Opion on Starlite Brass

[Kirkned]

Sure did I shipped all the fired and 15 never loaded back to them. I thought the same thing so I took the gun down to a certian smith that we both know the old Belgium fellow and had him look it over he found nothing out of order. I next loaded some rounds in a 9mm with the same powder and shot them, no problem so I took the few SB cases in 7.62 x25, I had and loaded them with the same load. Shot them deprimed the case and reprimed the cases no problem. So next I took 10 never loaded Starline cases went to the books and found two powders that I have Unique and Bullseye. The unique load was 4.5 grains and the Bullseye was 3.5 grains this is a starting load for each. I also put a heavy crimp on each thinking that perhaps the bullet was being shoved back into the case. I measured each round after loading and got 1.375", next I chambered each round in the CZ-52 and ejected it then remeasured each round again got 1.375". So no movement of the bullet back into the case.

Again I had 3 out of five failers with the Unique load and 2 out of 5 with the Bullseye load.

I supplied the load data to Starline. I asked Starline if maybe it was just a bad lot of brass I have not gotten an answer back yet, still early in the process. I'll keep you posed as to what they say, if they say if they say anything.

I have also sent 5 cases of the Starline brass and 3 cases of the SB brass to Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc. where a friend of mine works. I have asked him to test and see how it compares in hardness and metallurgy (ie) what it is made of.

Kirkned