Gregory from Randfontein wants to know the following: “How important is the influence of a case on the consistent performance of a rifle? Also, what is a realistic expectancy of the number of shots that can be safely taken, using the same case?”
KASSIE’S REPLY:
While ruminating on this issue, I thought it would probably be best to break the comment up in a series of subtopics rather than to brush it off with a three-word retort of “select and maintain”. I have written some on the same topic in 2013, but I think a structured comment in the form of a few articles may complement the above questions better. The first article will be dedicated to the importance of the selection of brass to use for loading, be it new or fired brass in your possession. The subsequent articles will be dedicated to aspects of case analysis of fired loads, fire-forming, annealing, preparation, customising of cases for specific rifles,
