Is this Brass reloadable? Just getting back into shooting after years away

[walleyed99]

Bought a No4mk1* and plan on buying some reloading equipment to feed the beast. But, now to collect brass. I have some questions, is there some brass that is not re-loadable? How can you tell? Any insight would be helpful!


http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_108_143&products_id=1132

Cheers
walleyed

 

[OEM]

Unless its Berdan primed, I believe u can reload just about any 303 brass out there. The No4 Mk1 is an excellent rifle to start reloading for. You will want to neck-size your brass after you've fired them.

 

[New Camper]

All the S&B ammo I've bought is Boxer primed so you can reload it with common available components.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Sellier and Bellot 303 British 180gr FMJ. Brass case, boxer primed. 20 rounds per box.

assuming they haven't mislabelled the description then yes it's reloadable.

 

[LUTNIT]

S&B brass can have tighter primer pockets than US made brass so it can be a bit harder to seat the primers to proper depth for the first reload or two. Other than that I've never had any S&B brass that wasn't reloadable.

 

[bigedp51]

If you want good brass for your Enfield then try Prvi Partizan, it has a larger base diameter, it is .010 thicker in the base web area and has thicker rims than any other presently made .303 brass.

PRVI BRASS 303 BRITISH UNPRIMED 100/BAG
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/12637

Below both cartridges were fired in the same Enfield rifle

 

[Longwalker]

Interesting photo about the PRVI brass! Sloppy chambers are a standard challenge with Lee Enfields.

One other comment. While the modern S&B brass is boxer primed and OK to reload, I have both .22 hornet and 8x57JR ammunition from years ago in the old brown and white boxes that are Berdan primed and is not recommended for reloading.

 

[walleyed99]

So no issue with it being FMJ?

 

[Longwalker]

nope, you'll shoot that part away, only the brass is left for reloading!

 

[KRJ]

The bullet has nothing to due with the brass. If it has the correct primer{boxer} you are good to go. If however it is berdan primed it isn't worth the time.

 

[burnaby]

Hell of a time seating FED and REM primers into S&B 44 Mag primer; no problem with FED, REM and WIN brass. Had to switch to CCI primers for S&B; lots more FTF on DA revolvers with light springs on hard CCI primers.

S&B brass can have tighter primer pockets than US made brass so it can be a bit harder to seat the primers to proper depth for the first reload or two. Other than that I've never had any S&B brass that wasn't reloadable.

 

[vinver]

Asa a newbie myself and wanting to get into reloading, how do you tell Berdan primers from Boxer?

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Asa a newbie myself and wanting to get into reloading, how do you tell Berdan primers from Boxer?

berdan has 2 smaller flash holes off center, boxer has just one and can be reloaded.

 

[Rory McCanuck]

I had problems with Winchester primers and S&B brass, the pockets were too shallow.
Wore out a reamer cutting them down before modifying a drill bit instead
Used some shallower pistol primers on some light plinking loads.
I had great luck with S&B brass, some have not.
Welcome back to reloading

 

[thump_rrr]

I had problems with Winchester primers and S&B brass, the pockets were too shallow.
Wore out a reamer cutting them down before modifying a drill bit instead
Used some shallower pistol primers on some light plinking loads.
I had great luck with S&B brass, some have not.
Welcome back to reloading

An RCBS primer pocket uniformer will do the trick.
I have trimmed thousands of primer pockets and its still as sharp as the day I bought it.