Reloading dented brass...?

Arby

March 22, 2011 12:26

Reloading .223 Brass fired from a Galil Assault Rifle that has the "AR Dent"...Safe or not?

The dents are slight with no cutting and isn't a "crease"... after resizing and reloading the finished cartridge still shows a mark and the dent can be felt with your thumb nail.

Opinions vary from, "Get rid of the dented brass" to "If it loads okay, use it".

Any opinions?

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  375H&H

  March 22, 2011 13:04

  If it loads okay , use it .
  
  I had some brass with the same dents your talking about , I loaded them slightly less then I load for my 700 ( from 25 gr's of H-335 , down to 24 gr's , using a 55 gr bullet )
  The dents will be gone after you fire them , at least the ones I loaded did , and I'm still loading them .
  
  One thing I also found out when loading for the 223 is that it seems that the casings need to be trimmed if shot out of an AR styl rifle , they seem to be anywhere from .015 to .020" long , but after trimming , and fired out of my 700 they are still within spec ,
  Mil brass or factory

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  B17-P51

  March 22, 2011 13:04

  I have used slightly dented, Full length resized brass with no ill effects.

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  Odawgp

  March 22, 2011 13:06

  load it and shoot it until the neck splits

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  tskry

  March 22, 2011 13:21

  do it all the time
  
  load it up and have fun[:p]

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  Mk 19

  March 22, 2011 17:33

  I have never had a problem with slightly dented brass and I'm too cheap to toss good brass out, but I only use the dented brass in plinking loads and never in any load that I'm looking for top accuracy.

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  76k20

  March 22, 2011 17:44

  quote:Originally posted by Mk 19
  I have never had a problem with slightly dented brass and I'm too cheap to toss good brass out, but I only use the dented brass in plinking loads and never in any load that I'm looking for top accuracy.
  
  
  +1
  
  You can also use the dented ones to get your sights/scope on the paper.

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  IdahoRedneck

  March 25, 2011 22:05

  Well didnt ya know that ya straighten all brass from the inside[:D][;)] Plink away my friend I have never had a problem thus far[:)]

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