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    Gong Shooter
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    Default Reloading .223 cases w/ a "ding"

    I have held off on reloading my .223 brass, because both my AR, and my AK in .223 put a ding in the side of the case when ejecting. Can this be fixed and/or safely reloaded?

    On the same thought, I got rid of a G-3 clone because it dinged the .308 cases...could those have been reloaded?

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    I have reloaded some pretty ugly looking brass. some pics would help, but I would say a good full lenght resizing die should do the trick.

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    Gong Shooter
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    Don't have any pics handy, but they are dented in, not bulged out. The dent is in the lower half of the case.

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    Not Here Dude
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    If its an ejection ding, then you'll be fine. It'll fireform out when you shoot the brass next time. watch your brass carefully, because once you get a couple of those 'over worked' areas they'll start to weaken the case.

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    They are ejection dings. My concern is exactly that. Whether or not the case is weakend to a level unsafe to reload.

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    If it's not on the "shoulder" i'd use them. If its really deep, I would not... my 2 cents.

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