Using cases from pulled bullets


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sublimaze41
June 25, 2009, 10:05 PM
I was given several hundred rounds of .40 that had been previously loaded.
I certainly don't want to shoot them but I don't want the primed cases to go to waste.
They were loaded with new Winchester small primers.

Can I simply resuse the primed cases? All of the brass is unfired and slips into a case gage.
They were recently loaded but I don't want to trust the load, especially in this caliber.

Free New Brass:D

Pulling bullets:barf:

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dullh
June 25, 2009, 10:10 PM
I can't see a reason why you couldn't...use a bullet puller, your dies will size the cases afterward, and off you go...

jfdavis58
June 25, 2009, 10:13 PM
You can: use the brass and the primers (for practice loads) if you trust the primers are as you say (new Winchester small whatever) by removing the decapping pin/stem from the resizing die and simply resize and proceed; or you can remove the primers as if fired (during resizing) and proceed. You need to resize and bell (if pistol cases) to insure a proper bullet seating and grip.

sublimaze41
June 25, 2009, 10:14 PM
I guess I wasn't real clear.
I want to reuse the brass and keep it primed.

Encoreman
June 25, 2009, 10:16 PM
Jfdavis gave you the answer, take the decapping pin out of your sizing die and size them, bell them and load em up.

tasco 74
June 25, 2009, 10:25 PM
ya that...............^^... i have pulled bullets and used a decapper expander to bell the case mouths a few times......................be sure to remove the decapper pin though................

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