Once fired brass

[snowman357]

I have not priced once fured 223 but starline new brass is 24 cent but you have to back order it

 

[westernrover]

Matching headstamp 223/556 is about 15 cents at the moment. I am sure random scrounge can be picked up for free, but if I wanted two or three thousand matching headstamp cases to make up decent loads, I'm good with paying a little to have someone pick them up for me and ship them here. The processed brass that's in-stock at the moment is pushing 20 cents a piece. I've only seen in-stock Starline today for ~28 cents plus shipping. I use and like Starline in other sizes, but it wouldn't match my factory 556 ammo.

 

[AJC1]

I have been told not to trust buying bulk once fired 223 / 556 NATO brass on line. Has anyone had good experiences with buying it on-line an if so who did you buy from?

Why buy it when it's laying everywhere. Keep a sharp eye out for this

 

[Charlie98]

Why buy it when it's laying everywhere.

Yes and no. Maybe 5 years ago, before the current silliness... but now that brass is a commodity, the Brass Buzzards are out there!

Where I go shooting, out in the NV desert... I'll see someone come out and blast off a few boxes of ammos through their AR... then leave. Usually about 30 minutes later, dude in a minivan shows up to pick it all up.

 

[AJC1]

Yes and no. Maybe 5 years ago, before the current silliness... but now that brass is a commodity, the Brass Buzzards are out there!

Where I go shooting, out in the NV desert... I'll see someone come out and blast off a few boxes of ammos through their AR... then leave. Usually about 30 minutes later, dude in a minivan shows up to pick it all up.

The can guys figured out brass is worth twice or more what aluminum is.... when they start picking up 22 you know things have gotten serious

 

[rg1]

Just received 500 rds of once fired Lake City brass from Diamond K. All LC once fired polished with crimped primers. Prefer all LC and not mixed military brass.

 

[Rule3]

I have been told not to trust buying bulk once fired 223 / 556 NATO brass on line. Has anyone had good experiences with buying it on-line an if so who did you buy from?

You need to do your research, Depends on where you buy it. Most (for a lesser price) will need to have the crimped primers removed.

Pay a little more from a place like this and it has been done and inspected (costs more but you get what you get)

Once Fired 223/556 Commercial/Military Mix Fully Processed Brass 500 Count | TJ Conevera's, Inc.

tjconevera.com

Once Fired 223/556 Commercial & Military Processed Brass 1000 Count | TJ Conevera's, Inc.

tjconevera.com

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

You need to do your research, Depends on where you buy it. Most (for a lesser price) will need to have the crimped primers removed.

Pay a little more from a place like this and it has been done and inspected (costs more but you get what you get)

Once Fired 223/556 Commercial/Military Mix Fully Processed Brass 500 Count | TJ Conevera's, Inc.

tjconevera.com

Once Fired 223/556 Commercial & Military Processed Brass 1000 Count | TJ Conevera's, Inc.

tjconevera.com

I think, “You get what you pay for,” is the first lesson any hobbyist should learn. My wife went first rate with all of her equipment when she took up stained glass window making as a hobby. Her friends who signed up at the same time went cheap. She enjoyed making beautiful art - which we still enjoy and have given as gifts which others enjoy - while they all ended up quitting without finishing a single piece. Quality pays in any hobby.

 

[dobedo]

I have not priced once fured 223 but starline new brass is 24 cent but you have to back order it

Diamond K Brass is a great place for OF and new brass. They even sell primed brass. I have been buying from them for several years.

Once Fired Brass | Reloading Supplies | Diamond K Brass

Diamond K Brass sells the best once fired brass online. We have bulk ammo reloading supplies, brass components, casings & shells for sale. Order online today!

www.diamondkbrass.com

 

[AK Hunter]

If you are buying 5.56 brass & want to guarantee it to be only once fired make sure it is still crimped primers because no one recrimps their reloads.
You will have some defective brass even with once fired brass because of being fired from old worn out guns & the military, law enforcement always have a few range guns that show a lot of wear.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Most (for a lesser price) will need to have the crimped primers removed.

Having cases with crimped primers is a sure fire way of knowing it really is "once fired"

It is easy to quickly swage primer pockets. I use the Swagging Conversion for my Hornady LNL Ap and it runs like a champ or if I don't want to hand drop cases into a die, I have my Lee APP setup to swage with feeder tubes...basically swages as fast as you can smoothly run the handle

 

[Wildbillz]

I like to buy only USGI un processed brass. I want it to have the crimped in primers and I know it been fired one time.

I have bought brass from Hi-Tech, Jeff Bartlett and the CMP. I think the last time I bought any was during the Obama years. Now a days I pickup a lot of brass at the range and buy some (380acp) from the market place here.

I use to buy pull down bullets to load in the cases from the same guys.

WB

 

[hdwhit]

Other than military brass from a recognized headstamp that still has a crimped primer, there is no such thing as "once fired brass".

Neither you nor the seller know how many times it might have been fired and reloaded. We buy "previously fired" brass and treat it if as if it were "once fired".

 

[Mr_Flintstone]

Other than military brass from a recognized headstamp that still has a crimped primer, there is no such thing as "once fired brass".

Neither you nor the seller know how many times it might have been fired and reloaded. We buy "previously fired" brass and treat it if as if it were "once fired".

Federal sells (or at least did sell) .223 commercial ammunition with either crimped or staked primers. I have run across lots of it with pick up brass. It doesn’t seem as heavily crimped as military brass, but the crimp’s presence does indicate that it is once fired rather than reloaded brass.

 

[southerneagle1]

I have been told not to trust buying bulk once fired 223 / 556 NATO brass on line. Has anyone had good experiences with buying it on-line an if so who did you buy from?

I us both US Reloading, which is usually the cheapest, or Everglades ammo, both are out of Florida and both offer free shipping. I always get good brass. Like always look it over good when sorting and processing.

 

[southerneagle1]

When I started loading .223 I had no brass, so I bought "Top Brass" from Midsouth or Midway, can't remember which. They claim it's fully processed (no primers) and 100% ready to load. I went through all the steps anyway, starting with tumbling.

What I found was that the brass had been cleaned, sized, and deprimed. Not sure how they set their sizers up because when I sized it some sized easy and some were a bit harder, although not difficult. It was also supposed to be swaged. Some primers went in, some didn't, and I pretty much ended up swaging it all anyways. And finally it was supposed to be trimmed. I ran every piece through my trimmer and some of it got trimmed, but most were already short enough.

Also it was supposed to be once fired military brass, but it was a mix of .223 and nato cross stamps. Some of it may have even been stamped 5.56. I didn't think the military fired .223 but I could be wrong.

Overall I was happy with it, except for the price. Loading it the first time had me at a cost of about $75/100, which is what I paid (around the same time) for some factory ammo. Overall the quality of brass seemed good, with lots of IMI and LC headstamps. A few pieces had dents but were loadable, and of course a few had creases and I didn't load those.

For the price it cost me to load it the first time, I could have bought factory ammo and had truly known once fired brass, and it would have been all the same headstamp. Assuming I could find factory ammo, this was last year.

chris

Lake City Ammunition plant in Independence MO. Manufacturers all the military small arms ammo. They also make .223 for civilian markets Everything coming out of that plant has the military crimp. While the plant itself is owned by the Dept of Defense it is operated by Olin Mills and Winchester. So some Winchester ammo is packaged there as well. The civilian Winchester plant is in East Alton Illinois.

 

[southerneagle1]

Federal sells (or at least did sell) .223 commercial ammunition with either crimped or staked primers. I have run across lots of it with pick up brass. It doesn’t seem as heavily crimped as military brass, but the crimp’s presence does indicate that it is once fired rather than reloaded brass.

They still do and most of that comes off the same line that produces thier military contract ammo out of thier Anoka Minnesota Plant.