Reloading factory ammo with different lot numbers.

[cajun]

So reloading some 7/08 Hornady brass from fired ammo. 2 different lot's and my son has got them all mixed up so who knows. Normally I will keep brass lots the same and retest loads when changing. Safe to load? Or just buy new brass.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

Unless there's cracked necks or blown primer pockets, I say absolutely. Stuff is too expensive these days.

 

[Mark37082]

Like many here, I am not a big fan of Hornady brass. However, as long as you don't go over book loads, you should be fine. I've reloaded mixed brass and just kept it the middle of load range with powder.

 

[Dr. Vette]

I have hundreds of brass in each of various Weatherby cartridges. (257, 7mm, 300, 340)

I sort only by headstamp and variation of headstamp (different vintage have different appearing stamps).
In doing so, I can still get very low ES/SD without worrying about the lot number even with mixing and matching brass of various lots.

As long as the brass is essentially the same vintage I think you're fine.

 

[asd9055]

I have hundreds of brass in each of various Weatherby cartridges. (257, 7mm, 300, 340)

I sort only by headstamp and variation of headstamp (different vintage have different appearing stamps).
In doing so, I can still get very low ES/SD without worrying about the lot number even with mixing and matching brass of various lots.

As long as the brass is essentially the same vintage I think you're fine.

 

[cajun]

Like many here, I am not a big fan of Hornady brass. However, as long as you don't go over book loads, you should be fine. I've reloaded mixed brass and just kept it the middle of load range with powder.

Yeah me either but it's a kids hunting rifle for less than 200 yd shots.

 

[asd9055]

I do the same!

 

[Eric H]

Was testing some 6.5 Needmoor rounds this weekend and low and behold I somehow mixed a piece of Hornady with Prime brass and never saw a difference.

 

[cajun]

I have hundreds of brass in each of various Weatherby cartridges. (257, 7mm, 300, 340)

I sort only by headstamp and variation of headstamp (different vintage have different appearing stamps).
In doing so, I can still get very low ES/SD without worrying about the lot number even with mixing and matching brass of various lots.

As long as the brass is essentially the same vintage I think you're fine.

Yeah I get it. I ran into some issues with Hornady 6.8 spc ammo. They had 2 different headstamps based on the brass being Hornady or S&B brass. Different case capacities.