Thread: 223 brass

What are people's opinion on 223 brass? What's best for value for money, but is still quality.
I've bought ex mil stuff before and wrecked a die popping primers out.
So not interested there.
Cheers

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I buy Hornady Training Ammo (Brass cased) and just keep the brass. Can get them for just under $1 per round when buying bulk, and its good brass.

Originally Posted by Mossie

I buy Hornady Training Ammo (Brass cased) and just keep the brass. Can get them for just under $1 per round when buying bulk, and its good brass.

Exactly what I do.

And me. Works a treat.

I really like ADI brass. But it's still more expensive that the hornady training approach

Have had good results with adi. Mostly run ex mil

Originally Posted by puku

What are people's opinion on 223 brass? What's best for value for money, but is still quality.
I've bought ex mil stuff before and wrecked a die popping primers out.
So not interested there.
Cheers

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I've got a mix of Hornady training, Winchester and ex Mil (RG) stuff. I bought the Lee decapping die as it is a lot stronger than the sizing die decapping pin set ups. If there is a bit of resistance I back off and double check the flash hole count.

Originally Posted by puku

What are people's opinion on 223 brass? What's best for value for money, but is still quality.
I've bought ex mil stuff before and wrecked a die popping primers out.
So not interested there.
Cheers

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Wrecking depriming dieson milsurp cases is half the fun!
I've busted 3, so now have backups.

I got given a hole bunch of millsurp brass most is boxer primed and the odd one is berdan the crimp dose hold the primers in however it should pop them out with only a little more effort than a standard un-crimped boxer if its not de-caping easy pull it back out (if it don't fit don't force it in other words) I use rcbs dies and keep spare de-caping pins handy but I've never broken one must of resized 3000 once fired millsurps and found 100 berdan primed total you just gotta remember if it fells wrong it most likely is also don't skimp on the lube

if your real worried buy a lee full length size die as the collect system at the top will give (slide up through the screw) before the de-caping pin breaks then all you have to do is losen the screw and reset the pin hight and your good to go

We've just got a new gunshop in Motueka and he quoted me $790/1000 rnds american eagle fmj with brass cases, would buy 1000 if I wasn't planning to get a 22lr AR15

What do ppl think of the bulk .223 lake city once fired brass?

LC is good brass, I have heaps and it reloads well.

I've got a heap of the Hornady training brass and some Norma too. Happy with both.

+1 training brass

Originally Posted by Mossie

I buy Hornady Training Ammo (Brass cased) and just keep the brass. Can get them for just under $1 per round when buying bulk, and its good brass.

where you get it from? i am getting low but no stores up here have it.