Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Check your pistol brass!
sjwsti:
Ive been employed there for about 13 years, so yeah I do know the management. And last I checked we dont have an exchange program for brass that you loose.
Im sure a few pieces of extra brass doesnt sound like much to you, but if we had several hundred people a week grab a handfull it begins to add up.
If you cant afford to loose a few here and there, buy a brass catcher.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=112864
-Shawn
JebM:
I've never been to the Bullet Hole, but sjwsti's comments make me not want to go! If they are that anal about the brass then they should have cleaned it up before he got there. I'm not condoning the taking of the brass but come on.
Ronvandyn:
At the very least they could provide brooms to sweep away the others people's brass. That way I'd know that what I am grabbing is truly mine.
Besides, stepping on the expelled brass is a pain in the foot. :)
Ron
unfy:
--- Quote from: JebM on July 02, 2010, 04:12:46 PM ---I've never been to the Bullet Hole, but sjwsti's comments make me not want to go! If they are that anal about the brass then they should have cleaned it up before he got there. I'm not condoning the taking of the brass but come on.
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Nah, it really is a nice range with friendly staff. All ranges tend to be nazi about different things. They have their set of rules, and want you to follow them like any other range operates.
The BH allows you to practice double tapping and other stuff with no worries and offers a dozen or so lanes. Indoor shotgun against a paper target is kinda handy, and being an indoor range, rifle shooting is limited for obvious reasons, but can be done. Their prices are also reasonable. I venture part of their reasonable prices is that they recoup money from the spent brass, so don't want people running around and vacuuming up trash bags full of brass.
I've always felt comfortable there... never like I was under a microscope or anything.
I've pulled a few booboo's while at the range and simply received a friendly reminder from the staff. (such as some ranges want you to de-case firearms at the rear and bring'em to the lane... the BH is opposite. they want you to decase in between the walls of your lane)
I still suggest people go to it... just gotta learn each particular range's quirks :D.
JimP:
--- Quote ---As a side note I would caution against firing cartriges known to be dented. Decreasing case capacity will increase pressures. This is especially important when loading near max or with high pressure cartriges such as 40 S&W.
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Another reason to shoot the .45 ACP: It's low working pressure and large capacity make it more forgiving/friendly to reloaders. Cases last forever and minor variations in charges, changes in ambient temperature, etc. don't cause "issues"......
I have rehabbed cases w/ mouths bent from being stepped on ..... dented cases? Certainly! The only pistol cases I have managed to "wear out" are .357 Magnums, and most all of those that have split are nickel-plated.
As for a fast trimming set-up: the Lee case trimmer/length guage is very fast, if you chuck the shell holder dealy into a 3/8" drill.... you will find none simpler or cheaper or faster.
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