Range Barrel Brass....

[Adam Helmer]

Many folks scrounge brass from range barrels. That is ok, but be careful and check the brass closely. The other day a buddy was shooting his Garand on the range with 150 grain handloads when the Garand stopped just out of battery. A careful examination disclosed the 35 .30-06 brass cases he retrieved from the range barrel and reloaded and subsequently fired until the stoppage included two each .270 Winchester cases. Neither .270 case was fired because they were 1.5MM longer than the .30-06 cases and a .270 case jammed in the chamber resulting in the stoppage.

My advice is to only scrounge know once-fired factory brass fired on the range under your supervision. With a little tact, one could encourage non-reloaders to put their fired cases back in the original carton.

Adam