I have reloaded quite a few 38 specials to date. I came across something new to me today. I have purchased a couple thousand pieces of used brass from the net. I was priming and came across 3 Federal +P pieces with beveled primer pockets. Is this something someone did? Should I throw it away? Is it factory beveled? What advantage or disadvantage would there be to doing this? Thanks There is still so much I don't know. Pontiacdm
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That would tend to make me think the manufacturer did it and that they should be perfectly safe to reload.
The words "tend" and "think" in your response make me a little nervous. lol It was only 3 cases and will probably shoot them. I will keep them separate and examine them after each is shot. I am curious why they would do this? Thanks Gandog for your thoughts on this.
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I used to have a Lyman primer pocket uniformer which was basicallu a reamer with 4 cutting edges and as I recall it also beveled the edge of the pocket.
I am assuming silver colored casing means nickel plated. I had five of them in my stash, and the primer pockets don't look any different than any other brands. Tends to make me hope that whoever sold them to you didn't tell you they were all "once fired", as somebody must have modified them. I would go ahead and reload them them, myself since a .38 special is somewhat of a mild load. If they felt any different when I was priming them than your other brands I might worry....a LITTLE bit.
And who said no good deed goes unpunished. While checking my stash I found 17 .357 mag cases that mistakenly got thrown into the pile. 17 more than I thought I had.
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I am assuming silver colored casing means nickel plated. I had five of them in my stash, and the primer pockets don't look any different than any other brands. Tends to make me hope that whoever sold them to you didn't tell you they were all "once fired", as somebody must have modified them. I would go ahead and reload them them, myself since a .38 special is somewhat of a mild load. If they felt any different when I was priming them than your other brands I might worry....a LITTLE bit.
And who said no good deed goes unpunished. While checking my stash I found 17 .357 mag cases that mistakenly got thrown into the pile. 17 more than I thought I had.
That's funny I found 10-15 .357 in my stash as well. Thanks for checking for me I appreciate it.
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if the brass you're asking about is nickle plated and someone reamed them, you should be able to see the brass where it was reamed. if it's still plated where it was reamed, i would have to think it was a mistake from the factory.
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Beveled pockets should be just fine if it's just the corner transition into the pocket. As was elluded to in a previous post, someone probably did that for easier priming though a press like a Dillon auto. Even at .38 +p pressures, a standard pistol primer has plenty of sealing surface. Ever notice that the butt end of primers are also radiused? Not a lot of extra seal/support there either. No harm/no foul with a slight ream job to ease the primer in.
Load them an shoot them,if there nickel with the bevel on them thats factory and not a mistake,I have all kinds of 38,357 and 9mm brass with and without beveled primer pockets,and some military cases I bevel myself to get the Primer pocket crimp out. It just makes starting the primer much easier.
Beveled primer pocket? 
