All cartridges go through a gage and weigh machine, which inspects overall length, weight and outside dimension. The ctg s are also inspected during the boxing procedure. The government in loading this cartridge used both powders. 4895 is a single base stick or cylindrical propellant and the 852 is a double based ball propellant. When the data is collected and a certain lot has failures the ammo is reclassified.
Classifications range from for training use only to condemned depending on the failure.
We receive a report on the lots with the ammo stating the reason for demil. If we know the ammo is bad due to split cases, we will scrap the brass. It is just obsolete ammo the govt. does not use. We still have to demil it even though nothing if wrong with it. Several distributors are carrying our ammunition.