Hobbit Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi I bought some 223 rounds at bisley recently and was looking to use the brass for some plinking reloads The brass is GGG and is quite solid - cases weigh at least the same as my Lapua brass (both cleaned and de primed) My concern is that the primer pockets are quite tight in the sense that my solid Lee primer pocket cleaner (small primer side obviously) is a tight fit and I have not seen that before in Lapua or PPU brass There is also a red ring around the primers touching the pocket prior to depriming - looks like glue/sealant ??? not sure if this is pertinent or not What do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I think you should decrimp them and load them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 The GGG is 5.56mm NATO Spec SS109 ammunition. The primer pockets have been crimped and the crimp needs to be removed before the cases are reprimed; that can be done by swaging or cutting. It's good brass if you do decide to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incisor Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 It's great brass once you've done the prep work and sorted by weight. Super strong and lasts really well. Think the volumes a bit lower than some tho. Been using for a while and get good results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hobbit, Follow John's advice,then Mark's. You need a (small) primer pocket crimp reamer (not just the cleaner/uniformer). Lyman eg do a manual one,around £15. Just a handle with screw in reamer (large or small). Some case trimmers take the appropriate reamer (Wllson eg) at double the price. There may also be power drill fitting reamers. And there are heavier duty tools -swage or cut-bench mountable,for the job,at considerably more £ The hand held should be fine,unless you have many hundreds to do.... gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Gents Thank you all for four rapid and helpful replies - much appreciated - and yes, given the weight it looked to me to be both good brass and potentially lower volume - will use in an AR so not planning to kick the arse out of the charge weight The ammo was good so I can see myself getting more for a splurge and I am glad I can reuse the brass when I have more time to reload. At the risk of looking green and stupid I must admit I did not know that primers could be crimped and therefore that this could be undone with the appropriate tool - I just had a strong feeling they were going to be bastards to prime in current condition - so many thanks for the steer I shall acquire said small primer pocket crimp reamer and crack on - Thanks again and have a great 2017 Cheers Hobbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 If you're cheap like me, the tip of an RCBS chamfer tool fits in a small primer pocket and a quick turn takes enough of the crimp out to reprime with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymark Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 http://www.cdsgltd.co.uk/hornady-primerpocketreamerkit.html This is what I use to take the crimp out of out GGG and can confirm it makes light work of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum87 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 If you're cheap like me, the tip of an RCBS chamfer tool fits in a small primer pocket and a quick turn takes enough of the crimp out to reprime with ease. Good to know I'm not the only miserable f3cker out there that's done that then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks - Spud has the Lymans reamers for £10.75 so I have added that to another order Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 http://www.cdsgltd.co.uk/hornady-primerpocketreamerkit.html This is what I use to take the crimp out of out GGG and can confirm it makes light work of it. Thanks for this. I've a load to do myself sometime..... Probably > 1000.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 thanks again - I got the reamer and have removed the crimps One thing I noticed, when i used it for good measure, was that the flash hole deburr tool removed more brash than usual (no - I was not drilling a crater ;-) !! ) so I suspect it was worth the effort Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 GGG flash holes are drilled, they do not need deburring like punched holes so don't waste your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 http://www.cdsgltd.co.uk/hornady-primerpocketreamerkit.html This is what I use to take the crimp out of out GGG and can confirm it makes light work of it. Just about to buy one of these and it asks if you want one for a large or small primer size. Can I assume that a .223 case is small primer? Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just about to buy one of these and it asks if you want one for a large or small primer size. Can I assume that a .223 case is small primer? Thanks in advance... Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I shoot a LOT of once fired military and so I bought a Dillon Power Swage 600. Effortless, positive and pretty fast once you get the hang of it.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 John thanks for point on flash hole - will certainly save time swerving that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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