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I am pretty new to reloading, and was planning on reloading some mil-surplus brass. I was reading a reloading manual and it said to reduce the starting load by 5% more than you would a civilian manufacture case. It said to do this because the case walls are thicker with surplus brass. I have also read that surplus brass is harder than commercial brass, but when I got my dies (Lee) and read the instructions, it said that you should reduce the starting load by 5% more than normal, just as the reloading manual said, but it said that it was because military brass is softer than commercial brass.
Which is true? Is military brass harder, softer, or thicker than commercial brass? Thanks.
Which is true? Is military brass harder, softer, or thicker than commercial brass? Thanks.