MFS .223 casing reloadable?

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Are these casings reloadable? They are 62 gr SP, zinc plated steel case. I guess the question should be, are they boxer or berdan primed? They are very nice looking little cases. I got a Rossi single shot from Santa and will use it as a gopher gun.
 
kjohn said:
Are these casings reloadable? They are 62 gr SP, zinc plated steel case. I guess the question should be, are they boxer or berdan primed? They are very nice looking little cases. I got a Rossi single shot from Santa and will use it as a gopher gun.
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Berdan or boxer, makes no difference. Steel cases are not reloadable.
 
Thanks. I can only see one flash hole, but then my old eyes are not as sharp at close range as they used to be. I did reload some 7.62x25 steel cases some years ago. I drilled out one flash hole, knocked the primer out with a depriming rod from a Lee Loader, then resized with proper die. The primer pocket was close enough to hold a primer. I did it as an experiment, as .30 Mauser/7.62x25 brass was, and still is available. The dinky little cases were tough to handle, as I have big $h!thooks. They worked, but wouldn't have been worth the effort when good brass cases were available. I realize .223 cases are readily available. Just wondered if anybody had tried any of these.
 
Steel cases can certainly be reloaded. There are a number of videos out there on how to do it. You often will go through a number of depriming pins in your dies and more lube is needed. Hard on dies, but I have seen it done, and it can be done. Advisable? Probably not.
 
Most of the "Western" calibers loaded in Russia use Boxer primers, but not all.

They can and are reloaded, but often suffer from split necks early on. Generally not worth it.
 
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