hopalong Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 OK, Have been shooting the "Mouse" for a little while and am getting a pile of brass What to do? I have over half of it in 5.56 LC with WIN 04(crimped primers) and tzz. I know all these are MIL spec and have crimped primers and They are likely the BEST brass out there. I have some S&B .223 brass................is it worth the trouble to reload ??? I know S&B pistol is not very good at all (.45 esp) or do I just sell it in the "scrap brass" buckets Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout454 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Hop - I use LC for my long range stuff and the rest for hoser ammo (under 200 yards). I haven't had a problem with S&B but then I don't have a lot of it. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfwobbly Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) I have over half of it in 5.56 LC with WIN 04(crimped primers) and tzz. I know all these are MIL spec and have crimped primers and They are likely the BEST brass out there. I have some S&B .223 brass... is it worth the trouble to reload ??? I know S&B pistol is not very good at all (.45 esp) or do I just sell it in the "scrap brass" bucket You can sell or reload .223 brass with ease. Your decision. IMHO the best single piece of equipment to reload rifle brass is the Lee Collet Die. It's worth buying as a separate die. That alone will double the reloading life of your brass. Edited November 1, 2008 by rfwobbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have over half of it in 5.56 LC with WIN 04(crimped primers) and tzz. I know all these are MIL spec and have crimped primers and They are likely the BEST brass out there. I have some S&B .223 brass... is it worth the trouble to reload ??? I know S&B pistol is not very good at all (.45 esp) or do I just sell it in the "scrap brass" bucket You can sell or reload .223 brass with ease. Your decision. IMHO the best single piece of equipment to reload rifle brass is the Lee Collet Die. It's worth buying as a separate die. That alone will double the reloading life of your brass. And the Lee Collet Die is special in what way...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I can see the collet die saving brass as you are only resizing the neck, plus you are not working the brass as much as when you squeeze it way under size then expand it back up with a sizer die. The concentricity is also reportedly very good with a collet die. My problem with the collet die is that it doesn't resize the body, so semi-auto reliability may be compromised. I tried the collet die once, fairly quickly went back to regular dies, just seemed to be less worry and less fiddle factor, for me. For bolt guns the collet die may be the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Since this is a 5.56/.223 brass question, how about once fired FC 08 or Speer 07? The LE agency switched from the Speer to Federal recently so I am adding every thing to the Lake City collection to reload this winter. The brass was fired though HK 416's and I have a Bushmaster so I know full length resizing is a good idea as well as a first time trim. The brass is crimped so I plan to buy a Dillon Super Swage, so are there any other things I should be planning to do before reloading. Bullets are Midsouth Varmit 55gr and powder will be H335, rifle is a Bushmaster Dissipator with 1-9 twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Sam, Gave my Dad the 5 gallon paint bucket of LC brass after a class I did and a month later got it back trimmed, crimp removed, deprimed and polished. Gotta love the ol' guy. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Rich, California a little far for me to send my brass to your old man !!! See you soon. Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Not trying to hijack your thread, Hop..but... Anyone using their 1050 to both deprime and swage LC brass? Any problems with the deprime step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Merlin.. I do.. no problems/issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4fun Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 No problem with my 1050 either - just wondering if an X-Die would work better than the Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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