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Thread: Resizing 223 Brass Problems

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    This is a mixture of headstamps from quite a while ago almost 10 years.
    It got ugly and I wanted to clean it up and use it in the class and just leave it on the ground so I was trying to deprime it before wet tumbling it and I was having trouble.
    I ordered a fw decapper and this brass will be the test for me to see if it works like I have been told!

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    Quote Originally Posted by higgins View Post
    Many years ago there was some imported .223 brass that had Berdan primers. I recall only one headstamp being Berdan, but I don't remember what the headstamp was.
    I've seen odd 223/556 before. I have seen tula steel case that was boxer.. and brass case that was berdan.. then the tula brassmaxx that came out of italy suposedly.. some of their 9mm and possibly other calibers had a case insert that made a ledge to support the bullet.. that stuff was boxer.. but not reloadable.. case capacity was low and the insert caused problems on the resize..

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    I only use LC 5.56 or commercial brass.
    I`ve never had a problem with them.

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    I got my FA Decapper today and that is the end of the problem!

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    AMERC has the step. I process 223 for BO (personal use only) and never a problem with Lee decapper and range pickup stuff.
    Whatever!

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    AMERC is famous for being awful. I have not seen any in years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gifbohane View Post
    AMERC is famous for being awful. I have not seen any in years.
    I toss any Amerc brass I find right into the recycle bucket. There are a couple of other brands that are junk also, but their names elude me. I have found oblong and off-center flash holes in new Winchester brass. Same with Remington. Everyone slips up once in a while.
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    Crimped primers ? I use LC brass but deprime with a die just for that as some above, then use a Sinclair pocket uniformer . After that, many reloads with no problem.

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    GONRA probably missed this, but one should always first segregate Range Brass by headstamp,
    THEN process each batch.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by GONRA View Post
    GONRA probably missed this, but one should always first segregate Range Brass by headstamp,
    THEN process each batch.......
    That’s how I do it as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cwlongshot View Post
    ALL 556 san a few go in scrap bin & traded for lead @ scrapper!!

    I just finished a few 5 gal pails of sorting range brass. I have another almost full pail to get scrapped!!


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