army brass
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Case life is entirely dependent on the load used. Hot loads reduce case life. Where the brass was made has some to do with it too. However, there's no set number of firings with any brass.
Milsurp brass is a bit thicker than commercial, so you'll have to reduce the loads given in your manual by 10%. It usually has crimped in primers too. The crimping has to be removed(a one time job), before you re-prime. It's a nuisance, but not difficult. The crimp isn't very big either. There are several tools available for doing it. You can either use the regular chamfering tool or a primer pocket swager.
Milsurp brass is a bit thicker than commercial, so you'll have to reduce the loads given in your manual by 10%. It usually has crimped in primers too. The crimping has to be removed(a one time job), before you re-prime. It's a nuisance, but not difficult. The crimp isn't very big either. There are several tools available for doing it. You can either use the regular chamfering tool or a primer pocket swager.
"...have reload some..." As long as you followed your manual, you'll be fine. Once the primer crimp is removed you only need to reduce the load by the 10%. Otherwise, reloading milsurp brass is just like any other brass. What is the headstamp?
Military brass isn't always thicker than civvy brass, although it's a common misconception, and you hear it a lot.
Don't believe everything you hear on the Internet, it's easy to measure yourself: Weight it, and compare it to a piece of commercial brass. Fill it to the neck with a fine ball powder, and then weight the charge, and compare the two.
Lake City '06 5.56 brass is a good example of this. It actually has a HIGHER capacity than commercial Winchester and RP brass.
In any case, it's *always* a good policy to drop your loads a few percent and re-working them up any time you change any component.
Don't believe everything you hear on the Internet, it's easy to measure yourself: Weight it, and compare it to a piece of commercial brass. Fill it to the neck with a fine ball powder, and then weight the charge, and compare the two.
Lake City '06 5.56 brass is a good example of this. It actually has a HIGHER capacity than commercial Winchester and RP brass.
In any case, it's *always* a good policy to drop your loads a few percent and re-working them up any time you change any component.
Oh, and also be aware that once fired military brass has probably been fired through a military rifle, possibly even a semi-automatic rifle.
Military guns usually have loose chambers, meaning brass may have to be small-base sized to fit a sporting chamber. You will probably have to check the case length and trim as appropriate
Military guns usually have loose chambers, meaning brass may have to be small-base sized to fit a sporting chamber. You will probably have to check the case length and trim as appropriate
oh, right, apparently I can't read 
If it's also unprimed, you may not have to worry about the primer crimp, either (the crimp is applied after the primer is installed)
Case life is difficult to predict. It's a result of brass quality, load, firearm used, etc. The military 30-06 brass I've seen has been somewhat lower quality than commercial, but it hasn't cracked yet, and I'm at about 4 re-loads (5 if you count the initial factory load). These had all been put through a Garand initially.
This brass takes boxer primers, right? (one flash hole, in the center instead of 2 or three smaller holes off to the sides)
If it's also unprimed, you may not have to worry about the primer crimp, either (the crimp is applied after the primer is installed)
Case life is difficult to predict. It's a result of brass quality, load, firearm used, etc. The military 30-06 brass I've seen has been somewhat lower quality than commercial, but it hasn't cracked yet, and I'm at about 4 re-loads (5 if you count the initial factory load). These had all been put through a Garand initially.
This brass takes boxer primers, right? (one flash hole, in the center instead of 2 or three smaller holes off to the sides)
