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Just finished sorting through two 5 gallon buckets of 5.56/223 range brass, half of which ended up being crimped primers. The crimped cases break down as around 35% LC NATO 5.56, 40% FC 223, and the rest an alphabet soup of various headstamps. As it's basically free brass, I don't mind the extra time and effort processing it, but was curious if there are particular headstamps I should cull as not being worth my time.
Interesting side note. I don't know who shot these rounds when, but after awhile, I could recognize brass that went through the same rifle. I could also tell that there are a lot of folks shooting guns with problems. Makes me feel very lucky that my foray into the AR world has continued to be a no drama affair, and also makes me wonder how many folks are paying attention to what their brass/rifles are trying to tell them. After this exercise, I know I'll be paying even more attention! Later.
Dave
Interesting side note. I don't know who shot these rounds when, but after awhile, I could recognize brass that went through the same rifle. I could also tell that there are a lot of folks shooting guns with problems. Makes me feel very lucky that my foray into the AR world has continued to be a no drama affair, and also makes me wonder how many folks are paying attention to what their brass/rifles are trying to tell them. After this exercise, I know I'll be paying even more attention! Later.
Dave