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GunsABlazin
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 Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: Once fired military brass |
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| Anybody ever had any problems with once fired brass. Many people say that most of the once fired military stuff was put through a Browning M2 and is likely very oversized and/or neck is out of round which can not be corrected with dies. Any input is appreciated. Thanks. |
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Lazarus
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Guess it depends on your press & dies. If you can put enough moccasin on your press handle to bottom out your brass in the dies without busting your press... seems like your home free. Some presses have more leverage than others, usually proportional with their cost. Lube up your cases real well so you can get the brass out of the die as well:-) I've sized a lot of necks that looked like a capital D but have never seen one that wouldn't straighten out just fine.
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dastrieg
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most of the brass out there is military unless you buy barret or Magtech brass now i have gotten some new unfired military brass, but with some work i have gotten 1.5 inch group at 200 yards with once fired brass and pulled API's, And with Amax's .5 inch
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mrkubota
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Once fired military brass |
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| GunsABlazin wrote: | | Anybody ever had any problems with once fired brass. Many people say that most of the once fired military stuff was put through a Browning M2 and is likely very oversized and/or neck is out of round which can not be corrected with dies. Any input is appreciated. Thanks. |
The only 'problem' brass I've used has been that made by Winchester (WCC xx headstamp) The primer pockets are seemingly crimped to survive a millenia! On those, it's best to have a separate decapping tool.
Otherwise, just be certain to lube inside the neck and on the barrel of the case all the way to the case head and you won't have any problems sizing them.
I use a 1/2" tapered bar to open/round up any crushed case mouths before sizing begins. |
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DANTEC
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Location: France
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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for good quality brass ( no way to loose time with junk belly case ) HEAVY crimp pocket primer
I hold the case in a cut of barrel old chamber and hold the short chamber ( look as a Wilson shellholder ) in a chuch lathe and with a V thread tool I remove the crimp
after I can decap with a steel rod ( 12 mm arounf 0.480 inch ) fit with a mecanical pin ( the size match to primer hole ) to remove the primer with a light hammer
that allow to doesn t destroy the decaping rod of your die and remove the burr ( mainly remove ) of the crimp
good shooting
DAN TEC
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KK
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I had a problem full length sizing once fired brass with my lee presses and a guy on the FCSA forum suggested mobil 1 synthetic for the lube, I tried that instead of the Imperial sizing wax I was using and that was the ticket, made the full length sizing go a lot easier thru the Lee press, and I am not afraid of breaking the press any more. Try it, you'll like it
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