To me, it’s a simple aspect of the shell manufacturers business philosophy to sell shotgun shells. Why would they recommend the reuse of all brass cases when they can be reused indefinitely. That would not be a sound business model.
Has anyone ever worn out a 45 ACP brass? I didn’t think so.
As a side note I measured the head thickness of the Parker Bros reproduction brass at approximately 1/8”. In contrast, the balloon head imported 12 gauge all brass case measured approximately 1/2 the thickness of the Parker repro brass.
I also believe the “disk” in the head of modern shells is a protective measure to cover junction of the plastic case wall and the brass head.
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Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell and the profit and loss.
A current under sea picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell he passed the stages of his age and youth entering the whirlpool. Gentile or Jew O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
T.S. Eliot
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