Arthur R Dirindin
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Due to the current factory ammo insanity like all of us who love to shoot and shoot a lot I am upping my reloading to maximum capacity. Due to cost and the fact I have more small HG primers than large, I am strictly now reloading 9mm Luger.
I have only handgun cases made of actual brass and Boxer primed. I have never bought or used cases made from aluminum or steel or Berdan primers, strictly Boxer primed brass only.
Over the last 5 or so years I have amassed a considerable amount of 9mm Luger mixed head stamp one time fired brass. Of which about +/- 90% is my own recovered brass the reaming is brass gifted to me from multiple sources.
About 60-66% of my 1x fired 9mm/L brass is from well known and established sources of factory ammo such as Federal, WW, REM, CCI, Blazer, Fiocchi (GFL/HS) and Speer. The remaining 30-33% is from head stamps that I suspect likely were manufactured abroad.
My question is does anyone know of foreign or domestic boxer primed brass that is questionable or unsuitable for reloading?
I have considerable numbers likely combined 2500-2700 pieces of brass with head stamps from IMI*, PMC, Geco*, Aguila, CBC*, WMA*, Herters, and S&B Some of these I do recognize some I am guessing at and the rest I do not recognize at all.
(*= I do not recognize this head stamp)
I realize I am being a bit overly cautious and I feel it's likely safe to assume all Boxer primed brass case ammunition sold in America has to comply with stringent SAMMI standards that insure it is safe to reload with, but I have never used any of the above head stamped brass to reload with. Only ever reloaded hand gun brass from domestic manufactured brass or ammunition sources.I have wet tumbled the suspected brass with SS pins and inspected each piece and all look to be in VG shape and completely suitable for reloading.
Thanks for the helping and educating me.
I have only handgun cases made of actual brass and Boxer primed. I have never bought or used cases made from aluminum or steel or Berdan primers, strictly Boxer primed brass only.
Over the last 5 or so years I have amassed a considerable amount of 9mm Luger mixed head stamp one time fired brass. Of which about +/- 90% is my own recovered brass the reaming is brass gifted to me from multiple sources.
About 60-66% of my 1x fired 9mm/L brass is from well known and established sources of factory ammo such as Federal, WW, REM, CCI, Blazer, Fiocchi (GFL/HS) and Speer. The remaining 30-33% is from head stamps that I suspect likely were manufactured abroad.
My question is does anyone know of foreign or domestic boxer primed brass that is questionable or unsuitable for reloading?
I have considerable numbers likely combined 2500-2700 pieces of brass with head stamps from IMI*, PMC, Geco*, Aguila, CBC*, WMA*, Herters, and S&B Some of these I do recognize some I am guessing at and the rest I do not recognize at all.
(*= I do not recognize this head stamp)
I realize I am being a bit overly cautious and I feel it's likely safe to assume all Boxer primed brass case ammunition sold in America has to comply with stringent SAMMI standards that insure it is safe to reload with, but I have never used any of the above head stamped brass to reload with. Only ever reloaded hand gun brass from domestic manufactured brass or ammunition sources.I have wet tumbled the suspected brass with SS pins and inspected each piece and all look to be in VG shape and completely suitable for reloading.
Thanks for the helping and educating me.