reloading lake city ammo

7mmag6 · 01-15-2006, 02:15 AM

hmmm some of the lake city 3006 ammo I came across some that the primer was off center, has any one else seen this?

jerry · 01-15-2006, 07:04 AM

I'm still saving LC brass to reload. I need to get dies yet, I'll checkit out first chance I get.

Shaun · 01-15-2006, 11:36 AM

jerry what cal you can load here if you want in march

jerry · 01-15-2006, 11:49 AM

That may work fine Shaun. Good idea.
That means I need to go shoot up some more LC to get the brass. Ddarn the bad luck

Shaun · 01-15-2006, 01:30 PM

oh you will suffer through it My Dillon XL 650 is already set up for 06' if you need to trim them and don't have a trimmer I have one

jerry · 01-15-2006, 05:37 PM

Thanks again Shaun.
I got to thinking more about what 7mmag was saying and got curious. I have an RCBS universal decapper so I thought what the heck. I'd get these cases deprimed, cleaned and the crimp swage removed. That way all we have to do is stuff 'em and rock on.
The first few went ok. Then, I broke my first decapper pin in 15 years of doing this. A few more through the decapper and bam, bent pin (felt it before it broke) Inspected the culprit case and looky there. The danged hole is off center! I have never seen this on .308 LC brass, just this -06. This speciman was LC66.
I guess I'll try to look down the case with a mini mag before trying them again.
It's not just you 7mmag, seems to be going around. The pic is ok, it is definitely off center. The shadow throws it a bit.

Shaun · 01-15-2006, 06:10 PM

never used 66 seems I either get 69 - 70 man brass in the lc

jerry · 01-15-2006, 08:31 PM

This batch of brass is a wash. I thought I'd be slick and beat it. I took the shell holder off the ram, hand fed the brass up the decapper feeling for the primer hole. Then, I'd bring the ram up and punch the primer. This kept the pin from breaking, but bent it when it went through an off center primer hole.

Looks like a different lot of LC or commercial brass for the Garand.

7mmag6 · 01-15-2006, 10:03 PM

yea I talked to some other people about this, its de-linked machine gun stuff. It seems most of the brass has this problem

Mooseman684 · 01-16-2006, 10:53 AM

I ran into this same stuff once and so I deprimed with a long pin punch and a hammer, them removed the pin from the die and reloaded it. I marked the boxes so when I shot it again, the brass went in the trash, lot of good brass available !

jerry · 01-16-2006, 11:49 AM

Not a bad idea. Definitely trash that brass the second tima around. Not worth the trouble twice.

01-15-2006, 02:15 AM	#1
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	reloading lake city ammo hmmm some of the lake city 3006 ammo I came across some that the primer was off center, has any one else seen this?

01-15-2006, 07:04 AM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm still saving LC brass to reload. I need to get dies yet, I'll checkit out first chance I get. __________________

01-15-2006, 11:36 AM	#3
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	jerry what cal you can load here if you want in march __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

01-15-2006, 11:49 AM	#4
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	That may work fine Shaun. Good idea. That means I need to go shoot up some more LC to get the brass. Ddarn the bad luck __________________

01-15-2006, 01:30 PM	#5
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	oh you will suffer through it My Dillon XL 650 is already set up for 06' if you need to trim them and don't have a trimmer I have one __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

01-15-2006, 05:37 PM	#6
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks again Shaun. I got to thinking more about what 7mmag was saying and got curious. I have an RCBS universal decapper so I thought what the heck. I'd get these cases deprimed, cleaned and the crimp swage removed. That way all we have to do is stuff 'em and rock on. The first few went ok. Then, I broke my first decapper pin in 15 years of doing this. A few more through the decapper and bam, bent pin (felt it before it broke) Inspected the culprit case and looky there. The danged hole is off center! I have never seen this on .308 LC brass, just this -06. This speciman was LC66. I guess I'll try to look down the case with a mini mag before trying them again. It's not just you 7mmag, seems to be going around. The pic is ok, it is definitely off center. The shadow throws it a bit. __________________

01-15-2006, 06:10 PM	#7
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	never used 66 seems I either get 69 - 70 man brass in the lc __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

01-15-2006, 08:31 PM	#8
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	This batch of brass is a wash. I thought I'd be slick and beat it. I took the shell holder off the ram, hand fed the brass up the decapper feeling for the primer hole. Then, I'd bring the ram up and punch the primer. This kept the pin from breaking, but bent it when it went through an off center primer hole. Looks like a different lot of LC or commercial brass for the Garand. __________________

01-15-2006, 10:03 PM	#9
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	yea I talked to some other people about this, its de-linked machine gun stuff. It seems most of the brass has this problem

01-16-2006, 10:53 AM	#10
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,264 Trader Rating: (0)	I ran into this same stuff once and so I deprimed with a long pin punch and a hammer, them removed the pin from the die and reloaded it. I marked the boxes so when I shot it again, the brass went in the trash, lot of good brass available ! __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

01-16-2006, 11:49 AM	#11
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	Not a bad idea. Definitely trash that brass the second tima around. Not worth the trouble twice. __________________