Thread: Re-loading 'found' brass

Depends on what you're after

Just cheap ammo, pick up and all is good. It will get better once its been shot thru your rifle once, but never really consistent, coz you are mixing all kinds of brass together. Check whatever you pick up carefully for damage or pressure signs. Also learn to identify Berdan primer cases

If you want accurate ammo, rather buy decent brass (lapua or similar quality) once, and provided you look after the brass, don't load too hot, you'll be sweet for a long time.

Originally Posted by ebf

If you want accurate ammo, rather buy decent brass (lapua or similar quality) once, and provided you look after the brass, don't load too hot, you'll be sweet for a long time.

You won't know how many times some you pick up has been reloaded.As above,get a box an you'll prolly get 1000 loads

thanks for the advice guys - you've said what I suspected would be the case. I'll stick to accumulating my own brass only for interim reload, and save up for some quality cases as suggested.

Si

Pick up all the brass you can find mate.

At worst brass has a good scrap value. $$$$$ .... my rejects buy a couple of packets of primers every now and then.

At best you'll have some reloadable brass thats only been fired once.

I have 308 brass thats been reloaded more than 20 times and is still going strong.

Carefully inspect each case for any defects like bulging , head separation and splits, if none are found clean them up, anneal the neck and reload to your hearts content.

Cheers
Pete