Testing Federal, RP, Blazer, Winchester, and Fiocchi brass to see if there is any significant variation between cases, and if it's worth sorting them and loading each headstamp separately.
Awesome! Thanks for the test Brother. Haven’t started loading pistol yet, but I have a ton of once fired brass from the club. I am so glad I don’t have to sort it! Great vid. Thanks again.
@@TheOutdoorGeneralist Yep I got it. I don’t need scientific lol. I just see from the results that not too big a difference for me to worry with it. Thanks.
I used Blazer brass 9mm with some bullseye powder not to long ago. My average FPS was 1015 with an ES of 8 and a SD of 2 or 3(don't recall exact number on that test). 115gr Berry's bullets. I was shocked I got those type of numbers with a pistol. That's what everyone looks for in a rifle loads!
@@brettscott3759 4.0(threw most by volume with the lee powder measure. + or - a tenth of a grain).The primer was Federal 100. It was also tested in a P365, just to give you an idea for barrel length.
I never sort any pistol (9, 40 or 45) brass and I get just as good or better results on 10 shot groups. When I chrono I'm more concerned about powder consistency and OAL consistency for the chrono loads. I have tested using older chronographs with light / shade covers and a doppler radar chrono (Lab Radar) both read very good results.
I started have a few problems with the 9MM brass and the Hornady A/P press. The book says to trim the brass to .750". NONE of the brass is that long. I measured the brass and found there were .745" and the others were .740". A number of pieces that were well under, went into the scrap bucket. .015" short makes a difference in chambering. I tweak the dies a bit with the shorter brass.
Great video! Generally I agree that sorting 9mm provides small benefits at best however, for those competition reloaders who are loading the ammo down as close to power factor as possible, 50fps is kind of a big deal as it could result in a DQ. The question is, if you could sort all that 9mm automatically by headstamp in about 5 minutes, would you? I have a machine for that.... :D
I sort all brass by headstamp, rifle and pistol. All of my brass prep is tedious. But my results in accuracy are unquestionable. When reloading.....you get what you put into it.
I don’t recall! I may have checked the unloaded cases for length but don’t remember for sure. The loaded rounds would be the same OAL though, as the contact points of the press and the die don’t change.
@@TheOutdoorGeneralist I measure every round when I load for Major Power Factor in my USPSA Open Gun because the pressures when loading that hot can be pushing it especially in 9mm. There is always some inconsistency in OAL. I attribute the inconsistency to the age of the brass, the length of the brass, neck flare, and how heavy handed you are on the press during the seating process especially when using a progressive press. This holds true especially when sizing on one station, flaring, seating and crimping on the other stations at the same time.
@@alanmeyers3957 I decap and size on my old Hornady Progressive then clean and load on my Dillon. It does help with consistency with OAL. I only use case lube on the Hornady for resizing. My Dillon is strictly for loading. It stays very clean.
