "several" that I owned before they became illegal in California
were quite gentle on the brass. But then I did adjust the valve in the
recoil systems properly.

Ive seen guys who didnt know what they were doing..or were unaware of
the gas valve in the forend..have rims ripped off etc etc because they
were set wide open.

Gunner

"There are no leftists in mainstream American politics.

Just two right wing parties, one hard right and one softer."
Christopher A. Lee, 8/18/2013