Thread: Anybody bought some of the cheap 223 cases on TM? is it worth bothering with?

1Kg .223 or 5.56 fired brass reloading | Trade Me

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It's cheep brass if you can be bothered with the extra steps.

I've been using this 5Kg .223 or 5.56 fired BRITISH RG brass reloading | Trade Me
The crimp is pretty light, haven't needed to swage or chamfer the primer pockets.

Originally Posted by Banana

I've been using this 5Kg .223 or 5.56 fired BRITISH RG brass reloading | Trade Me
The crimp is pretty light, haven't needed to swage or chamfer the primer pockets.

+1

I used a Lee universal decapping die and it straightened everything out.

It's a chore to prep

Originally Posted by Beavis

It's a chore to prep

Yip if you don't have an chain driven progressive press
Most I'll pay is $8/100
Still have to tumble, lube, swage and tumble again

Originally Posted by Spanners

Yip if you don't have an chain driven progressive press
Most I'll pay is $8/100
Still have to tumble, lube, swage and tumble again

Is this a good time to remind you to put up some photos of your setup?

They are crap, threw mine out after the first loads. Most jammed in the AR, despite full length resize and careful prep. Strongly suspect it's been stretched, machine gun ammo maybe 😡

Mate had the same issues with jamming and thought the same about stretching

A few cases in the RG 556 brass had bent rims and ejector extrusions. Might cause malfunctions in tight chambers.

I've bought a lot of their RG brass, and it is good. Got one of the hornady chamfer removal tools, and chucked it in the drill. Removal of the crimp only takes a second or so. The brass is thick, so it seems to last a bit longer, but you need to watch for pressure signs if you're running hot loads.

You only need to get rid of the crimp once, and the brass is good for quite a few reloads. I've got RG brass that is at 7 or 8 reloads and is not showing loose primer pockets, or signs of case separation. Only downside is that a few cases are just stuffed from the outset (rim damage mostly), and you might have to bin 3 or 4 out of a 100 when you first prep them.

ETA. They are looong once you f/l size them the first time, so trimming them is really important to avoid problems later.

Originally Posted by redbang

They are crap, threw mine out after the first loads. Most jammed in the AR, despite full length resize and careful prep. Strongly suspect it's been stretched, machine gun ammo maybe ��

I'm not aware there is a dedicated/proper 556NATO machine gun?

regards

Originally Posted by Spanners

Yip if you don't have an chain driven progressive press
Most I'll pay is $8/100

So where do you get cases from for that price?

Only a guess, I'm not an armourer or a grunt ☺

Originally Posted by steven

So where do you get cases from for that price?

Here there and every where lol
Havnt had any for a while at that price but that's as much as I'm willing to pay for brass