Thread: All good things come to an end.

Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury

i still have a bunch of CAC cases I have loaded for my .308. they are from the 1980's. i should probably anneal them you reckon, i dont want them to become interesting

I would. Pull em (keep the heads and re-seat later), anneal and ditch old powder. I would fire off the primers too. I'd be pretty chuffed to be running antique brass as long as the neck wall thickness was all still good (above .012").
Just annealing shows me any differences that you might miss with the ball mic (unless you're literally checking EVERYTHING). Its like a WOF for the brass

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

I would. Pull em (keep the heads and re-seat later), anneal and ditch old powder. I would fire off the primers too. I'd be pretty chuffed to be running antique brass as long as the neck wall thickness was all still good (above .012").
Just annealing shows me any differences that you might miss with the ball mic (unless you're literally checking EVERYTHING). Its like a WOF for the brass

Good points. The original powder usrd in .303 and .308 loads was likely AR2201. This has a rather short shelf life especially if it is stored in hot conditions. In some old .303 CAC loads I have broken down the powder had clumped and needed digging out plus there was corrosion on the inside of the case and the base of the projectile. Some of the primers were dead as well.
Regards Grandpamac.