lc 308 match

[bruce1]

got 500 pcs of 308 brass marked lc match for 18 dollars a hundred today they have numbers ranging from 63 to 67 guess thats years? is this stuff any good and can i reload it for my savage model 11. and where should i start thinking of useing varget win primers and 165 gr hornady btsp bullets. thats stuff i already have. so i really would like to use it. hope i cane use it. it is really good looking stuff

 

[xfyrfiter]

Lake City, good stuff, may have crimped primers but completely reloadable.

 

[Fire_Moose]

No, sorry to tell you, they probably wont work. You can send me 100 and I will test them for you and let you know results.

Your very welcome!

Sent from my CZ85 Combat

 

[rehorne]

The LC brass is good brass. The ones that have Match stamped on th rim are probably not crimped. Varget is a good powder to load the 308 with and the 165 grs should shoot very well.

Check your loading manuel for the starting charge, then work up from there

 

[thomis]

Yes, they are good. Yes, they have crimped primers. Yes, you can use Varget and your 165 grain BTSP's.
The brass is likely mil spec and thicker walled, meaning you can't exactly load to max charge as you can in commercial brass. Start with the minimum charge and look for pressure signs. I've seen some of this going around lately, they are likely brass pieces that were once loaded and the bullets pulled and powder dumped. Do you see small disc powder stuck to the case walls inside some of the necks?

 

[USSR]

Yes, they have crimped primers.

No, they do not have crimped primers. Lake City brass marked 'Match', 'NM', or 'LR' do not have crimped primers.

Don

 

[bruce1]

brass has been fired. have to process it and the primers are not crimpped

 

[45lcshooter]

18 bucks a hundred for 1960's brass. Where you get it, sign me up!!!!!!! And its match!!!! Ohhh my that's reloaders gold right there.

Perfectly fine to reload in cases that also have a NATO numbering such as 7.62x51(308) its always better to find those cases because they can handle more pressure. Lake City is one of the best makers of brass.

My fiend you got a steal, unless they are all dinged and dented in the thorats and necks. Which you didn't mention that so you got great buy there.

Have fun loading and shooting.

 

[lightman]

LC match brass is very good stuff! I have some from the 60's that will rival Lapua in consistency. I would start at the suggested starting load in your favorite book and work up. I would expect the max load to top out a little less than the chart in the book because your LC brass is thicker. I see no reason not to load it in your Savage, and the components that you listed are all very common choices. Good Score on the brass, Lightman