9mm AMERC Brass [Archive]

Steve Koski

01-10-2009, 02:58 PM

Yes, I know it's trouble in .45 ACP (not sure about GAP), but how does AMERC brass work in the lowly 9x19?

I got a fair amount of it from ept000 as Festivus present packing material. Should I load it up for my brother in law or recycle it?

Thanks,

Koski

MullahElRon

01-10-2009, 03:09 PM

Got to be great tall grass brass, no?

unclebob

01-10-2009, 03:13 PM

Don't know never tryed too load any. Just threw them in the trash.

selzbytes

01-10-2009, 03:14 PM

I pitch on reputation alone - have lots of 9x19 so who's going to miss a few?

MONTEGOD7SS

01-10-2009, 03:30 PM

Stock up on decapping pins from what I've heard.

MakeMineaP99

01-10-2009, 03:33 PM

Plenty of 9x19 on the ground, sell 'em for scrap.

Steve Koski

01-10-2009, 04:09 PM

Got to be great tall grass brass, no?
Yep. I'm gonna load 'em.

If they give me grief, maybe I'll pitch 'em in the future.

MakeMineaP99

01-10-2009, 04:29 PM

You blow one of your kids up with that brass, the wife won't let hear the end of it.

JLarsson

01-10-2009, 04:35 PM

Maybe Steve can do what JimRuger didn't - A family pic where Steve is shooting and everyone is cupping and turning.

ede

01-10-2009, 05:33 PM

i load anything or everything as long as it takes a primer powder, and bullet, but i never pick up spent brass from a match so for me it's a one time deal.

Steve Koski

01-10-2009, 05:43 PM

So where does your brass come from ede?

ede

01-10-2009, 05:48 PM

most of it i get from GSSF matches i work and i'd bet near 75% of the GSSF shooters use factory ammo. i usually get 25 gallons or so of brass a year. i also buy or trade for brass if i find what i feel is a good to great deal. only brass i pick up is what i shoot at home so most i only load once. i hate to pick up brass at a match, i find it distracting.

Crazy4nitro

01-10-2009, 09:27 PM

I have some AMERC .44 Mag Brass.
Looks ok to me,but for some reason I havent loaded it.

'Nitro

BIGGUNGOBOOM

01-10-2009, 10:25 PM

Ive loaded AMERC 44 brass before, some of it is on its 7th reload. seems to work good for me. I dont run super hot rods with it but its good for plinkin

BigSlick

01-10-2009, 11:06 PM

Loadin AMERC brass is a waste of a good primer.

Size one an seat a bullet, check ta bullet tension.

Compare it to A Federal, Win, CBC or even a ratty old Remington, you a see

Measure da case mouth thickness on a few. Shakes Reno musta set up da tolerances in dat crap

ept000

01-11-2009, 12:07 PM

as Festivus present packing material.
Koski
I'm a little surprised that this part of your post went right by without any cracks. Any jerk can use styrofoam peanuts, but it takes a total moron to use brass as packing! :animlol:

Brass Nazi

01-11-2009, 01:26 PM

Steve,

I will trade you some GAP brass for the 9mm AMERC.

Steve Koski

01-11-2009, 03:23 PM

I'm a little surprised that this part of your post went right by without any cracks. Any jerk can use styrofoam peanuts, but it takes a total moron to use brass as packing! :animlol:Hey, a lot of that brass was good! The swolen/split 9's cracked me up. How in the hell did someone manage to fire a whole box of 9mm in a 40?

I may just keep all of the bad brass to use as packing material next year. Great idea!

TwoShot

01-11-2009, 04:22 PM

I'm a little surprised that this part of your post went right by without any cracks. Any jerk can use styrofoam peanuts, but it takes a total moron to use brass as packing! :animlol:

On the contrair my friend, it did not go on unnoticed,, we were just being respectiful.:hereyago: :yikes:

ept000

01-11-2009, 05:19 PM

The swelled up 9mm were fired in a 357 Sig. And no, not by me. Same guy that shot un-lubed lead in his Bowning until it leaded up the barrel enough to crack it! It's Darwins way.....

ept000

01-11-2009, 05:20 PM

On the contrair my friend, it did not go on unnoticed,, we were just being respectiful.:hereyago: :yikes:
Well knock that crap off! :animlol:

TwoShot

01-11-2009, 06:46 PM

Ya ,Sorry kind of lost myself fer a minut:( :)

Brass Nazi

01-11-2009, 06:47 PM

I lost my mind for a minute after staring at your avatar.

TwoShot

01-11-2009, 07:26 PM

I lost my mind for a minute after staring at your avatar.

ya too bad she is in a jail in mexico for associating with druggies there.

She also a model and spanish,,, BUT she is pretty

Steve Koski

01-11-2009, 10:19 PM

The swelled up 9mm were fired in a 357 Sig. And no, not by me. Same guy that shot un-lubed lead in his Bowning until it leaded up the barrel enough to crack it! It's Darwins way.....

Aha! Did they 9's cycle the 357 Sig? I'd almost think so by the number of them that were fired. If they didn't cycle you think he'd have stopped and looked.

Next year, send someone the cracked barrel.

ept000

01-11-2009, 10:34 PM

Aha! Did they 9's cycle the 357 Sig? I'd almost think so by the number of them that were fired. If they didn't cycle you think he'd have stopped and looked.

Next year, send someone the cracked barrel.
Oh yeah, I'm told it cycled just fine. I tried to get the barrel, but I think he was too embarrased to give it to me. He had been shooting reloads made by a scum bag that had to dump all his guns and stuff due to a felony arrest. I pulled one of the reloads apart and found out the bullets had no lube in the groove. I told him not to shoot any of them because they had no lube, and he said he understood and wouldn't shoot any of them. That was on a Friday afternoon and on Monday morning he told me his gun was broke. I guess it's Darwins way.....

creophus

01-12-2009, 07:14 AM

I steer clear of AMERC brass. I didn't know what everyone was so upset about. I used to use it and it loaded fine. Next thing I notice I'm having all kinds of OAL problems with my 40 loads. I check the headstamp and sure enough, every round that had a problem was AMERC brass. Now I toss that mess everytime I see it.