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308 LC 12 brass - primed: OK it is UGLY - BUYER beware
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 798229" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Did you get the unfired stuff, or the "once fired" ?</p><p></p><p>Since the brass head stamp does not resolve finer than the year, I have to suspect that there must have been part of a single batch that was bad, resulting in the entire batch being scrapped.</p><p></p><p>In the final analysis, I don't think I lost more than 5% of what i bought and none of the stuff that was left over split when I did the full length size operation after I annealed.</p><p></p><p>So in retrospect, I would like to tone down the title to this thread, but of course the first post has "expired and I can no longer change it....</p><p></p><p>If sure doesn't help confidence when you start picking cases like that out the pile though...</p><p></p><p>As far as I know, the 308 is not too hard on brass, and the ejection out a semi automatic is likely to be considerably harder than the wear it will get in the chamber... Given the alternatives ($36-$40+/box of 20 rounds - if you can get it) I will probably be satisfied with how this panned out. It sure was a lot of work compared to buying new brass for $0.50/case though... The slightly less that $1/case I paid for my Lapua Palma brass is not looking so bad after this experience, but that is never going near my gas gun...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 798229, member: 35183"] Did you get the unfired stuff, or the "once fired" ? Since the brass head stamp does not resolve finer than the year, I have to suspect that there must have been part of a single batch that was bad, resulting in the entire batch being scrapped. In the final analysis, I don't think I lost more than 5% of what i bought and none of the stuff that was left over split when I did the full length size operation after I annealed. So in retrospect, I would like to tone down the title to this thread, but of course the first post has "expired and I can no longer change it.... If sure doesn't help confidence when you start picking cases like that out the pile though... As far as I know, the 308 is not too hard on brass, and the ejection out a semi automatic is likely to be considerably harder than the wear it will get in the chamber... Given the alternatives ($36-$40+/box of 20 rounds - if you can get it) I will probably be satisfied with how this panned out. It sure was a lot of work compared to buying new brass for $0.50/case though... The slightly less that $1/case I paid for my Lapua Palma brass is not looking so bad after this experience, but that is never going near my gas gun... [/QUOTE]
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