Things To Know About Once Fired Brass

By Jon Himler


Quite a lot of people who deal in guns and bullets want to know about the value of once fired brass or cases. Therefore, clarity on this subject is essential to ensure that gunsmiths encounter few difficulties. This clarity can be found in the paragraphs that follow.

To begin with, the value these cases have is predicated on three elements. How big the casing is, what type it is, and likely the most vital element, the use it has previously had, all need individual consideration. With that said, these elements do overlap.

After a case has been fired, this casing's walls expand, as do the neck, the mouth and the shoulder. However, the casing rim, webbing and head do not undergo such expansion in that manner. How well that are maintained after the firing should say a lot regarding their quality.

The type of casing that is used will have an effect on its quality after firing. Casing will expand in a different way depending on its type, with some expanding greatly and others expanding little. You will want to avail of the last type.

And how it was previously used will tell the tale. If little expansion can be detected, then you may assume that it has weathered its previous use well. But it may also be the case that the cases were never used because they were duds, so you have to be careful before jumping to conclusions here.

To summarise, figuring the value of once fired brass is evidently not as clear cut as may be popularly supposed. But as long as the points in the paragraphs above are followed and the previous use, type and size of casing is factored in, you cannot go wrong here. It is vital that you make sure these basics are clearly kept in mind.




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