camaross400 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I currently check each piece of brass before loading and case gauge every round after loading. I use a Hundo 100 round case gauge for 9mm and 45 and am looking into a 100 rounder by Tooth and Nail Armory for 223. Do I need to do both? Will a case gauge catch brass case cracks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoreno88 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I don't case gauge pistol at all but I've had 223 with a hairline split all the way up go through my case gauge Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaross400 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Ok. Since the crack made it past the case gauge, it seems like I need to continue to inspect the brass and case gauge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 grab a handful of brass and shake it. Cracked cases sing out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaross400 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A4ME Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I can tell brass is cracked (if I don't catch it when sorting/trimming) when it goes through the resizing die or the expander die. I use a single stage press though, so it's quieter and easier to see/hear/feel it when somethings not quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124gr9mm Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 17 hours ago, ChuckS said: grab a handful of brass and shake it. Cracked cases sing out! This is true. I get most of my brass from an indoor range, so there's definitely a different sound when there's a cracked case rolling on the concrete with the good cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavex Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 for 9mm and 40 the gauge will catch the cracked brass no problem at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaross400 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 for 9mm and 40 the gauge will catch the cracked brass no problem at allThat is what I was hoping to hear.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublehelix Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 IMHO, you can never over-inspect. I also run 100% of my loads through the Hondo gauge, and I also check 10% of my loads for COAL (the first column of 10 out of 100 rounds on the Hondo gauge). The more times you handle the brass, the longer and more tedious, but it helps to cull the bad brass. I have had several cracked cases fail in the 9mm Hondo gauge in the last year or so, but I am not sure that I would trust 100% of cracks to be caught. Maybe so, but I don't have enough data to say definitively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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