Reloading 9mm

**JcBook47** · December 20th, 2014, 07:53 PM

I have been collected my 9mm rounds that I have shot over the past year. I did not separate the brass at all, so I have a couple different brands in my shoe box.

My question is do you separate your 9mm brass if your just going to plink with them or even for personal defense rounds? Would you separate them for personal defense rounds or for plinking as well?

**wanneroo** · December 20th, 2014, 08:37 PM

Maybe there are people that separate brass by headstamps/manufacturer but I couldn't care to do so. All brass is inspected for serviceability and that's that.

**bogey1** · December 20th, 2014, 08:46 PM

Use'em up. No need to separate unless you're into comp shooting, and then its only 7yrds not 1000 like rifle.

**JcBook47** · December 20th, 2014, 08:49 PM

Thanks guys just what I wanted to hear

I spent some time depriming 600 cases, got done and thought, hum maybe I should have separated them as I went!

**Yoder** · December 20th, 2014, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by JcBook47

Thanks guys just what I wanted to hear

I spent some time depriming 600 cases, got done and thought, hum maybe I should have separated them as I went!

Don't worry about it. I only seperate steel, aluminum and cracked cases. Everything else goes in the same bucket. It's just not that critical with handgun ammo.

**JoshIronshaft** · December 21st, 2014, 07:37 PM

Ya, don't worry about it.

**Remington788** · December 21st, 2014, 07:46 PM

Deprime, tumble, then reload. I don't think I ever looked at the headstamps.

**Delkal** · December 21st, 2014, 08:04 PM

If you are trying to load a super hot "pushing the envelope" zombie annihilator round you want to work up using just one brand of case. Internal dimensions (pressure) can vary.

For the other 99% just shooting standard powered target rounds......Sweep them off the floor and reload.