bug_eyedmonster Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hey guys, I've been saving up and cleaning shells, getting ready to reload. I know that the Blaser shells and the like are not reloadable, but are there any other ones I should stay away from? I've been picking up anything brass at the range, and have been cleaning them non-stop for the past two weeks.... I've got about 3-4 five gallon buckets full of .45, .40, and 9mm. Anything will help, I'm just afraid of the fact that I have to go through each one... Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UW Mitch Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 If it's steel or aluminum throw it out. Some guys are picky and like to have all the same headstamp. For the most part I reload "whatever" as long as it's brass and not Berdan or military crimped primered. Basically you'll find that out, when you go to deprime and the press laughs at you (and you possibly have a broken primer pin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Manley Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hey guys,I've been saving up and cleaning shells, getting ready to reload. I know that the Blaser shells and the like are not reloadable, but are there any other ones I should stay away from? I've been picking up anything brass at the range, and have been cleaning them non-stop for the past two weeks.... I've got about 3-4 five gallon buckets full of .45, .40, and 9mm. Anything will help, I'm just afraid of the fact that I have to go through each one... Jerry AMERC = bad news. You can find a good bit of information on preferred brass HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Stay away from .40 S&W brass marked "FC"....it's Federal brass that has a rep for blowouts. If it says "Federal" it's fine and the FC only seems to be a problem with .40 for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 A good reloading book will get you the best start. I like the Hornady books but even one from the used book store would be fine. most all your load data will end up being custom, but the entire starter intorduction in the book is what you want. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cautery Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 And Blaser BRASS cases are perfectly suitable for reloading.... just don't try to reload aluminum. We've all been where you are at one time or another. Just read, read, read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) Stay away from any AMERC headstamped brass. Very soft and bulges upon reloading. Edited July 16, 2008 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug_eyedmonster Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks for the heads up guys, I'll start picking out the bad apples. As far as I know, they are all either CCI, Federal, or Winchester. I think there's some of the Israel TZZ stuff in the .45, and maybe some Blaser Brass.... we'll see. Thanks again guys. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Also use the search engine here... there are hundreds of posts on reloading, brass, powder etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Watch the TZZ brass...I loaded a bunch using my usual crimp and most of the bullets could be pushed into the case by finger pressure. A little added crimp was needed. This didn't hurt loads using any other brass. This was the first time I had used TZZ. Good luck, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug_eyedmonster Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Watch the TZZ brass...I loaded a bunch using my usual crimp and most of the bullets could be pushed into the case by finger pressure. A little added crimp was needed. This didn't hurt loads using any other brass. This was the first time I had used TZZ.Good luck, Richard Wow, that's kinda scary. I guess I'll have to sort them all through once I get the loader. I'll just run the TZZ crimps tighter and use them for practice rounds or something. Thanks for the heads up. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug_eyedmonster Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Also use the search engine here... there are hundreds of posts on reloading, brass, powder etc etc. I'll try to find a better way to search, thanks... Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+16 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Also use the search engine here... there are hundreds of posts on reloading, brass, powder etc etc. I'll try to find a better way to search, thanks... Jerry there are no stupid questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Six-Gun Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Watch the TZZ brass...I loaded a bunch using my usual crimp and most of the bullets could be pushed into the case by finger pressure. A little added crimp was needed. This didn't hurt loads using any other brass. This was the first time I had used TZZ.Good luck, Richard Also, I have found that a lot of them have crimped primers. PITA to ream the primer pockets to keep from crushing primers. PAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisStock Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 If it's steel or aluminum throw it out. Some guys are picky and like to have all the same headstamp. For the most part I reload "whatever" as long as it's brass and not Berdan or military crimped primered. Basically you'll find that out, when you go to deprime and the press laughs at you (and you possibly have a broken primer pin). Amen to that They love me at EGW with all of the decapping pins I run through As far as Blazer brass, I reload it in .40 just fine. If it's in decent shape, it gets cleaned and hits the press like every other piece of brass I have scrounged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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