Thread: Case Inspection. Anything of note here, folks ?

Yeh, the bent tip paperclip should be employed when they get to this age.

General observations from the pics:
The trimming on the neck is a bit so-so, some rough edges.
The neck/shoulder junction is pretty indistinct- ? from partial neck sizing
The marks at the "200 line" are really just scrapes from the die, don't tell you much.

I'd give the die a good cleanout as there's a suggestion there's some fine grit in it

Originally Posted by 6x47

Yeh, the bent tip paperclip should be employed when they get to this age.

General observations from the pics:
The trimming on the neck is a bit so-so, some rough edges.
The neck/shoulder junction is pretty indistinct- ? from partial neck sizing
The marks at the "200 line" are really just scrapes from the die, don't tell you much.

I'd give the die a good cleanout as there's a suggestion there's some fine grit in it

Anneal every firing. Trim only to maxi length. The sizing is as commented is more neck rather than FLS. Run your brass thru a good SSM wash with big dollop of Armourall car wash, big dollop of citric acid and big splash of creme of tartar. Run for 2 hours.

Originally Posted by 6x47

Yeh, the bent tip paperclip should be employed when they get to this age.

General observations from the pics:
The trimming on the neck is a bit so-so, some rough edges.
The neck/shoulder junction is pretty indistinct- ? from partial neck sizing
The marks at the "200 line" are really just scrapes from the die, don't tell you much.

I'd give the die a good cleanout as there's a suggestion there's some fine grit in it

@6x47 what is the 200 line ? 200 thou from the base, where they usually separate ?
Point taken about the rough case mouths. I couldn't see them without my reading glasses and they look shocking in the close up photo don't they ?

What do you think about that neck/shoulder junction ?
Looks like the neck part of the die never reached it to me, yet the shoulder is sized back neat and tidy, not growing out. It's a full length die.