Selling 1X fired brass?

[Xerothermic]

I'm getting ready to prep some 1X brass for sale and was curious, would buyers prefer de-primed brass or brass with the spent primers still seated? Being able to look for pressure signs might be a benefit to reloaders or maybe not. I don't know. Just curious.

 

[joshb]

I prefer it raw, untouched.

 

[Xerothermic]

I prefer it raw, untouched.

Works for me. Thanks!

 

[3Ackleys]

Depends what they are. Pistol brass and 5.56 I prefer sized & cleaned.

 

[LuvDog]

If I'm buying something listed/advertised as 1X fired brass, I would expect that there aren't any over pressure issues, and would assume the seller already pulled anything that may be a concern.

I've seen people offer both options at different prices.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I prefer it raw, untouched.

I’m leaning that way too now. The processed brass may not be sized the way you like and crimp removal may have been missed. By the time you check everything out, you may be as well off starting from scratch.

 

[jelenko]

I would prefer the primers be removed and any crimp swaged out.
But depends on the reliability of the processor. If I didn't have experience with your processing, I'd want them raw.

 

[joshb]

I’m leaning that way too now. The processed brass may not be sized the way you like and crimp removal may have been missed. By the time you check everything out, you may be as well off starting from scratch.

Yup. If I plan to load AR plinking loads, fully processed brass is tempting. If it’s going to be used in my bolt guns, I have an opportunity to set the shoulder for a better fit if it’s raw.

 

[LuvDog]

I wouldn't want it sized in any way either, but I'd preferred decapped because that's one less step for me. I like to deprime before wet tumbling

 

[ebb]

I guess it is possible to really get once fired, I have never been that lucky. I think what i got was range pick up and there was a bunch that was all the same headstamp that had nickel plated primers and the new ammo came with brass for that brand. They had loose primer pockets and the owner left them at the range. They had been loaded HOT and were junk. I sometimes pick up range brass, but I know that some may have been left at the range because the owner knew they were done.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I guess it is possible to really get once fired, I have never been that lucky. I think what i got was range pick up and there was a bunch that was all the same headstamp that had nickel plated primers and the new ammo came with brass for that brand. They had loose primer pockets and the owner left them at the range. They had been loaded HOT and were junk. I sometimes pick up range brass, but I know that some may have been left at the range because the owner knew they were done.

I quess that’s the advantage of crimped primer pockets as one knows they haven’t been reloaded.

 

[Toddmack]

I quess that’s the advantage of crimped primer pockets as one knows they haven’t been reloaded.

Agreed. That's the upside AND downside!

 

[TC260]

I haven’t bought any “1x” brass in a long time but I just assume it’s like used weed whacker at the flea market that “just needs a carb kit”,. Maybe it true but most likely the seller has no idea so just sell it to me as is so I can make a judgement on what it is.

As I was typing that I remembered the last time I bought used brass was a bag of “Norma” 9.3 x 72R. That’s what the bag had written on it but fully half were mixed head stamp and even some reformed cases. I don’t think it was intentional, he just didn’t look closely but that’s why used stuff is always Caveat Emptor.

 

[Doom]

If I were buying 1x brass I would not want it sized. It is easier to understand just what you have when you go through the sizing routine. I would not know what condition the brass was in after the first firing and would know what the seller set the datum dimension to.

 

[hogpatrol]

On Lake City, I've found buyers want it with the crimped primers, i.e., assumed it once fired. No primers and sized or unsized, there's really no way of knowing the history of any brass. Disclaimer and not on here, I once bought used 6.5-284 brass and most of it went in the scrap bucket. Lesson learned long ago, never buy used brass. It may have been abused.

 

[FloridaAKM]

A friend of mine gave me 4 buckets of various brass from his range, unfortunately, alot of it was in bad shape. After sorting thru the large haul, tumbling the selected brass & resizing it; only half of it was usable.

The useful calibers were 5.56, .308, .45acp, 9mm & .300 BO. These have all been trimmed, primed & ready to reload in the following months before it warms up too much. There was lots more work involved with this brass rather than clean brass, but the price difference was worth it.

I am not a precision shooter, just the every day guy who enjoys shooting & reloading.