Hornady 223 brass :(

[coyotekilla]

Was loading out the last of a jug of cfe223 into some 223 cases this am. Why is it that hornady 1x fired 223 cases are so terrible to de-swage and re-prime? I have a high-speed cutter on my burstfire anealer that I use for cutting the primer pocket back out, but when I'm putting new ones in, (fed 205) they are still a pain, even sometimes after the 2nd & 3rd firing. Thinking I'm gonna toss all my 223 hornady headstamps. I see myself buying some starline 223 new brass and going that route, even if I have a pile of range & gfl, adi, fed, and win brass. I know going to starline in my 6.5g is alot less work.

 

[wind gypsy]

If you have a pile of ADI (if ATI was a typo?), that seems like a good place to start. All the ADI i've used was un-crimped 223 though.

 

[waspocrew]

Sounds like your tool isn’t cutting the primer crimps out well enough. In my experience, swaging does a better job.

I like Lake City brass, but have to swage as a result. Starline is good brass and you won’t encounter a crimp on 223 (can’t speak to their 5.56 though).

 

[coyotekilla]

If you have a pile of ADI (if ATI was a typo?), that seems like a good place to start. All the ADI i've used was un-crimped 223 though.

Mine is sourced from a 500 rnd can of brass case fmj that i bought as loaded ammo. The primers have a 3 point pinch on the pocket, they cut out nicely.