Simple question from a simple man

jashoffa · 11-27-2007, 11:41 AM

Sorry if this has been asked a hunred times but I was just wanting to know. Is all Brass cased ammo reloadable? The reason I ask is I have found a good source for decent priced .223 ammo and was planning on saving my brass so when I have the space (live in a small house right now) I can start reloading. It is bass cased and is made from missmatched cases. It should all be safe to reload, right?

samuel · 11-27-2007, 11:53 AM

Dont know what you mean by mismatched cases.Do you mean different head stamps?If you do the answer is yes they can all be reloaded.You can weigh each case and separate them by weight and each group would be more consistant.As long as the oal is right and they are Bixer primers they are fine. sam.

jashoffa · 11-27-2007, 01:14 PM

Yeah that is what I ment different head stamps. Thankyou

burd1959 · 11-27-2007, 06:32 PM

yes but watch the brass military brass is heavey in tha wall and thus gives you more barrel presure than comecial thin brass

samuel · 11-27-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by burd1959

yes but watch the brass military brass is heavey in tha wall and thus gives you more barrel presure than comecial thin brass

That was true with .30cal brass but if you weigh 5.56mm or .223 you find they are quite similar.Without looking,as I recall they cane out someplace around 95gr,s. sam.

ouch · 11-27-2007, 08:33 PM

I have seen brass 308, 7.62x39 and 7.62x54 that was Berden primed and not reloadable. I have never seen brass .223/5.56 that was Berden primed. A good site to go for reloading is handloads.com

toolman · 11-27-2007, 09:33 PM

If it's military ammo it may have crimped-in primers which are a bit harder to remove. Also, if you have any weird Russian, Chinese, or ??? headstamps, look at the flash holes to make sure it's boxer-primed before attempting to deprime it. Berdan-primed .223 is rare, but it does exist.

blackhawk45 · 11-27-2007, 09:36 PM

If it's Boxer primed Yes it's reloadable,If it's Berdan primed No it's non reloadable. take a flashlight,and look inside the empty case,if it has One hole in the center of the bottom ,it's boxer primed,if you see two very small holes, its Berdan primed and can't be reloaded!

nathangdad · 11-27-2007, 10:20 PM

Please spend some time with someone already reloading to better learn about cleaning cases, cases that might be splitting at the neck, or perhaps needing resizing. Reloading is really not difficult - it just requires a little discussion and perhaps lessons with someone successfully reloading. Actually, it becomes enjoyable with time and experimentation. And, you just might get to pass on your knowledge to some other newcomer.

jashoffa · 11-28-2007, 12:49 AM

Starting to reload is nothing I am going to be doing any time soon. But since I plan on reloading sometime in the future I want to make sure what I purchase for ammo is reloadable so that I can start to stockpile brass. Rest assured I will make sure I learn all I can before accutually trying to reload.

454PB · 11-29-2007, 11:32 PM

Technically, Berdan primed brass is reloadable, it's just a major PITA and requires special tools. Save it and sell it as scrap brass.

11-27-2007, 11:41 AM	#1
jashoffa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 380 Trader Rating: (0)	Simple question from a simple man Sorry if this has been asked a hunred times but I was just wanting to know. Is all Brass cased ammo reloadable? The reason I ask is I have found a good source for decent priced .223 ammo and was planning on saving my brass so when I have the space (live in a small house right now) I can start reloading. It is bass cased and is made from missmatched cases. It should all be safe to reload, right? __________________ "I don't go shooting without my guns and they don't go shooting without me!" Member NRA

11-27-2007, 01:14 PM	#3
jashoffa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 380 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah that is what I ment different head stamps. Thankyou __________________ "I don't go shooting without my guns and they don't go shooting without me!" Member NRA

11-27-2007, 09:33 PM	#7
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,354 Trader Rating: (0)	If it's military ammo it may have crimped-in primers which are a bit harder to remove. Also, if you have any weird Russian, Chinese, or ??? headstamps, look at the flash holes to make sure it's boxer-primed before attempting to deprime it. Berdan-primed .223 is rare, but it does exist. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-27-2007, 10:20 PM	#9
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,253 Trader Rating: (0)	Please meet with someone already reloading Please spend some time with someone already reloading to better learn about cleaning cases, cases that might be splitting at the neck, or perhaps needing resizing. Reloading is really not difficult - it just requires a little discussion and perhaps lessons with someone successfully reloading. Actually, it becomes enjoyable with time and experimentation. And, you just might get to pass on your knowledge to some other newcomer.

11-28-2007, 12:49 AM	#10
jashoffa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 380 Trader Rating: (0)	Starting to reload is nothing I am going to be doing any time soon. But since I plan on reloading sometime in the future I want to make sure what I purchase for ammo is reloadable so that I can start to stockpile brass. Rest assured I will make sure I learn all I can before accutually trying to reload. __________________ "I don't go shooting without my guns and they don't go shooting without me!" Member NRA

11-27-2007, 11:53 AM	#2
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,050 Trader Rating: (0)	Dont know what you mean by mismatched cases.Do you mean different head stamps?If you do the answer is yes they can all be reloaded.You can weigh each case and separate them by weight and each group would be more consistant.As long as the oal is right and they are Bixer primers they are fine. sam.

11-27-2007, 06:32 PM	#4
burd1959 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burton michigan Posts: 606 Trader Rating: (0)	yes but watch the brass military brass is heavey in tha wall and thus gives you more barrel presure than comecial thin brass

11-27-2007, 08:33 PM	#6
ouch Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ridgerun, Mo Posts: 184 Trader Rating: (0)	I have seen brass 308, 7.62x39 and 7.62x54 that was Berden primed and not reloadable. I have never seen brass .223/5.56 that was Berden primed. A good site to go for reloading is handloads.com

11-27-2007, 09:36 PM	#8
blackhawk45 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Millersville Pa. Posts: 76 Trader Rating: (0)	If it's Boxer primed Yes it's reloadable,If it's Berdan primed No it's non reloadable. take a flashlight,and look inside the empty case,if it has One hole in the center of the bottom ,it's boxer primed,if you see two very small holes, its Berdan primed and can't be reloaded!

11-29-2007, 11:32 PM	#11
454PB Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Helena, Mt. Posts: 41 Trader Rating: (0)	Technically, Berdan primed brass is reloadable, it's just a major PITA and requires special tools. Save it and sell it as scrap brass.