Federal 223 rem brass
- Thread starter DGY
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- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
Is that just a crimped primer pocket? Federal is the RCMP brand of choice for the most part. I know for sure the 9mm is federal and crimped!
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Some people really hate Federal cases.
The ''brass ring" you highlight in your photo is a mild crimp.
You will have to remove this crimp if you want to seat new primers without damage.
Depending on how many cases you have, you can use the hand case mouth beveling tool to remove enough of the crimp to seat new primers.
Some of the hand tools have a small rod sticking out at the center of the outside beveling end. Chuck it up in your hand drill press so you can use the drill to power the tool and make it a quick job to clean up the crimp ring.
The ''brass ring" you highlight in your photo is a mild crimp.
You will have to remove this crimp if you want to seat new primers without damage.
Depending on how many cases you have, you can use the hand case mouth beveling tool to remove enough of the crimp to seat new primers.
Some of the hand tools have a small rod sticking out at the center of the outside beveling end. Chuck it up in your hand drill press so you can use the drill to power the tool and make it a quick job to clean up the crimp ring.
Typically that is from crimping the primers. They stamp around the pocket with a tool and die to flow brass in behind the primer. Run something pointy like a decapping pin along the inside edge of the pocket moving towards the outside and if you feel a small lip at the outside edge then they were crimped. A primer pocket swage or reamer is used to remove the crimp. If left alone it will make primers a bear to seat.
Federal .223 brass is 100% crimped, I've used thousands and thousands of them and they all needed crimp removal. Fortunately most of them are easily swaged or reamed. Easy way to check primer pockets is with a Go/No go gauge.
- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
I’m pretty sure the reduced training loads for 9mm are federal. I’ll check in the morning. I thought the 5.56 was as well but I’ve only seen it in bags not boxes. I could definitely be wrong.
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- Location
- Southern Ontario
I found the federal brass to be shorter than Winchester or Remington. I think it's just the material, or lack of on the neck. If you trim to length you might need to trim just a little shorter than you would with other brands
- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
I stand corrected the 5.56 was IVI (did find 1 Remington in the bag.)
This is what I’ve seen for the 9mm
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All of the .223 Remington brass up here that we pick up at our range after the RCMP have left from their training/ qualifying sessions is Federal .
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