16ga.com ~ View topic - Hulls-when do you discard

Member Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 1695 Location: Minnesota

In MSM2019's thread on hulls, no one seems to say what will cause you to circle file a hull. Will just one pinhole at where the crimp starts do it? A tear down one of the crimp line segments? What say you?

*Last edited by skeettx on Sat May 02, 2020 3:39 pm; edited 1 time in total*

For double and O/U, when the no longer hold shot or collapse when crimping and therefore are hard to chamber.

For autos or pumps, when the crimp area is not suitable for easy chambering.

BUT I have LOTS of hulls and do not put up with the impudent hull Smile

Member Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 3438 Location: Illinois

1.Primer pocket enlarged
2.Cracks in the hull sides
3.Crimp is weakened4. Some hulls(Remington)tend to form a "cone" out of the crimp and make seating a wad impossible.

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1837 Location: Central ND

I don't keep junk hulls.

If the shoulder of the crimp pin holes or the fold lines crack, out they go.

Reloads are only as good as the crimp. I depend on my reloads to cleanly kill game or break targets when I properly center either one.

Also I hate miscrimped hulls because it is a direct reflection on me.

Since I shoot repeaters most of the time, pin holes in the shoulder of crimps leadto mushrooming and misfed rounds. IMHO my reloads have to be as reliable as factory new.

YMMV

Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 962 Location: Minnesota

i follow the same guidelines as MSM2019

I pick them up -- just one more time . . .

Member Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 1695 Location: Minnesota

That's hilarious Tony. I remember similar behavior at the Sweet16 shoot Smile

Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 962 Location: Minnesota

If that’s the Mn horse and hunt club, I’ve been in that barrel.

Joined: 07 Sep 2014 Posts: 419

I only shoot Factory in registered shooting, so I keep influxing new hulls to my stock. I reload them three times (less if I see some failure) only and then they are history.

Bob

Joined: 09 Feb 2020 Posts: 64 Location: Southern Illinois

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWCwuQeyEwhZdK_MYdnfv3AArI9qQQR4

The videos are eye opening to be sure. After watching a few ive been pushing it with some 20ga hulls. Did some old AA's the other day that crimp folds were splits all the way around. Couldn't tell the difference after crimping.

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1307 Location: Western WA

My Cheddite hulls discard themselves when they have had enough.