Replacing .223 frangible bullets

[bamacrazy]

I have several boxes of frangible .223 cartridges I bought during the panic. I'm just starting to reload and was wondering if I could buy replacement bullets of the same weight and pull and replace the frangible ones?

 

[bfalcon00]

For what purpose?

 

[moxie]

Why bother. Frangible makes nice holes in targets. Shoot em up, then reload.

 

[bamacrazy]

Good point! Frang is ok for targets. For hunting rounds, I would need to replace powder...

 

[Havok7416]

Why does the powder need to be replaced?

 

[Sunray]

A frangible bullet is good for varmints. Not really a lot of difference between them and a varmint bullet. A lot depends on what you're hunting.
You really don't need to replace the powder if you use the same bullet weight. Pulling bullets is a tedious thing to do. Lot easier(and more fun) to pull 'em with a rifle.

 

[ATLDave]

The most efficient thing would be to pull them using your rifle, then re-load the brass.

 

[PJSprog]

Agree with all the above. Unload them the old fashioned way ... with a trigger.

 

[Hardtarget]

Nothing beats trigger time! Then you can try several bullets to find "the one" that suits your needs!
Thats the fun of reloading!

Mark

 

[TheGerman]

Why don't you simply sell or trade them?

 

[FROGO207]

Pulling the bullets and replacing them will require the necks to be resized to get proper tension anyway. I feel that if the round is already made and usable in your firearm then shoot them. If they were cheapie FMJ and I needed hunting rounds that were not available at the moment then maybe I would invest the time but otherwise no way. I would concentrate on reloading my OF brass instead. FYI I have had frangable bullets come apart when pulled with a collet puller.