The only time I do that is when I am working up new loads, I want to know the potential consistency of the load and want to remove as many variables as possible. Production runs are almost always with mixed brass.People sort pistol brass by headstamp? Why would you do that?
Accuracy.People sort pistol brass by headstamp? Why would you do that?
On 45 acp brass there are some manufacturers that use small primers and some that use large primers. That's why I sort it.People sort pistol brass by headstamp? Why would you do that?
Accuracy.
https://www.handgunsmag.com/editori...es-new-brass-versus-fired-brass-matter/137705
Doesnt really address sorting by headstamp but it does address accuracy in handloading new brass vs already fired mixed brass. Guarantee mixed brass is going to be different lengths and according to the AMU that makes all the difference.
https://bulletin.accurateshooter.co...andloading-for-pistols-tips-from-the-usamu-2/
I'm sure fired cases of the same head stamp are even different lengths especially if they were shot in different guns.
yeah you kind of have to do that. Apologies if I misunderstood the OP.On 45 acp brass there are some manufacturers that use small primers and some that use large primers. That's why I sort it.
"the results, after all this work, will be underwhelming to some. The new Starline brass shaved only an average of 0.3 inch off of the groups at 25 yards. That, however, can be a big deal to a competition shooter. At 50 yards, that is half an inch, and that can mean points kept, that would have otherwise been lost, if the groups had been larger."
So that means you shoot lower and lefter? meh. If I'm worried about accuracy more than minute of man, I'll use a rifle. I have trimmed pistol brass ONCE in my life.
It would seem laying off Caffeine the day of a comp would matter more than pistol brass length
I'd love to see anyone shoot a 1.3" group offhand at 25yds without a Ransom restThing is Sweeney's one group was just over an inch and with junk brass it was just over 1.3"...that's 30% bigger group. Yes, life is too short to trim pistol brass.
I believe most handguns are not capable of that even from a Ransom rest.I'd love to see anyone shoot a 1.3" group offhand at 25yds without a Ransom rest
Yeah, but those aren't "most guns", or most shooters, either.I gotta Les Baer PII guaranteed 1.5" grps at 50yds gun that will. Top Bullseye, now Precision Pistol shooters shoot 1" grps at 25yds all the time, with 1 hand.