Can you reload milsurp brass??
- Thread starter thehulk
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Just curious why would that be?
Well im going to have 1120 empty brass casses so i thought if they are reload-able i could save them for later on if there is ever a shortage of 7.62. I relize its unlikely but you never know. Also it would be nice to load them without corrosive primers too.
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
Isn't the grey coloured "brass" the steel ones that cannot be reloaded? I see that "brass" all over the range benches . I do not have that ammo as i do not have a gun in that caliber. So am not too familiar with it and reloadable brass in that particular caliber.
The gray case is steel, steel splits when over used, splitting is very bad. As far as Milsurp brass goes, the majority is Berdan primed which requires special primers which are not commonly available. If you happen to have the right Berdan primers, you're golden, but they aren't available at your local gunshop, and won't fit in boxer priming tools.
The Czech stuff (and most military ammo) is Berden primed. these are very hard, and expensive to reload. The tools and the primers them selves are expensive and hard to come across. Unless the ammo is very hard to find, its not worth it. Plus the steel cases are not re loadable in themselves.
Only real use for them is to save up as much as you can and take them to a scrap yard and get a few bucks. I doubt you would get very much for 1120 peices (I am not sure on the current steel prices and how much 1120 cases weigh), but if you scrounged a few thousand up from some ranges you might be able to make it worth it.
Only real use for them is to save up as much as you can and take them to a scrap yard and get a few bucks. I doubt you would get very much for 1120 peices (I am not sure on the current steel prices and how much 1120 cases weigh), but if you scrounged a few thousand up from some ranges you might be able to make it worth it.
Other key words here are "brass" and "steel".
As has been pointed out, steel cases are difficult to reload and rough on your dies. I sometimes make up a few steel .223s for keychains. I can do that because I have the dies.... and I don't have a rifle!
As to brass cases, there are brass 7.62x39 around. Many of them are Berdan also, but these CAN be altered to use standard Boxer primers. It is a nuisance, but it's definitely cheaper than buying fresh brass. In other calibres, especially some of the hard-to-get ones, it is not only possible but darned near mandatory to reload the Berdan brass. In many of these cases, it is pracical to re-form the casings to accept Boxer primers.... which are far more practical, anyway, not to mention cheaper AND easily available.
As has been pointed out, steel cases are difficult to reload and rough on your dies. I sometimes make up a few steel .223s for keychains. I can do that because I have the dies.... and I don't have a rifle!
As to brass cases, there are brass 7.62x39 around. Many of them are Berdan also, but these CAN be altered to use standard Boxer primers. It is a nuisance, but it's definitely cheaper than buying fresh brass. In other calibres, especially some of the hard-to-get ones, it is not only possible but darned near mandatory to reload the Berdan brass. In many of these cases, it is pracical to re-form the casings to accept Boxer primers.... which are far more practical, anyway, not to mention cheaper AND easily available.
i reload does in boxer primer with no problem, the only thing is to modified the steel to take boxer primer the first time .the primer are then lock tite in and let asside to dry a day, you can see how to on you tube.
be caaarfull for rusted steel bang! bang!
caliber reloaded in steel case to date 7.62x54r 7.62x39 5.56
be caaarfull for rusted steel bang! bang!
caliber reloaded in steel case to date 7.62x54r 7.62x39 5.56
