A “friend” gifted me with a bag of .38/.357 brass with mixed head stamps. Range scrap. OK I think, I can use it. Annealed, cleaned and the prep begins. Common brands such as WW, RP, Federal and Hornady were reasonably consistent with case length, but the rest was, for the most, all over Hell’s half acre. .005-.015” less than recommended trim length in 3 different load books. Where do these 8-balls come from?
I note the Hornady brass cleaned up to look ‘as new’. Not so much for the rest. I had never heard of some brands. Zero brass? Who da fug????
Another day, another couple hundred rounds of ammo.
