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

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  1. 22-10-2014, 05:27 PM #1
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    Anybody bought some of the cheap 223 cases on TM? is it worth bothering with?

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  2. 22-10-2014, 06:03 PM #2
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    It's cheep brass if you can be bothered with the extra steps.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banana View Post
    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.
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    It's a chore to prep
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beavis View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    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
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  10. 23-10-2014, 07:13 AM #10
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    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 😡
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    Quote Originally Posted by redbang View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    I'm not aware there is a dedicated/proper 556NATO machine gun?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    I'm not aware there is a dedicated/proper 556NATO machine gun?

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    Heaps of belt fed LMG's in use by NATO forces.
    We use the C9, Canadien version.
    Spot welded bit of shit with a high cyclic rate but better than nothing.
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    Mate had the same issues with jamming and thought the same about stretching
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    A few cases in the RG 556 brass had bent rims and ejector extrusions. Might cause malfunctions in tight chambers.
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