.223 Brass - Is it Salvageable or Scrap

[The_Duke]

Getting to the bottom of the box. Will these dents fireform out or are they severe enough to be thrown in the scrap bucket?
The one on the far left doesn't show up very well but the dent is a nice crease.

Thanks in advance

 

[rg1]

They will all fire form out. I don't like the one with the dented shoulder on the right but it will fire form out. Those dents will not cause any problems. However I look at the dents and if any of the dents have CUTS that shows pulled brass or in any way compromises the case wall, it gets tossed. A lot of the dents will be straightened by the resizing die. The one in the middle has the ejection ding awfully low down on the case? The case second from the left looks to have a deep sharp mark in the bottom of the ding? I'd give it a close look. No need to waste good cases but no need to compromise safety either. You'll just have to be your own judge.

 

[janobles14]

toss the last one. not sure if the ring at the bottom is an overpressure sign of a die that didnt size fully. plus i just dont like shoulder dents. i think the others should be fine so long as the metal isnt actually scored in the dents.

 

[rfwobbly]

[Loud speaker] "Number 8, step forward! Turn to the right!"




Numbers 7 & 8 look suspect.

 

[243winxb]

from the Left. Scrap #2 & #4 & #8

 

[JimKirk]

Yep ... #2, #4 & #8 trash/scrap can! The rest are ok as far as I can tell from photos.

Jimmy K

 

[soloban]

.223 is a dime a dozen....toss em all.

 

[kimbernut]

Soloban

I'm closer to soloban's opinion. The only one I would keep is #1- toss the rest. Good once fired is too easy to get to put yourself through the trouble.

 

[FROGO207]

HA ha some of us are cheapskates and will try to save anything that is not dangerous to reuse. Purty don't make them work any better.