Too late I know...
If you're re-forming Starline brass it may be wise to anneal beforehand.
IDK about anyone else, but the prior batch of new Starline I re-formed got very hard at the shoulder and did not fireform well, or resize what I would consider "normally". They were squeaky tight and I had to use more Imperial than is normally necessary but still managed to get one case stuck in the die.
I have no idea if they anneal or not, but just got another 200 6.5G Starline cases and the first thing I did was anneal them concentrating the heat on the shoulder. By the time it was hot enough, the necks were done also.
Since no one else seems to be really concerned with making Grendel cases never mind 6ARC, I really do appreciate that Starline is doing so pretty regularly. However I did notice a unusual amount of "iffy" looking cases with this batch.
Rough, uneven case mouths, lots of indentations from dirty forming rolls/dies, dented necks, shoulders and mouths. I don't see any that will need tossing, just something unusual I noticed. Fortunately after processing and trimming all should be fine
I think QC may have slipped a little to fulfill demand.
If you're re-forming Starline brass it may be wise to anneal beforehand.
IDK about anyone else, but the prior batch of new Starline I re-formed got very hard at the shoulder and did not fireform well, or resize what I would consider "normally". They were squeaky tight and I had to use more Imperial than is normally necessary but still managed to get one case stuck in the die.
I have no idea if they anneal or not, but just got another 200 6.5G Starline cases and the first thing I did was anneal them concentrating the heat on the shoulder. By the time it was hot enough, the necks were done also.
Since no one else seems to be really concerned with making Grendel cases never mind 6ARC, I really do appreciate that Starline is doing so pretty regularly. However I did notice a unusual amount of "iffy" looking cases with this batch.
Rough, uneven case mouths, lots of indentations from dirty forming rolls/dies, dented necks, shoulders and mouths. I don't see any that will need tossing, just something unusual I noticed. Fortunately after processing and trimming all should be fine
I think QC may have slipped a little to fulfill demand.
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