Why our Brass is simply the best!
The story...
At Brass and Bullets we use a special method of
cleaning and conditioning our once fired brass. First, we are a company that builds precision aircraft components. As our full time
operation of machining instruments and parts we use various equipment to produce
our parts. One such machine is an Ultra Sonic - Magnetic Pulse system that we
use to super clean and polish parts to make them fit and work together
flawlessly. This special machine cost us over $40,000 and we only use it for 8
hours a week. It does such a great job on out production parts it was well worth
the investment.
Being an avid
reloader for both recreation and target shooting I was using the traditional
vibrating tumbler and walnut shells and corn cob method for years. One day I
needed to clean a batch of 45 ACP cases for target shooting when I discovered that I
was completely out of media and I had thrown out the old stuff already. It was
Friday afternoon and I decided I'd just see what our cleaner would do on brass
cases as we use it to clean and smooth out some of the brass parts that we make.
I tossed in 500 45 cases and turned it on and went back to work. An hour later I
was leaving and turned off the machine and dumped the brass out.
Unbelievable! The brass that I threw in an hour before now looked better
than new factory brass. It was clean and shinny on the outside and clean as new
on the inside.
I went
straight home and started running the cases thru my reloading press. Now carbide
dies make resizing easy but when I put in these cases it was like they had been
coated with butter. The first case I resized went in so easy I thought I had
forgot to put the case in. The next few I thought I was resizing the same case.
I loaded all 500 rounds and on Saturday morning I headed for the range. My
groups were tighter than before and I was using the same load and powder. I also
noticed that the neck tension was much better on seating the bullet that I did
not have to use as much of a crimp to hold it in place.
Notice how clean and bright the inside of the cases
are.
Long story short! I use the machine each
weekend to process brass and it's so quick I end up with a lot more than I need
for me. That's how we got started in the brass business. One more thing! My wife
had a cow when I told her what I'd done with the expensive cleaning system. I
finally convinced her that it did not effect the performance on our regular use
of it for our parts construction and our business. But it took a few weeks.
Handgun Brass
View our handgun brass for reloading. We process
our handgun brass from mostly police ranges and indoor ranges. Our police
agencies shoot Sig's and Smith and Wesson handguns and very little of our brass
is glock fired. You will be amazed at the difference in the quality and
consistency or our brass. Once you try our reloading brass cases you can't even
compare our brass cases for reloading to anyone else's.
Rifle Brass
Our rifle brass is processed the same way as our
handgun brass and the benefits to our method of cleaning the cases using our
system is obvious. First, neck tension due to the completely clean inside
of the neck helps increase accuracy and extends case life. The magnetic pulse
function of the process serves to realign the molecules somewhat like cryogenics
in freezing metal and make the case return to its natural state and won't let it
get hardened.
How it works
After a case is fired there is burnt power
and primer residue that lines the inside of the fired case. Cleaning in corn cob
or crushed walnut shells cleans the outside of the cartridge case but does
little for the inside of the case. Imagine every time you fire your gun a little
sand and acid follows the bullet down the bore. This what happens if the burnt
residue is not completely removed for the inside the case. After a while the
buildup grows until it started flaking off the inside of the rifle or pistol
case and is blown out the barrel along with the exploding gases of the powder
charge and bullet.
Another problem with using the brass tumbler
and most brass polishing agents is that many of them contain harsh chemicals
that weaken the brass each time you clean them thus shortening the case life.
When you buy brass at sources such as Ebay or local ranges look closely at the
inside of the case. You'll notice that the inside is still dingy and even black
with burnt powder residue. With high performance cartridges like the 357 Sig
case neck tension is vastly important in
preventing bullet set back. This is where the bullet is not held tight enough in
the cases neck area and slides back into the cartridge case when entering the
barrel. Even the slightest reduction in case capacity can result in dramatically
increased chamber pressure and possible catastrophic failure. many of today's
modern high performance cartridges are affected by this and extra care should
always be exercised during reloading. This is another great reason why our
cleaning process increases safety and accuracy.
Reload ammunition as good as or better than the
factory makers like Winchester ammunition, Remington ammunition, Federal
ammunition, Hornady ammunition and others who sell factory ammo. Reloaded
ammunition in many cases can out perform factory products ballistics and
accuracy. Remember the factory assembles their ammo on an assembly line which
will never be as precise as you can be taking the time to create each cartridge
by hand.
Cost savings is another consideration when reloading
ammunition. Currently some ammunition like the 9mmluger or 223 Remington can be
hand loaded and save a little money while other cartridges like the 357 magnum
or 44 magnum can be very much less expensive. On the average a box of 50
cartridges like the 357 magnum will cost about $5.00 to hand load opposed to
retail prices ranging from $18.00 to $25.00. The bonus is that not only are you
saving money but you'll see better accuracy and performance.
If you shoot a handgun like Glock, Smith and Wesson, Clot or
Sig Sauer which are all accurate hand guns you can still improve on the accuracy
using your reloaded ammo. I like to shoot the 44 magnum a lot but don't like the
kick of the factory loads. I reload my 44's down to around 1000 FPS and get
great target accuracy while reducing the felt recoil by as much as 50%. With
ammunition cost soaring now is the time to start reloading. You can save
considerable money and increase accuracy of your shooting while having a lot of
fun. You can load many types and kinds of bullets that you don't find in your
local store or gun shop. Why not start a great hobby today and learn to reload.
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