Thank you.Best I can give you is at least 8.
I use LC brass (or Namo) for my 69 grain precision loads, 70 grain hunting loads, and a little 77 grain loads. I'll put 3 firings on it, fully process then swap it back to low powered 55 grain loads. Shooting matches, I eventually lose it, but I have some, in that manner, that I have managed to keep track of that has 8 firings on it and it is still perfectly fine.
I pulled some of the brass from the fully processed step and put it back into rotation with 69s. It has 6 firings on it and needs to be fully processed again, but otherwise, it still looks good. Folks I have talked to who have kept track of specific batches have said around 10 loadings...case cracks or loose primer pockets start to show up. It's not easy to recondition primer pockets, and since I anneal the warmer loads, that is the first thing I check in the processing. If the pockets easily release the spent primer, I'll just toss that case. But that is rare for me. I will assume that those are older cases that got picked up with others at the range.
I have 10 gallons of match pick up brass to sort in January. I've done it before, and I find a cracked case or one with a missing primer here and there when I do that.
On the Bell curve of reloaders, you've got to be 3 standard deviations to the right with your volumes
I only hit 1290rnds this year, I have been slacking hard. Goal is to load at least 5k next year, will see how it goes.I am in my December routine of loading 15K of 9mm for next years consumption. I've loaded a bit over 1M rounds total now, and while 2020 through 2022 were off years for me due to the "pandemic" and my pinched off spinal cord, I've been easing back into it this year. I'm not sure I will get back to my average of about 30K a year in 2024, but it will be better. I've been at the range at least every other week since May.
There are a few guys I know with a higher count on their presses, but not many.
Best I can give you is at least 8.
The most I have ever seen was in the 1990’s. A friend used a single batch out of the same rifle and kept meticulous records. He only neck sized, never full length sized when using out of the same rifle. He also never ran “hot” or near maximum loads. He was on his 27th reload with that batch! I never heard when it did give out.
I think so too. Calibers smaller than 6.5mm have much higher tendency of split neck. Sharp edges on AR's lock lugs make it even worse. I have yet to see a 5.56 brass with head separation. They all die of split necks.Without annealing, very unlikely one gets past 10 even with starting loads.