Deprimed range brass

[dilly]

I picked up some brass (223) the range without primers in it.

I just can't figure any circumstance that leads to deprimed brass laying around AT the shooting range. Plenty of it pays around my reloading room, but I just am curious about what the story is there.

Any thoughts?

[Bonz]

someone may have over swaged the primer pockets

[hickfu]

Test one out to see if it will hold a primer.....


Doc

[afish4570]

Somebody rejected for whatever reason. Sometimes people don't want to mess around with military brass with crimped brass or maybe an odd head stamp that the guy only had a few of.....Worst case scenario brass loaded too many times and might be near end of life. Test carefully, evaluate, use.......or scrap bucket. afish4570

[jhalcott]

You don't say how many cases you found, MIGHT be a kid with a hole in his pocket and a hand full of daddy's toys. I'd check them care fully before loading and shooting them.