Speaking of wadcutters...
by Bryan Pettet 
, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 16:34 (3170 days ago)
had a nice package in the mail today. 300 WC cases and a very nice Hensley & Gibbs #50 4 cavity mould.
![[image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/bpettet/my%20guns/IMG_8519_zps8a3dejio.jpg)
Speaking of wadcutters...
wow nice package.
You said you got S&W 62s...
by Bryan Pettet , Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 21:19 (3170 days ago) @ uncowboy
did you mean 52s? I've always wanted one. You really have to follow-through with them. Pretty interesting.
Dumb question.....
.....but I honestly want to know. Is there something different about those cases? I too, think those are pretty cool, nice packaging, but just got to wondering if there was something internally that made them more suitable for wadcutter usage. Or is that empty wadcutter ammo?
Nice stuff, Maynard!
Otony
That's a great question...
by Bryan Pettet , Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 21:13 (3170 days ago) @ Otony
the answer is there is a difference.
Per Ed Harris (well known bullet caster), "Wad-cutter brass has thinner walls with a long cylindrical section which extends all the way to the seated base of the wadcutter bullet, whereas +P and other cases made for JHP service loads are thicker walled and have a faster internal taper intended to increase bullet pull to improve ballistic uniformity with the slower powders used for factory loading jacketed service loads."
It's definitely different than +P brass. Here's what it looks like...
![[image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/bpettet/image011_zpsbeiz5gfx.jpg)
That's a great question...
by Paul 
, Thursday, March 24, 2016, 08:52 (3169 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
IIRC, the cannelure around the case results in a ridge on the inside upon which the base of the waddcutter bears when loaded properly, making for one more difference.
I did not know that!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Saturday, March 26, 2016, 11:52 (3167 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
Are the WC cases marked specially?
Would you know if .32SWL also has a WC case? Might explain why I had so danged much trouble loading them...
You can see the diff in the WC case photo I posted...
by Bryan Pettet , Saturday, March 26, 2016, 13:23 (3167 days ago) @ Hoot
I would have to look up the answer to the 32 question. I've never seen any.
OK, the twin cannelures and packaging.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Saturday, March 26, 2016, 13:32 (3167 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
But no headstamp I assume.
Well, they recommend staying within the same...
by Bryan Pettet , Saturday, March 26, 2016, 14:49 (3167 days ago) @ Hoot
headstamp to eliminate variables. In my case, R-P.
Oh, and it's empty WC brass. I want them for WC loads. NT
by Bryan Pettet , Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 21:31 (3170 days ago) @ Otony
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75,000 wadcutters in a model 27....
by Bryan Pettet , Thursday, March 24, 2016, 16:47 (3169 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
Here's a great article, which partially addresses why wadcutter brass is different. It's just a cool article in general.
http://www.hensleygibbs.com/TCD/articles/75000wadcutters.htm
75,000 wadcutters in a model 27....
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Friday, March 25, 2016, 09:52 (3168 days ago) @ Bryan Pettet
Looked at this thread often.
I thought of you. It's interesting! NT
by Bryan Pettet , Friday, March 25, 2016, 18:11 (3168 days ago) @ Creeker
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