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LC08 brass

I came across a bunch of lc08 brass from a law enforcement range and have questions about the bevel around the primer. None of the primers are crimped and they all have the bevel around the primer that looks much larger than normal. Are these safe to reload? Will the primer pockets hold up to multiple reloads?

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Sorry to say, but some folks don't clean up after themselves.... what I mean is that some loaders who know their brass is done and should be put in the recycle can will leave them on the ground and don't care.

That behavior is bad because folks who do pick up range brass could be affected. If that brass is about to fail, then the right thing to do is put it in the scrap recycle bin, not leave it where some rookie gets hurt.

At the same time... If you are a rookie and picking up range brass, it is your responsibility to inspect the brass very well to eliminate ones that are near failure.

@18trapper , a crimped primer is an indicator of once fired brass, but even then you should inspect all brass that wasn't yours.

It is best when you actually witness the source, like the LEO practice days or other shooters who leave their factory brass. When that isn't the situation, consider it your standard operating procedure to thoroughly inspect unknown brass, but you should always inspect all brass that hits the ground anyway.

This is the right place for good cleaning and a borescope, or bent paperclip, or section, or all three. Taking the ones that seem the worse and cutting them open is a good way to know what you are dealing with. Play it safe with any brass that hits the ground, especially if it wasn't yours.
 
Are these safe to reload? Will the primer pockets hold up to multiple reloads?
The only LC brass I've seen that wasn't crimped was some factory new LC brass (not loaded) that I bought years ago. Everything else has been crimped. Those have already had the crimp remove with an overly generous reamer.

How did they deprime? If the primer is tight coming out, then you may be Ok. If they deprime unusually easy, I wouldn't use them. I've had more primer failures from oversize pockets than anything else. When this happens it leaves a divot in your bolt face.
 

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Till recently, I use virgin LC brass. The primer pockets do not look like the OP's. Those appear to have been the result of removing the primer crimp with a cutter instead of a swager.
 
I thought the chamfer around the primer seemed excessive which is why I wanted to ask here. I have been reloading a number of years but only with new brass or factory ammo that I shot myself.

I am putting together a 20 practical and thought I might have some brass that I wouldn't have to deal with crimped primers, but since this appears to have been reloaded already I will use different brass.
 
am putting together a 20 practical
For the trouble, you should start with virgin brass to get the best shoulder junctions and results. 20 Practical is an awesome cartridge and easy to learn.

Nothing wrong with playing with used brass to work out any fears you have with learning to neck down, but for best results on the target you will want all your brass to match.

Starting with unknown range pick-ups means you will have various neck conditions as well as the potential for all sorts of differences between the first cycles and the next.

I would also suggest to any rookies, try a batch of say 20 for starters and get a few cycles on them to smooth out your brass prep before attempting to bulk process for varmint hunting or similar.
 
I would suspect any LC brass that does not have a brass primer and primer crimp as having been reloaded at least once so you really don’t know what you have.
 

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