Anyone actually reloaded Norinco .223 brass?

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Looking at Canada Ammo's .223 deals right now, can't help but be sceptical about the quality of the Norc brass?
I haven't seen this stuff for sale before, but thought I ask here anyways to see if anyone has shot/reloaded it.
 
I've just finished prepping a pile of the Norinco .223 for reloading. I deprime, clean, lube, FL size, clean again, check in a case gauge, remove primer crimp, trim, deburr, clean neck mouth, measure for final length. The brass looks great and the only problem I've seen is about 3 pieces with screwed up neck mouths (I think they got pinched during firing) and about 4 that wouldn't fit in the case gauge after FL sizing. I've prepped about 500 so far (I haven't loaded any yet) and that's the results I've had so far.
 
One thing I will note is that the Chinese use single stage machines with an anneal between stages , a la Starline; Vs two or more draws between anneal.
 
Fusilier said:
I've just finished prepping a pile of the Norinco .223 for reloading. I deprime, clean, lube, FL size, clean again, check in a case gauge, remove primer crimp, trim, deburr, clean neck mouth, measure for final length. The brass looks great and the only problem I've seen is about 3 pieces with screwed up neck mouths (I think they got pinched during firing) and about 4 that wouldn't fit in the case gauge after FL sizing. I've prepped about 500 so far (I haven't loaded any yet) and that's the results I've had so far.
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Sunnuba - they're crimped primer?

I bought a batch from Frontier and they sure don't look crimped... I've been sorting my .223 for the past few days and had about 20 or so pieces of 'rinco.

Guess I'll find out when I go to deprime.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...lus-Ammo-***&p=7491886&viewfull=1#post7491886
 
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