woods89
WKR
This thread is a lesson in the fact that you get what you pay for.
I recently ordered 250 pcs of processed once fired mixed headstamp brass for my 223 CZ bolt gun. The thought was to have a bunch of cheap brass to load Midway factory second bullets in for cheap ammo to use for positional shooting practice.
I wound up with over a 100 Federal, around 50 Lake City, and the rest anything under the sun. The brass looks serviceable except.......
Both Federal and LC have way looser primer pockets than the Nosler brass I load for precision ammo for this rifle, even being once fired. I think most will hold a primer this time around. I read online from some sources that the Federal is junk, some say load it once, some say if you can bang the case on the bench after priming and the primer doesn't move it's ok.
So what is too loose to load? And what are the dangers with a bolt gun?
If I need to just junk the lot it will just be a $60 lesson. I found out too late that even though Starline is backordered almost everywhere, you can order factory direct from them and within a couple months have your brass, for just slightly more cost than these once fired. So I have some coming sometime in Sept. Needless to say, this will probably end my expermentation with buying mixed headstamp range brass...........
Or I could have just bought 100 pcs of Lapua and have more total firings than this lot of 250, probably...........
My appreciation for my Lapua SRP brass for my 6.5 Creedmoor has increased significantly.
I recently ordered 250 pcs of processed once fired mixed headstamp brass for my 223 CZ bolt gun. The thought was to have a bunch of cheap brass to load Midway factory second bullets in for cheap ammo to use for positional shooting practice.
I wound up with over a 100 Federal, around 50 Lake City, and the rest anything under the sun. The brass looks serviceable except.......
Both Federal and LC have way looser primer pockets than the Nosler brass I load for precision ammo for this rifle, even being once fired. I think most will hold a primer this time around. I read online from some sources that the Federal is junk, some say load it once, some say if you can bang the case on the bench after priming and the primer doesn't move it's ok.
So what is too loose to load? And what are the dangers with a bolt gun?
If I need to just junk the lot it will just be a $60 lesson. I found out too late that even though Starline is backordered almost everywhere, you can order factory direct from them and within a couple months have your brass, for just slightly more cost than these once fired. So I have some coming sometime in Sept. Needless to say, this will probably end my expermentation with buying mixed headstamp range brass...........
Or I could have just bought 100 pcs of Lapua and have more total firings than this lot of 250, probably...........
My appreciation for my Lapua SRP brass for my 6.5 Creedmoor has increased significantly.
