hpluseleven
Member
I've got a bunch of range pickup 5.56 brass and I'm having trouble telling if the primer pocket has already been swaged on some of it.
Specifically LC brass-some of it has obviously been reamed before: the bevel is clearly visible and I don't feel anything when I stick my Lyman reamer in the primer pocket. Some of it is tight (reamer doesn't easily slide into the primer pocket).
I also have the RCBS primer pocket swager-and I'm not feeling a difference between what I suspect are virgin cases and what I suspect has been fired before.
For blasting, I'm not too concerned about it but I'd like to segregate the once fired stuff for hunting and precision loads. Or am I overthinking this?
I sort by headstamp and have batches for other rifle brass, but pistol I just toss in the bucket and load and shoot. What are you guys doing with 5.56?
Specifically LC brass-some of it has obviously been reamed before: the bevel is clearly visible and I don't feel anything when I stick my Lyman reamer in the primer pocket. Some of it is tight (reamer doesn't easily slide into the primer pocket).
I also have the RCBS primer pocket swager-and I'm not feeling a difference between what I suspect are virgin cases and what I suspect has been fired before.
For blasting, I'm not too concerned about it but I'd like to segregate the once fired stuff for hunting and precision loads. Or am I overthinking this?
I sort by headstamp and have batches for other rifle brass, but pistol I just toss in the bucket and load and shoot. What are you guys doing with 5.56?