Detlef Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 need I say more? --Detlef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Ever thought about how many times you handle each piece of brass indivdually?!?! Lets start on the ground. 1) pick it up 2)sort 3)put it in the press (yeah, I use a 550) 4)put in in a holder to check for high primers and count 5)chamber check 6)put it in a case to go to the range 7)put in in a mag BACK ON THE GROUND AGAIN!!!! (Edited by Singlestack at 5:03 pm on Dec. 14, 2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detlef Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 I skip 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and I *still* hate 1 much more than 7! --Detlef (sort? check for high primer? chamber check? put in case? what the hell is he talking about????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2alpha Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 I hate people who don't pick up their brass worse. They leave their junk stuff on the range and you get to sort it out. JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Quote: from 2alpha on 2:09 am on Dec. 15, 2001 I hate people who don't pick up their brass worse. They leave their junk stuff on the range and you get to sort it out. JJ I heard that! I never used to look ay .45 headstamps when sorting until I got a bunch of Amerc brass one day. I HATE AMERC BRASS Who or what brand makes Amerc brass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 16, 2001 Share Posted December 16, 2001 SS, AMERC is also known as American Ammunition. The rumor that I heard (from a reputable source) is that AMERC makes or used to make headstamp-less ammuniton for the Military and CIA to use on covert ops. At least in the past, the headstamp was "A-MERC" instead of "AMERC." I'll leave it up to your own devices as to what "A-MERC" stands for. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Bagoly Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 I have not loaded .45 in a while, but I can't remember AMERC brass causing trouble. I went through a bunch of cases and found 3 headstamped A-MERC. Two I would bet came from Star-line, the third did not match. All looked fine for reloading. What was the problem with the brass you had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Quick Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 I also had problems with AMERC .45 brass. After reloading it would not fit in the case gage. But it did fit and fire in a Glock and H&K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 Man, this is good hate! Now, what I really, really, hate is pickin' brass outta the friggin SNOW! It hits, melts it's way through, and leaves an almost untraceable hole. All last winter I stayed huddled close to a black tarp so I wouldn't lose any. When the big melt came in April, there was still close to 500 rounds in the mud. Yuck! This year I want to invent a brass catcher that hangs between a couple of barricades and pools it up at the bottom. (Of course, the upside of no tarp is you can invite all your friends over to lose their brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 BD, Next time I am out in the middle of nowhere, I'll stop by and litter your area with Blazer cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 OMG!?!?!? Picking up brass in the snow?!?!?!? I never even thought of that in my wildest dreams. One more DAMN good reason to be a southerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 Kyle, the next time you're out here in the middle of nowhere I'd sure be pleased if you would drop by. Shoot all the Blazer you want. Hell, I wouldn't mind if you left a couple thousand rounds of that steel cased Russan 9mm. SS, I was born south of the Mason-Dixon and lived there 22 years. Folks around here say I still have the some of the accent. I came to Wyoming in '81 to hole up for a while and let my trail go cold. Eventually, I met a pretty young lass and ended up a married man. I still love the South though. Magnolia blossoms, cotton, good manners, lotta precious memories there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 Sam, If I ever make it out that direction again I'll be sure to stop by for a shooting lesson. I'll pick up some fresh road-kill on my way in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 One of the many reasons I now shoot a moonclip revolver most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBChaffin Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 Bonedaddy, what part of the good ole' South are you from originally? I knew there was a reason I thought you were alright, both on the forum and in our brief meeting at the Limited Nats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Kyle, if you're thinking road kill....Hmmmm.... I haven't had a good roast possum in about 20 years. Served on it's back on a bed of cornbread dressing with a little crab apple in it's mouth. We're scheming up a possible Wyoming St. championship this summer......ever been to Yellowstone? Uh, they don't let us shoot our guns in there. I guess it makes the Turons nervous. But everywhere else it's pretty much OK. DB, I grew up about 90 miles north of Memphis in the Missouri bootheel. It was 3 miles to Arkansas, 18 miles to Tennessee and about six inches to ground water. I think you said you were from Mississippi, right? Natchez maybe? I once rode the entire Natchez Trace Parkway (Natchez to Nashville) on a bicycle. And one of my Great-Great Uncles was a Captain in the Confederate Army. He fought in The War of Northern Aggression. I do love the South, but it just wasn't big enough to keep me from getting on other people nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBChaffin Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Wyoming State Championship eh? Sounds like a blast. I would also love to make it up that way someday to take a look see. Flown over on the way to Alaska, but that's about as close as I got. 30,000 feet or so anyway. You are indeed correct on Mississippi. Born and raised in Natchez, just across the river from Louisiana, as you remembered. I live in Jackson now, the capital and the closest thing to a "city" we have around here. That's pretty impressive on the Trace ride. Although I enjoy it at times, I often have trouble driving the trace let alone riding it. As my grandma used to say, "You can take a person out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the person." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Quote: from bonedaddy on 12:24 am on Dec. 20, 2001 Kyle, if you're thinking road kill....Hmmmm.... I haven't had a good roast possum in about 20 years. Served on it's back on a bed of cornbread dressing with a little crab apple in it's mouth. Sam, Kyle, John, Do you know the difference between zoos in the North and zoos in the South? Zoos in the South add recipes to the signs describing the animals you're looking at....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Nik, that's funny!!!! (I'm going to tell that one at work tomorrow) You know I just realized Wyoming doesn't have a single zoo! But we do have Tee shirts that say: Grizzlys-9 Tourists-0 If you are unarmed and encounter a bear there is a very good way to tell a blackie form a grizzly. A grizz don't like to climb. So, climb a tree. If the bear climbs the tree and eats you it was a blackie. If it shakes the tree until you fall out and eats you, it was a grizz. The Forest Service warns backpackers to carry pepper spray for defense and to wear little jingley bells on their packs to alert the bear that a human is present so they will flee. Another good way to tell a grizz from a blackie is by their scat. (that's poop, for you non-hunters) A black bear's scat pile is about the size of a humans. It usually contains hair from carrion and sometimes grass and berries. A grizzly bear scat pile is about the size of what a horse leaves behind. It often smells like pepper and has little jingley bells in it. Y'all Come! DB, your grand mother was absolutely right. GM's are one of God's greatest gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Hey Nik, got my favorite recipe for possum at the N'awlins Zoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny D Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 Getting back to the original posts on this thread, (I did however, enjoy the humor) As a shooter who doesn't have a lot of money, I do appreciate getting my brass back and I know many other folks do as well. My IPSC guns were all purchased 2nd hand as I could not afford new ones and the expense of purchasing new brass while leaving once fired brass on the ground makes cringe. While my .40 brass is cheap to come by (free once fired) my new/used .38 Super could cost me more to shoot it than I am willing to bear. I know more than a few shooters who would rather let their brass lay than help pick up brass for other folks. Their logic being that if they don't expect you to pick their brass, then you shouldn't mind not getting your's either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 I hate picking up brass, but i really hate when......those of you who enyoy food (in large quantities and at frequent intervals) walk on and crush my pretty 45 cases. Ugg.....big man steps on brass is soon to find brass up a$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Quote: from davecutts on 10:39 pm on Jan. 1, 2002 I hate picking up brass, but i really hate when......those of you who enyoy food (in large quantities and at frequent intervals) walk on and crush my pretty 45 cases. Ugg.....big man steps on brass is soon to find brass up a$$ I resemble that remark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Ummmm I was shooting today, alone, and noticed some of my brass had, yes you guessed it, been crushed. I still hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Wherever Dave was shooting, I was not in the vicinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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