maddog546 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 At this moment in time I have an ice cream tub of once fired cases in .223 .243 and .270 are they worth anything to you reloaders or should I weigh them in for scrap as I usually do.The brands are a mixture of Norma,Winchester and federal plus a few Sako. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 You should offer them up to reloaders, normally people do this for nothing as long as the 'buyer' covers your postage cost or collects them - unless your name is GaryB . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 You should offer them up to reloaders, normally people do this for nothing as long as the 'buyer' covers your postage cost or collects them - unless your name is GaryB . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwizard Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 i'll take them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungsten Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Slightly off topic here, but still once fired cartridges. I had about 60 once fired originally factory loaded 69 grain .223 Sierra Matchking BTHP. Hvaing originally paid around £36.00 for 20 I thought they would be ideal candidates for reloading. All went well until I tried to fit the primers (Sierra Match), they would not fit the brass? after opening the primer pocket slightly with a reamer I managed to load a few up, but seems to me that are deliberately made not to be relaoded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Federal American Eagle cases have a crimped primer, so once you have poked the old one out, the pocket needs the lip removing before pressing a new one in. If you dig back through this forum (couple of years) you may still find a photo of someones attempt to force new primers in without doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwizard Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 same goes with some hornady rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Slightly off topic here, but still once fired cartridges. I had about 60 once fired originally factory loaded 69 grain .223 Sierra Matchking BTHP. Hvaing originally paid around £36.00 for 20 I thought they would be ideal candidates for reloading. All went well until I tried to fit the primers (Sierra Match), they would not fit the brass? after opening the primer pocket slightly with a reamer I managed to load a few up, but seems to me that are deliberately made not to be relaoded? You need a primer pocket reamer . This tool will ream out the crimp and then all will be fine . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwizard Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 guess these arn't up for grabs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungsten Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Sorry not up for grabs - yet! A friend of mine did reamer a few out and with a bit of jiggling we did get some primers in, but just wondered if this was a good move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky123 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hiya You can use a LEE case chamfer tool to remove the lip. MARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 The lee tool is slow and it makes your hand ache. I have an ordinary woodworking countersink bit araldited into a file handle. Quicker, probably cheaper, and easier on the hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungsten Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Vince - graet minds think alike, have already worked that one out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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