Processing & Analyzing Brass

[Carnutz]

Boy don't I know how weird crap happens!

About a year ago I was standing at my tool box measuring a part while a co-worker was cleaning a part with a 4" grinder equipped with one of those knotted wire brush deals. He was at my 7 o clock when suddenly I had intense pain in my left eye and could feel something in there when I blinked. I went to a mirror and found a piece of wire sticking out of my eye! Help brought me something to pull it out. It was almost 3/4" long!!! And off to the ER I went, then to an eye specialist. Luckily it missed my cornea and only required antibiotics and eye drops....

I have had glasses almost forever, and wear safety glasses when at work. It was a 1 in a million chance that that it made it through the side protection of my safety glasses, but made totally rethink cheap safety glasses. I now have prescription glasses that seal with foam around a large portion of my face and have an improved style vent on the side. Expensive but worth every penny vs. loosing eyesight!

[LRRPF52]

I have had glasses almost forever, and wear safety glasses when at work. It was a 1 in a million chance that that it made it through the side protection of my safety glasses, but made totally rethink cheap safety glasses. I now have prescription glasses that seal with foam around a large portion of my face and have an improved style vent on the side. Expensive but worth every penny vs. loosing eyesight!

My friend who lost his eye was wearing safety glasses when he was machining a part in the small arms repair module. A steel shard flew into his eye from under the glasses. His description of hospital "care" in Russia was a horror story of barbaric proportions. He died a few years ago on a waiting list for a liver transplant in one of the utopian European National Healthcare systems.

This is the 2nd mishap I've had with a primer. The last one happened when I was using an inertia bullet-puller to remove some bullets. Imagine my surprise when a primer detonated from the shock of the bullet puller. I wear safety glasses every time I pull bullets now with an inertia puller.

[bwaites]

My friend who lost his eye was wearing safety glasses when he was machining a part in the small arms repair module. A steel shard flew into his eye from under the glasses. His description of hospital "care" in Russia was a horror story of barbaric proportions. He died a few years ago on a waiting list for a liver transplant in one of the utopian European National Healthcare systems.

This is the 2nd mishap I've had with a primer. The last one happened when I was using an inertia bullet-puller to remove some bullets. Imagine my surprise when a primer detonated from the shock of the bullet puller. I wear safety glasses every time I pull bullets now with an inertia puller.

Lesson one.....Don't use an object designed to create an impact with objects designed to detonate on impact! I know, I know.....it says to not use it like a hammer. But its still designed to create an impact, and though its not designed to create an impact on the primer, primers are still impact devices.

Lesson two.....Get a good bench mounted bullet puller. Collet pullets work great, and create no mess to clean up!

And yes, I have an inertial puller, (actually 2 of them), but I've always been more than reluctant to use them. I found Hornadys collet puller and it works great.

[sneaky one]

So, L 52 it looks almost like the start of an early unlock-like Bwaites 28" bbl=problamatic--- like his homeade version of Grendel belted mags?

I saw a tic =ultra tiny spot -of this in the July shoot of only a few loaded w/ cfe 223-and hot to the touch -all the other signs were fine. No need to worry-just watch for larger issues.
If the brass is easily re-sized- don't panic-just re-measure everything to be sure-safe.
I think there was a batch of Lap. brass that was large in the cup area.

[homer]

My friend who lost his eye was wearing safety glasses when he was machining a part in the small arms repair module. A steel shard flew into his eye from under the glasses. His description of hospital "care" in Russia was a horror story of barbaric proportions. He died a few years ago on a waiting list for a liver transplant in one of the utopian European National Healthcare systems.

This is the 2nd mishap I've had with a primer. The last one happened when I was using an inertia bullet-puller to remove some bullets. Imagine my surprise when a primer detonated from the shock of the bullet puller. I wear safety glasses every time I pull bullets now with an inertia puller.

I remembered that story when it came time for me pull some bullets from some reloads and I purchased a collet bullet puller. So thanks for the heads up..

[babaganoush]

Lesson two.....Get a good bench mounted bullet puller. Collet pullets work great, and create no mess to clean up!...
... I found Hornadys collet puller and it works great.

Since I started using the RCBS collet puller, I found it just as Bill describes. Fast, neat and a helluva lot safer. I cannot imaging the shock of having a live round go off in an impact (inertial) puller, mere inches from my precious body parts. I've encouraged all of my friends who reload to get one and only use the slammer when absolutely necessary.

Heck, I've even loaned mine to one friend with a couple hundred milsurp rounds he wanted to disassemble. 200 rounds worth of Slam! >wince< Slam! >wince<. Inconceivable!

[Tech09]

Every piece of brass I have re-sized for my 6.5 has the same ring, just not quite as high, I have had no issues
I have the Redding Competition Dies