federal brass

[craiger40]

Fellas, afew weeks ago we weighed in on the topic of best brass. I can now say from experience that preloaded federal brass is last on my list. I bought 2 boxes (40 rounds) of Federal so my wife dont shoot up my good handloads. Of the 40 cases 17 left the shell of the primer in the pocket when i decapped. I know that if left too long this might happen but these cases were taken care of in a matter of less than 24 hrs. I dont know how to remove the left behind carcass of what used to be a primer,any ideas?

P.S. all the above mentioned cases were 223 remington

 

[Guest]

Just about the only suggestion I have is to use a primer pocket swager or a primer pocket uniformer to shear it out. I can tell you the reason that happens is that at some point prior to your getting them, the cartridges were subjected to some level of moisture, probably stored in a humid area, and the primers corroded to the case. I'd just toss the cases, myself. That's what I did with some Remington 243 that happened to.

 

[craiger40]

The trash can is where they are headed but its funny because federal puts that little red ring around primer to keep moisture out.

 

[Guest]

I wonder if that little red ring of stuff seeps in and glues the primer in place?

 

[JD338]

I wonder if that little red ring of stuff seeps in and glues the primer in place?

Good point dubyam!

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

Weird. I have pretty much a never-ending supply of .308 Federal brass. It reloads very nicely. A little "soft" so a few warm loads see the primer pocket open up quite a bit, but otherwise good ammo and good brass. Never had a problem loading it.

Regards, Guy