Shell casings

[katuil]

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



John

[gnihcraes]

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]

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.

[Inconel710]

I'd reload those. Fire form those dents away!

[Hoser]

Load them. No worries at all.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

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.

[ray1970]

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]

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]

I'll put it this way... if you don't reload those, you will never earn your CRB (Cheap Reloading Bastard) card.

[sabot_round]

I'll put it this way... if you don't reload those, you will never earn your CRB (Cheap Reloading Bastard) card.

Same here!! LOL