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I have read much about when to not use a casing and have found that some will when others won't. I am new to reloading and I am very particular (wife would use a different word here) about how I do things. I guess you could say I am a perfectionist extreme. Any way, I have read that dents and dings the casing should not be used. But I have also seen some load cases that had dents and dings with no issues. I am fine with just tossing into a recycle bin but I don't want to if I don't have too. I have a picture that has five casing (these are the worst ones I have, no that bad). Of these, would you or would you not load any or all and why. Thanks
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John
gnihcraes
03-08-2013, 20:18
I gave up on many of these casing, they get reloaded. I was recycling too many of them. Many of the dings are from being walked on at the ranges. You're call on using them. If it's worse than what you show, I usually won't reload it. Especially in the main body.
jerrymrc
03-08-2013, 20:31
IMO and it is just me since everyone has there own level of comfort. From L to R 1234 are fine. Size and load. #5 is one of those that being so close to the shoulder and pretty deep I might have issues with in an AR. I would still size it and load but might shoot it in my sar3 first.
Many guns put dents and dings in brass. 7.62X39 "once fired" always has a big dent in the middle of the case and my Fal's are very hard on brass.
YMMV.[Flower]
Inconel710
03-08-2013, 20:32
I'd reload those. Fire form those dents away!
Load them. No worries at all.
DSB OUTDOORS
03-08-2013, 22:06
I'd load those in a heart beet. They'll fire form those dents right out no problem. Then reload em again. You won't know which on was which.
Yep. Load them. They have to have way bigger dents than that before I would reject them. Wish I had pictures of some of the brass I shot through my HK91. You'd see what dented brass really looked like.
NightCat
03-09-2013, 01:54
I'd reload those. Fire form those dents away!
^^^^ This!
The dings dont appear to be in structurally crucial area's of the case and not that bad.
Zombie Steve
03-09-2013, 14:45
I'll put it this way... if you don't reload those, you will never earn your CRB (Cheap Reloading Bastard) card.
[Coffee]
sabot_round
03-09-2013, 17:06
I'll put it this way... if you don't reload those, you will never earn your CRB (Cheap Reloading Bastard) card.
[Coffee]
Same here!! LOL
I'd load and shoot those without even batting an eye. Wouldn't even slow me down.
Wildboarem
03-09-2013, 18:31
I wouldn't listen to any of these gents. I see a serious safety issue with these cases. Maybe even possibly suffering from spontaneously combustion. They should be immediately recycled. Fortunately I have an ISO certified .223/5.56, 9mm, .40, .45, 10mm, .308, .260 recycling facility. For a small fee I will come to your residence and immediately remove all unsafe brass. Let me know when would be a good time. BTW, watch out for brass hoar/hoarders that don't have proper ISO certifications. JK. GTG, shootem up.
I wouldn't listen to any of these gents. I see a serious safety issue with these cases. Maybe even possibly suffering from spontaneously combustion. They should be immediately recycled. Fortunately I have an ISO certified .223/5.56, 9mm, .40, .45, 10mm, .308, .260 recycling facility. For a small fee I will come to your residence and immediately remove all unsafe brass. Let me know when would be a good time. BTW, watch out for brass hoar/hoarders that don't have proper ISO certifications. JK. GTG, shootem up.
Lmao nice!
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