use this brass?

[shaddydan]

I just wanted some opinions on these dents on the shoulders....should I be concerned?

 

[Mooseman]

Size them and see how they look.

 

[Sticky]

What Moose said.. resize em, if they run through the die smoothly and they look okay, then load em up and shoot em.. the dents will magically go away...

 

[Infantry23]

Size and check is my $.02

 

[shaddydan]

This is after sizing, trimming, and polishing. I was priming and I figured I should get some opinions from some 'sperienced reloaders before I proceeded

 

[Infantry23]

Well, i'm bowing out... i aints gotz the 'sperience to make further suggestions! Lol. But, i will be watching to see the answer.

 

[shaddydan]

Lol! I'm a noob so I figured everyone else is 'sperienced!

 

[Infantry23]

I'm relatively new too, so I'll sit back and wait for the answer too instead of ASSUMING anything.

 

[Sticky]

This is after sizing, trimming, and polishing. I was priming and I figured I should get some opinions from some 'sperienced reloaders before I proceeded

I would load these a tad on the light side, fireform them and then resize and load em again. The dents are not enough to cause problems, but if I were loading long range, precision loads, I would not use them before I fireformed them, just like one would for a precision bolt action rifle when neck sizing only..

If they are for plinking loads, I wouldn't even give em a second thought, though I would not load them hot, due to the relatively insignificant loss of case capacity.

 

[Melnic]

I have a question that may be relevant.
Are these all the ones with the dents or you have many more like them.
If it's 6 out of 100, why worry about what? a $1 in brass?

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Not sure what caused the dents, but, I have reloaded some 270, 30-06, and 300 WM brass with similar dents and I see no issues with reloading them. I do look hard for split necks though.

 

[shaddydan]

Not sure what caused dents, this is range pu stuff. It is not all of them, just a few. I was more concerned with safety than anything else. These will get loaded for plinking thru my AR. I have different brass for my bolt .223.

 

[coopermania]

Load them and shoot them. The dents ere caused when they fired and made contact with the side of the firearm that they were shot out of. Quite Normal.

 

[John from MD]

The dents were caused by excessive lube. Newer dies have a hole in the die near the neck to release any extra lube and you don't get the dents. The dents will "iron out" at next firing. Depending on the depth of the dent, dented cases may not last as many reloadings as non dented cases.

John

 

[dj_in_md]

I would throw them away. Should not take chances with firearms.

 

[E.Shell]

Load them and shoot them. The dents ere caused when they fired and made contact with the side of the firearm that they were shot out of. Quite Normal.

Agreed, disregard any minor dents like this that do not break the surface of the brass.

Not sure what caused the dents, but, I have reloaded some 270, 30-06, and 300 WM brass with similar dents and I see no issues with reloading them. I do look hard for split necks though.

The dents were caused by excessive lube. Newer dies have a hole in the die near the neck to release any extra lube and you don't get the dents. The dents will "iron out" at next firing. Depending on the depth of the dent, dented cases may not last as many reloadings as non dented cases.

John

Yes, in the case of SOMDSHOOT's reloaded cases as I think you intend to mean. The OPs cases are range pickups and any lube dents would have fireformed out.

I would throw them away. Should not take chances with firearms.

One should not take chances and caution is good, however some situations, such as the very minor dents shown, do not represent a safety risk.

 

[molonlabe]

Could be excessive lube but most probably some cob from your cleaning media is stuck in the die. Pull it apart and clean it with papertowel and size again. It's OK to use just something to watch for when resizing.

 

[coopermania]

The dents were caused by excessive lube. Newer dies have a hole in the die near the neck to release any extra lube and you don't get the dents. The dents will "iron out" at next firing. Depending on the depth of the dent, dented cases may not last as many reloadings as non dented cases.

John

Lube dents are normally higher on the shoulder and they are oval most of the time. Plus you would not have that many cases with the same dent.

 

[pcfixer]

I agree with E.Shell and SOMDSHOOT. I would load and shoot that brass. the small
dents are not considered a safety hazard. I wouldn't load them for hunting ammo
or ammo that would be used for accuracy shooting.
I've loaded cartridges now for 40 years. One thing I have learned is to reloading the powder and bullets is a time consuming and mostly fun or enjoyable to get away from TV and other distractions. Take time loading and don't get distracted.

 

[Pinecone]

I also agree, load and shoot.

I have done so with such dented cases.

If more seriously dented, maybe not. But those are very minor.

Also agree, most likely lube dents. But check the die anyway. Also, the vent holes don't stop lube dents, they do reduce the instance of them.