IVI brass reloadable ?

[Louis]

Hi,
Is 1985-1990 IVI .303 MK8Z brass are reloadable ?
Which kind of primer it is ?
Is there difference between other company brass ?
Thanks

 

[bearhunter]

Excellent brass for reloading. The primers are crimped so you will have to bevel the crimp off them after depriming and before installing new primers. These cases have thicker walls than commercial brass and your powder charges should reflect this.

 

[tiriaq]

Be sure to inspect the cases carefully for incipient separations. Issue rifles may have generous headspace.

 

[Louis]

What kind of tool I need to bevel the crimp ?

 

[chalkriver]

I use one of these made by Lyman and they work great .

 

[Louis]

Is it a normal primer pocket reamer ?

 

[chalkriver]

yes , Lyman large primer pocket reamer . There is a small crimp off brass in the primer pocket that needs to be removed . The odd primer was hard to press in but it works good.

 

[Hitzy]

I use the RCBS swager unit for these.

 

[B]

I have 2012 marked brass, doesn't seem to be a crimp as I didn't bother reaming and primers seated smoothly.

 

[GunsNotPuns]

I use one of these made by Lyman and they work great .

Unscrew it from the handle and stick it in your drill and you have a powered reamer for $13!

 

[chalkriver]

^ Thanks for the tip !

 

[Louis]

Nice idea, thanks.
Many people talk that ivi brass are louder than other commercial brass like remington, fc, ...
They talked that the wall of ivi brass are thicker...

What are you thinking about ?

 

[GunsNotPuns]

^ Thanks for the tip !

Not a problem. A couple of pro tips:

A 2,600 RPM drill spins at just over 43 RPM a sec. You don't have to go nuts on the drill. To somewhat quote a commercial: A little dab (or two) will do 'er

Hold the brass lightly in a pair of pliers -- just enough so that it doesn't spin with the reamer. As you have doubtless learned on the range, brass holds and conducts heat well.

 

[donor]

Nice idea, thanks.
Many people talk that ivi brass are louder than other commercial brass like remington, fc, ...
They talked that the wall of ivi brass are thicker...

What are you thinking about ?

Yes,it is thicker brass.Drop the charge a bit.
Thicker or not it's a great brass.i'm shooting lot of 50 3rd month now,just did 2nd annealing and no cracks and other nonsence .Totally unlike Win and S&B brass.

 

[Keithjohn]

I use the RCBS swager unit for these.

This is the way to go. I then use the Lyman pocket uniformer. I'm loadin for a m1a so I go the extra steps

 

[Louis]

When you hold the brass lightly with a pliers, that does'nt strip or little cork on brass ? You made it metal on metal ?
Sorry, just try to imagine how you do it...sorry if It seem's strange that I don't understand, I speak french.

 

[Dake21]

When you hold the brass lightly with a pliers, that does'nt strip or little cork on brass ? You made it metal on metal ?
Sorry, just try to imagine how you do it...sorry if It seem's strange that I don't understand, I speak french.

I pm'd you.

 

[GunsNotPuns]

When you hold the brass lightly with a pliers, that does'nt strip or little cork on brass ? You made it metal on metal ?
Sorry, just try to imagine how you do it...sorry if It seem's strange that I don't understand, I speak french.

You'll find the right balance between too hard and too light, but honestly not much force is needed.

No apologies necessary, you write English better than I write French.