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SgtPeppers

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hey guys,

im just starting to get into reloading and have a question i hope someone will be able to help me out with. i have a ar-15 shooting a .223 rem. i have been saving the cases since i started shooting because i thought i might get into reloading. anyways, as i have been inspecting the cases i notice some dings in the brass on the neck and shoulder. are this cases ok to reload? they have been fired once. i have put them through the die but they are still there. is this because the action is heavy and damaging the case upon ejection? will it expand again when fired again?

any info will help!

thanks
 
Small dents will iron out when fired. Damage to the neck may result in a split but that just means you can't reload it again. I do find AR-15 brass often has little dents from the ejection process but the most beat up brass I've seen is from a Tavor. The cases where dented so deep they where almost crushed.
 
SgtPeppers said:
hey guys,

im just starting to get into reloading and have a question i hope someone will be able to help me out with. i have a ar-15 shooting a .223 rem. i have been saving the cases since i started shooting because i thought i might get into reloading. anyways, as i have been inspecting the cases i notice some dings in the brass on the neck and shoulder. are this cases ok to reload? they have been fired once. i have put them through the die but they are still there. is this because the action is heavy and damaging the case upon ejection? will it expand again when fired again?

any info will help!

thanks
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Be sure to check their length. There's a good chance you will need to trim them before reloading. The dents are a minor issue and will not cause any problems.
 
Assuming you're reloading to save money and not handloading 223s for accuracy, is 223 worthwhile to reload? or are they like 9mm, just not worth the effort for little savings.
 
I am starting to reload out of interest first then savings. But boy the starting cost is crazy. I have measures and trimmed the all the cases to make sure I meet the requirements.

Thanks again guys!
 
Might be saving money now after 30 years, but I doubt it. I always end up buying more equipment, rifles and new powders and bullets to play with. Although I shoot 10 times as much or more, have gained a lot of experience, and to be honest I like reloading as much or more than shooting. Even if reloading a certain round, 30-30, 9mm, 223, 308 might not be all that cost effective, I do it anyway for the satisfaction of making the ammo myself.
 
Cleftwynd said:
Might be saving money now after 30 years, but I doubt it. I always end up buying more equipment, rifles and new powders and bullets to play with. Although I shoot 10 times as much or more, have gained a lot of experience, and to be honest I like reloading as much or more than shooting. Even if reloading a certain round, 30-30, 9mm, 223, 308 might not be all that cost effective, I do it anyway for the satisfaction of making the ammo myself.
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I suspect a lot of us fall into this category.
 
Reloading is fun, another hobby.

Casting and reloading 357, 44 and 45 saves a lot. Diff in cost btw 9mm and 45ACP is ~10 bucks for 1000 rounds.

Hugh savings with 50.
 
burnaby said:
Assuming you're reloading to save money and not handloading 223s for accuracy, is 223 worthwhile to reload? or are they like 9mm, just not worth the effort for little savings.
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.223 cartridges are quite capable of obtaining Sub-MOA with hand loads. The question is, can the rifle and the shooter shoot that?
shooter can learn. Rifle can be tuned.

OP, are you planning to plink or target shoot with this AR? If plinking, better off buying ammo by the crate from CanAm. Not a whole lot more expensive? $0.30 per round. You can't reload for much less than $0.20 per round. Do the math.
 
50,000 psi takes care of those small dings/dents.

burnaby said:
Assuming you're reloading to save money and not handloading 223s for accuracy, is 223 worthwhile to reload? or are they like 9mm, just not worth the effort for little savings.
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Depends. Are you loading hunting ammo or just fmj to screw around with? Here a box of winchester fmj is $11/20 I was loading them for $5.30/20. For hunting ammo you can save more. 55gr vmax here is $21/20 I load them for $7.50/20
 
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