crimsoncomet
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Good evening. I have a question. I have been reloading for some time now. I can definitely feel the difference in a tight primer pocket vs a loose one, though I have never had a piece of brass to the point the primer would just fall out. If I ever find a piece of pistol brass that feels loose, I just tap it hard one the table to make sure it doesn't jar loose.
Well, I finally found the some "looser" pockets then I have ever found. Log story short, I bought some range pick up 223 brass WCC head stamped to make 300 blk brass. I thought, military crimped, this stuff should be once fires and tough stuff. Well, I was wrong. Out of 100 I deprimed, cleaned, cut and sized, half had very easy to prime primer pockets. I am wondering if its machine gun brass.
Anyway. I came up with a test, I use a very large paper clip to try and push hard to back the primer out. If I could, the piece got scrapped. If I couldn't, I kept it. These rounds will be loaded with sub sonic rounds. So very low pressure. What is the chance that the primer will not seal the pocket and leak gasses and cut my bolt face on a very high dollar rifle. What's the best test or this? Should I scrap them all? Or is my test ok? Thanks I'm advance for any info and advice!
Well, I finally found the some "looser" pockets then I have ever found. Log story short, I bought some range pick up 223 brass WCC head stamped to make 300 blk brass. I thought, military crimped, this stuff should be once fires and tough stuff. Well, I was wrong. Out of 100 I deprimed, cleaned, cut and sized, half had very easy to prime primer pockets. I am wondering if its machine gun brass.
Anyway. I came up with a test, I use a very large paper clip to try and push hard to back the primer out. If I could, the piece got scrapped. If I couldn't, I kept it. These rounds will be loaded with sub sonic rounds. So very low pressure. What is the chance that the primer will not seal the pocket and leak gasses and cut my bolt face on a very high dollar rifle. What's the best test or this? Should I scrap them all? Or is my test ok? Thanks I'm advance for any info and advice!