Sean Gaines Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I did a seach processed brass showed nothing. I don't feel like processing my own .223 brass, I just want to load it up, Who is best/consistent/cheapest guy to buy from right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I've been using Scharch (AKA Top Brass) for years: http://www.scharch.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncboiler Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Wideners has new LC brass that does not have the crimped primer pocket. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I've been using Scharch (AKA Top Brass) for years: http://www.scharch.com/ Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 wow $120 for 1k, I thought the going price was around $80, thier .40cal seems high also...Hmmm, anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrawandDuck Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) I've been using Scharch (AKA Top Brass) for years: http://www.scharch.com/ Same here for the last 5 years.....never a issue.....It hasn't been $80 for many years April 2007 to be exact.... Order#: 2972 Date/Time: 4/29/2007 11:17:14 AM Coupon: Subtotal: $88.99 Shipping: $0.00 Total: $88.99 ORDER DETAIL Line Item 1 1 8B223REMMY 223 Military Brass - 100% Processed 1000 pieces $88.99 Edited October 5, 2010 by DrawandDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notar Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I think processing 223 brass is 70% of the work in loading. Also with Scharch the brass is pushed through a ring completely sizing the base of the cartridge, regular size die can't do that. I wish I had a machine that could do that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdwilliams Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Sean, may find additional resources via the "General Reloading/Rifle" threads. SDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 When I loaded .223, I bought all my brass from TJ Conevera. Currently, he has mixed processed for $69/ delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 You will have to measure the sized cases as you shoot them as they will grow. If this is part of what you mean by "processing," I don't know of anyone who will trim and take care of case neck thickness for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 i've got processed once fired brass for sale $110/1000 shipping included. This is polished, deprimed, primer pocket swaged, trimmed to 1.75", full-length resized and gauged with a dillon case gauge. primed with remington 7 1/2 for an extra $30. just to clarify, TJ's brass is processed through a scharch inspector/reamer, which does deprime, check for cracked necks, and ream the primer pocket but the case still needs to be re-sized and trimmed. pm me if you have any questions. -jared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 You will have to measure the sized cases as you shoot them as they will grow. If this is part of what you mean by "processing," I don't know of anyone who will trim and take care of case neck thickness for you. Processed is polished, decapped, primer crimp removed. Custombrassprocessing.com will size and trim brass for you if you want to go that route. I've never bothered to trim .223. It wears out before it needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) You will have to measure the sized cases as you shoot them as they will grow. If this is part of what you mean by "processing," I don't know of anyone who will trim and take care of case neck thickness for you. I've never bothered to trim .223. It wears out before it needs it. my $.02 - i think you can probably get away without trimming a lot of the time, especially if you are reloading cartridges you've already fired once in your own chamber and you've confirmed your headspace is good. on the other hand, i've seen a ton of brass that was provided as once-fired which was already way over length (like a penny thickness or more sticking out of the end of my dillon gauge, and this stuff wouldn't even fit in a wilson gauge). likely that this stuff came out of military chambers (i.e. m249) or commercial firearms with way too much slop. if you just resize this, stuff in new primer, powder, and bullet, the bolt may or may not be able to stuff it all the way in the chamber when you release the bolt stop. you're probably better off if it won't chamber, because crimping .02" of brass into the bullet will up chamber pressures significantly - if it doesn't cause your bolt to fail, you're certainly taking a lot of rounds off its usable life. accordingly, I just trim everything i put in my rifle unless it came out of a new factory sealed bag. some cartridges are already at or under spec, so they get nothing removed. others leave huge long threads of trimmed brass, telling my it was worth it to run that one through the trimmer edited to note: this was written with reloading for the AR in mind. if you're loading for a bolt gun, then you may have greater capacity to feel what kind of resistance you're getting when you try and chamber a round, and may be able to avoid just stuffing something into the chamber because you can feel when the case neck is being wedged into the projectile. on the other hand, i'd still argue you're better off trimming everything (or at least checking for cartridge length and manually trimming where needed). Edited October 18, 2010 by jaredr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Scharch is having a sale. No shipping charges. 5% off $150+ order. Ends 10/31/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 When I loaded .223, I bought all my brass from TJ Conevera. Currently, he has mixed processed for $69/ delivered. Did you have to resize them? It says that the brass hasn't been resized. http://tjconevera.com/onfi223comip.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Yes. TJC's brass is just cleaned, decapped, and crimp removed. It's also checked for splits. No sizing is performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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