Processing of 223 Brass ????

[Russ in WY]

I have a bucket full of 1x fired LC 01 cases. Not looking forward to all the work involved to get them ready 2-Reload . Does anyone know of a place that will fully process 223 brass & return to sender ??? Fellow that went by [Greygoose] did back in 09 & 10, however can't seem to locate Him now .. Any help / info would be greatly appreciated . Tks -4- looking Russ...

 

[45lcshooter]

There are people out there that will do it. You might be better off to either trade it off or sell it for the stuff you want. People like myself are always looking for brass.

 

[cfullgraf]

I agree, large quantities of cases can be daunting to process.

Do batch processing and break it up into sizable chunks and the "pain" is not so bad.

If you can park in front of the television, prepping cases is a safe activity as long as you keep your fingers out of the press when sizing.

 

[osteodoc08]

Assuming you reload and shoot 223, keep and process in batches, otherwise sell them off for other stuff. Nows a good time to sell as they should sell without issue

 

[mtrmn]

http://www.rvow.com/server/index.php/services

call these people--they USED to be very good to deal with but the owner died and the wife had a very tough time trying to keep the business going. According to the website they have recovered, but I have had no dealings with them lately. I can't vouch for the present business, but had good luck with them before......

 

[medalguy]

I believe RVOW has been out of business for several years since the owner died.

Here's an excellent source for 5.56 and other caliber processing:

http://www.custombrassprocessing.com/services.html

I've been using him for several years, and he does excellent work, turn-around is fast, prices are very good, and you DO get your own brass back, no exchange.

 

[Russ in WY]

Thanks Guys , Appreciate the Input...

Yrs ago I used RVO then they faded away , I did get my brass back ,some didn't. Think I will give the guy in Texas a Go. Am planning on keeping the Brass & reloading most of it.. Again Thanks for your Help ... Russ.

 

[Hondo 60]

I'm sorry, but this is a foreign concept to me.
Very confusing,

 

[W.E.G.]

Contact Dick Whiting at http://www.usrifleteams.com/forums/index.php?showuser=9364

Dick runs the board for National Match competition shooters at http://www.usrifleteams.com/forums/

Yes, you have to register to get on the board.

Dick is one of the legends of the National Match shooting circles.

Dick has a side-business that will process your .223 brass for a reasonable fee.

 

[Reefinmike]

I'm sorry, but this is a foreign concept to me.
Very confusing,

I get burnt out after prepping 200 cases. imagine a bucket full.

 

[788Ham]

200 cases is a little bit of work, I try not to let mine get that far out of hand before reloading. I picked up some range finds a month ago, 300, I culled the really dirty ones, tumbled the rest and have them loaded. The rest I had soaking in soapy water, will get to them now that the bottoms fallen out of the bullet/primer ordeal going on, now I have the time.

 

[IROCZ]

I had that same problem, then I bought a Gracie trimmer. It will trim chamfer and beburr in less than 5 seconds per case. You still have to re size and cut the crimp off the primer pocket though. I do batches of about 200.

 

[dmazur]

+1 for power tools.

I tend to accumulate .30-06 brass until I get enough time to reload a fairly large quantity, which is around 500 or more.

I noticed the real time killer (and finger cramp cause) was trimming, so I got a Giraud. That made all the difference!

Regardless of whether you use a WFT on a drill press or a Giraud, some kind of trim & chamfer power tool makes it less painful.

 

[jwrowland77]

Keep the brass an do in batches. I have a bunch of LC and I love using it. I do batches of 100. I'll reload those until they are no good anymore, then I process another 100...etc...

 

[mdi]

There's only one way to eat an elephant, that is one bite at a time. This is how I handle large reloading projects; when I have spare time (not making up specific loads) I will knock out primers on a bunch. At another time I may de-prime some more or clean up the primer pockets. Then at another time I may size the cases, and mebbe trim. Then prime, and then I have cases ready to load. I do as much as I'm comfortabel doing and before I know it, that bucket is empty...

 

[mdemetz]

Check this thread for info on RVOW