I bought a couple of bags of new Remington brass for my 260 and after sorting through them discovered I had 2 extra pieces in one bag and 1 extra in the other! Not a huge amount of free brass but better than a poke in the eye! Anybody else discover extra brass in the bag? I'm assuming they are probably packaged by weight rather than actually counting them. Now if I could just get that lucky with lapua brass....
I must have been a good boy
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That is good news. Not much but still a good thing.
DrMike
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Every now and again I find one or two pieces of extra brass. I have several pieces of WW 300WSM brass and WW 270WSM brass. I've also found an extra piece or two of 280 brass on a few occasions.
longwinters
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I've never counted....maybe I should give it a try. I know one or two extra pieces wouldn't make me giddy, but if they shorted me one or two I'd be a bit ticked. Funny how that works.
Long
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The only reason I noticed is I was placing them from the bag into a loading block that holds 50 and I ran out of holes before I ran out of brass! And I had the same thought....at least they didnt stiff me! I was just happy because it gave me a couple of dummy rounds to play with without breaking up the original 100 pieces.
Mortis
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Most likely the counting process at the factory is done with a weight counting scale. Either manual or automated.
On a manual count, the user provides a sample of the part being counted....sets the scale according to the number of samples provided and begins the count.
On an automated scale, the standard weight deviation is entered into the scale and it sets itself.
Any variance in the actual weight of the part is noticed during the counting. This can actually create a situation where you have an exact part count on the scale, yet, the scale says otherwise. You add parts until your count is correct by the scale.
This is accepted practice by many manufactors in the US these days, as it is better to overship then undership and make a customer unhappy.
I do this almost daily being a Machine Shop Manager dealing in small parts. Some small enough that we ship 5K in a box measuring 6"x6"x6". The price of a single extra part is much cheaper then the process of sending additional parts to make up the order. And it is good PR also.
I've noticed that Hornady tends to lean in that direction lately. I use their FTX in my 500 Magnum loads and it seems each box has an extra projo in it.
Don't question good luck.....just take the brass and RUN!!
On a manual count, the user provides a sample of the part being counted....sets the scale according to the number of samples provided and begins the count.
On an automated scale, the standard weight deviation is entered into the scale and it sets itself.
Any variance in the actual weight of the part is noticed during the counting. This can actually create a situation where you have an exact part count on the scale, yet, the scale says otherwise. You add parts until your count is correct by the scale.
This is accepted practice by many manufactors in the US these days, as it is better to overship then undership and make a customer unhappy.
I do this almost daily being a Machine Shop Manager dealing in small parts. Some small enough that we ship 5K in a box measuring 6"x6"x6". The price of a single extra part is much cheaper then the process of sending additional parts to make up the order. And it is good PR also.
I've noticed that Hornady tends to lean in that direction lately. I use their FTX in my 500 Magnum loads and it seems each box has an extra projo in it.
Don't question good luck.....just take the brass and RUN!!
