Toss, resize and turn into 300 B/O

[partsed]

Depriming a bunch of .223/5.56 bras and have run across case necks that are damaged. My question is will the Hornady resizing die "fix" the problem?? Or are they a candidate for cutting the necks and turning into 300 B/O??

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[matts]

I've loaded quite a few with my Dillon carbide dues that looked just like that.

 

[RVTECH]

Those are not as bad as some cases (various calibers) I have resized with no problems.

 

[ageingstudent]

Depriming a bunch of .223/5.56 bras and have run across case necks that are damaged. My question is will the Hornady resizing die "fix" the problem?? Or are they a candidate for cutting the necks and turning into 300 B/O??

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Brass is actually pretty resilient. An injury like that isn't a safety issue specially up there on the neck. If the rest of the case is sound it's likely fine. Probably not cases you would want to use in competition though.

 

[edzz]

Depriming a bunch of .223/5.56 bras and have run across case necks that are damaged. My question is will the Hornady resizing die "fix" the problem?? Or are they a candidate for cutting the necks and turning into 300 B/O??

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All 223/5.56 bra's are candidates for cutting and converting to 300BLK.

 

[CLT65]

I've loaded far, far worse than that. I wouldn't even look twice at a little ding like that.

For the record, I don't recommend reloading brass this bad, but yes, these two photos are of the same brass, before and after a couple loadings:

 

[ageingstudent]

I've loaded far, far worse than that. I wouldn't even look twice at a little ding like that.

For the record, I don't recommend reloading brass this bad, but yes, these two photos are of the same brass, before and after a couple loadings:

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That was a great thread. I can't remember did you get those straightened out with a soft load the first time out?

 

[CLT65]

I annealed the necks and shoulders before even starting to straighten them, otherwise I think a couple might have cracked. Then I carefully straightened them out as best I could, and loaded them. Since the bases and primer pockets looked fine, I loaded them with a moderate plinking load.

A lot of people think that a dent in the case decreases cases capacity and therefore increases pressure, but the dent will iron out in the chamber before chamber pressure gets anywhere near maximum.

Disclaimer: I don't post stuff like this to try and show that you can just load willy-nilly with no concern for safety. I just like to tinker, and some things are more critical than others. A dented neck is one of those things that typically isn't very critical.

 

[partsed]

A dent in the case doesn't bother me as much as getting the neck "straightened out" to accept a bullet.

 

[ageingstudent]

I annealed the necks and shoulders before even starting to straighten them, otherwise I think a couple might have cracked. Then I carefully straightened them out as best I could, and loaded them. Since the bases and primer pockets looked fine, I loaded them with a moderate plinking load.

A lot of people think that a dent in the case decreases cases capacity and therefore increases pressure, but the dent will iron out in the chamber before chamber pressure gets anywhere near maximum.

Disclaimer: I don't post stuff like this to try and show that you can just load willy-nilly with no concern for safety. I just like to tinker, and some things are more critical than others. A dented neck is one of those things that typically isn't very critical.

Someone that looks a lot like me may have straightened out a few case necks with a screwdriver and light loaded them to reform...see above disclaimer

 

[po18guy]

Got a tapered punch? A quick twist will have the neck round enough to not worry about. Center punches also work, since they are tapered to the point.

 

[ageingstudent]

A dent in the case doesn't bother me as much as getting the neck "straightened out" to accept a bullet.

Those ones you pictured can get straightened right out no problem.

 

[partsed]

Got a tapered punch? A quick twist will have the neck round enough to not worry about. Center punches also work, since they are tapered to the point.

Got plenty of tapered punches!! Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[po18guy]

Got plenty of tapered punches!! Thanks for the suggestion.

And, any dents that may remain will be ironed out by the expander plug.

 

[BigDog67]

The expander ball should straighten those out with one run.

 

[DizzyJ]

Depriming a bunch of .223/5.56 bras and have run across case necks that are damaged. My question is will the Hornady resizing die "fix" the problem?? Or are they a candidate for cutting the necks and turning into 300 B/O??

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I've reloaded worse looking cases.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

when i get dented case mouths, i take a pair of needle nose pliers and un bend it the best i can and run it thru the die.

 

[po18guy]

when i get dented case mouths, i take a pair of needle nose pliers and un bend it the best i can and run it thru the die.

Gonna have a look at DW's beading pliers. They have rounded jaws which would not kink or crimp the brass. And, you might be able to iron out a few bumps further down the neck.

 

[partsed]

when i get dented case mouths, i take a pair of needle nose pliers and un bend it the best i can and run it thru the die.

I've done that on some of them just to deprime the case.

 

[po18guy]

I've done that on some of them just to deprime the case.

You can also take closed needle nose pliers and slip them in as a form of expander, then pull the jaws open to restore some roundness.