Run me through a FL sizer and shoot em.
Deprime, swage primer pocket, clean, resize and load.
I'd be inclined to clean them up, then inspect.
Most likely, if all the cases are like that, I'd load and shoot them. They'll "fire form" quite nicely.
Cool! Wasn't sure to what extent a squished case could be fixed.
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Pretty much if you can size it without deforming it worse I will load em up and shoot them.
One little inspection test I use:
Citric acid bath will disclose leeched copper as a brick red splotch. If it polishes off in tumbling, it's superficial and the case is good. If not, there may be a structural problem with the alloy (C260). Since your dealing with 50,000 psi or so, why chance it.
You're not likely to find that deteriorated condition with those cases.
It's called fireforming.
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Clean, round the mouth with a punch if needed, size/decap, Inspect, load, shoot - repeat.
I've enjoyed this cycle many, many thousands of cycles with 5.56/7.62/30-06 surplus brass over the years.
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Even if the neck splits you can cut them down for 300 black out. Reanneal and your good to go!!
Clean em up, tumble them, then see what you think of them. I'd probably use them too.
Good suggestion to use the punch. A few may need it!
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Deprime, clean, load and shoot.
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If they look like they've been stepped on, make sure there is no mud inside. Otherwise, like everyone here is saying, process, load, and shoot.
Yeah they get deprimed and then cleaned and inspected. I'm sure a few got stomped on here and there... I know I've rolled on a few before haha
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.223 on my public range gets a lot of "foot Traffic" if you know what I mean. Young guys blow a lot of it away on a Saturday & Sunday ( & tromp all over it) I'll pick it up & clean it It is still pretty good but Dents come out the next fireing. Seems like the most brass I can find
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Personally, I'd scrap 'em but I don't shoot .223/5.56 (or anything formed from .224/5.56) either. There's just too much of the stuff around to make it worth the time it might take to salvage those odds and ends. 'Round here, even the AR shooters who actually do reload don't want range sweepings. I've got a nearly full 5-gallon bucket, mostly .223/5.56 and 9x19, sitting under my workbench that'll be going to the recycler next time I'm up in Ford County...where I'll swap it for lead, of course.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |