MothMan
.338 Win Mag
Made it all the way to crimping before being noticed. .38spl
Cracked case!!
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gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
That case looks pretty rough without the crack. Or is that just the lighting?
Chances are there was already a smaller crack on the previous firing. They usually don't start that big. I reload mostly 223. Neck and shoulder cracks are very common after 7 firings or so depending on the quality of brass and my annealing schedule. It they are getting close, I examine each case through head band magnifier and can catch small burn throughs. If they become common, like 1 in 20 or so, I scrap that lot of brass.
MothMan
.338 Win Mag
Does look rough. 1st time reload.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
That poor little fella is ready for its last pop. 
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
Dang. Well if it didn't go way past the bullet like that I would say just send it and then toss the brass but...
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I'd shoot it.
The case is a container for power, bullet and primer and a gasket to seal combustion gas. The cylinder holds the pressure.
It will shoot fine, will sound funny, and will be dirty.
The case is a container for power, bullet and primer and a gasket to seal combustion gas. The cylinder holds the pressure.
It will shoot fine, will sound funny, and will be dirty.
MothMan
.338 Win Mag
Come on over. I got your back.
repete
.338 Win Mag
I'd chuck it into my Opp's bin, it's been getting bigger and bigger. It's been atleast 30 years since I did anything with it!
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I just saw you're in WV. I don't need much of an excuse to flee NY for a while!Come on over. I got your back.
I've shot worse. Its uneventful.
Doesn't look like it was once-fired factory new case.
Uninformed and Compliant
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Meh, it'll be fine. Don't you DARE waste that primer, lol.Come on over. I got your back.
When rifle rounds get a burn through crack in the case, it will etch a mark on the chamber wall. It doesn't effect the function unless its excessive number of times and the chamber becomes rough which can effect extraction. Still it's not a desirable occurrence. I change a barrel on my AR every two years, so I don't really care, but if it was on a permanent barrel gun, I would avoid it. Don't know if the same happens with pistol rounds since pressures are lower, still I would avoid it. You can disassemble this round to save components. You can even pop out and reuse the primer, just do it slowly.
Xae289
.223 Rem
Agreed, I'd take that case apart. I've shot .44 Special cases with tiny cracks, maybe a millimeter down from the case mouth, but I've never had one with a crack that long make it past inspection. I wouldn't shoot that one.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
Send it .. its in the chamber
Xae289
.223 Rem
Gotta wonder how long your crack binge has to be before even smoking crack can't keep you from falling asleep.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
was at the gun club today with a friend sighting in his guns
he needed my lead sled ..
so im there and looking for brass and shotgun hulls to reload in the trash cans at the range benches ..
omg .. i found like 10 30-30 cases with split cases ..
someone is loading hot lol
found me some 12ga slug hulls to use for my vitts boos slugs to reload ..
and gave a guy there his 270 win brass back to him ..
then sent him down the reloading hole .. he did not like the NY ammo background check ..
he was WTF really you can take a 30-06 and make it a 270 Win .. .. yep you can ...
he needed my lead sled ..
so im there and looking for brass and shotgun hulls to reload in the trash cans at the range benches ..
omg .. i found like 10 30-30 cases with split cases ..
someone is loading hot lol
found me some 12ga slug hulls to use for my vitts boos slugs to reload ..
and gave a guy there his 270 win brass back to him ..
then sent him down the reloading hole .. he did not like the NY ammo background check ..
he was WTF really you can take a 30-06 and make it a 270 Win .. .. yep you can ...