How many times can you reuse BRASS

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"How loose is too loose when installing primers...

... that some of the primers had a little resistance when installing and some were loose enough of a fit that it didn't feel like I had a primer in the primer/seater die."



That... is too loose!

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If you can tap the case on the bench and the primer moves, toss the case.


I agree. As long as the primer doesn't fall out it is fine. I have even shot some that would fall out by putting a dot of glue at a point around the primer. The primer cup expands to seal the pocket no matter how loose.

Jack
 
one way to tell is if you have to trim your brass more than four times throw it away.i neck size most all my brass,and keep each caliber a certian length.when you have to trim it it means it is getting thin at the back of the case.this can get to thin and cause seperation.
 
The primers that slid in were on factory new Remington brass so I'm sure they're fine. I trim my casings after every shot so the four trim rule is out the window for me. I have casings I have trimmed a good dozen plus times and still going strong. I have only seen one or two hairline cracks in only two shells out of thousands I have reloaded over the years and of course discarded them immediately.
 
I agree with DAA on this one. It's all about the primer pocket. I generally neck size only and to be honest I didn't mind leaving my brass a bit longer than I should. I don't mind a bit (a bit, not a lot) of a crush fit when using my bolt guns so my brass doesn't move much at all. USing this method I've had 223 cases that I got sick of reloading over and over again. Eventually I tossed them due to inconsistent primer pockets. But not long after that I found that the throat was burned in that gun beyond acceptable accuracy, essentialy the brass lasted the life of my barrel. I've fire formed about 250 rounds for my AI guns and I'm sure the brass will last the life of my barrels. .........

My Ruger single shots are a bit of a different story though. A crush fit is out of the question with a single shot, my thumb simply doesn't have the camming power of a bolt action. Full length resizing is a requirement, especially with the 223, it has a very tight chambern a small base die will barely resize cases enough to chamber a round.
 
Just 2cents to add; with neck sized .243 med-hot loads & WLR primers I get 10 uses. Now they all get a good look over & most brass looks ok after that but I pinch them anyways to be tossed just to be safe.

So far this is with Fed & Rem bass, got about 100 Lapua from a friend mostly new that I hear is top shelf jazz. But probably won't change the routine.
 


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