Is this brass safe to reload???

[DocGlenn]

Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor brass out of a Dessert Tech MDR (semiauto). The location of the damage has me concerned. I'm not looking for precision loads. Just looking to load some practice rounds, 200 yards max, but I don't want risk catastrophic case failure. Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[rsmithsr]

its a shame, but what the heck no loss its a 6.5.
if they size and chamber I would shoot them.

 

[066wally]

Shot them if they will chamber after sizing.

 

[MagnumManiac]

The crease in the shoulder may give you hard chambering if your FL die doesn't iron out most of it.
My BAR did something similar in 300WM, not quite as bad, and my BAR in 338WM never marked a case at all.

Cheers.

 

[wv270wsm]

If you can get them in a die then into the chamber with no difficulty they will " fire form" back to where they're supposed to be. Every now and again I'll get a line sent because of my carelessness and it always pushes back out nicely

 

[26Reload]

Itsa creed.....cut it off below the indetentions....primer..load powder and tape the bullet in front.....
"Shoot lites out all day long every day".....

 

[Doublezranch]

Did they eject looking like that or do they look like that after sizing?

 

[DocGlenn]

They ejected looking like that. They FL sized w/o any issues. I'll load them up and shoot them out of a bolt rifle to get them back in shape. Thanks for the help!

 

[new2mud]

No need to go through the extra step of a bolt gun. That is a pretty mild dent.

To look at dinged up brass, look up what an HK91/PTR91 does to brass. I had one and it would beat the snot out of brass. When that happened I would FL size it, load, and shoot, and it smoothed the brass right out.

 

[DTinTX]

MDRs are tough on brass. If you haven't already done so, try dialing down the gas setting. As for the brass, other than the pokes at CM, if it can be sized and will chamber, it should be fine as long as you're not pushing the pressure limits already.

 

[RetiredSniper]

Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor brass out of a Dessert Tech MDR (semiauto). The location of the damage has me concerned. I'm not looking for precision loads. Just looking to load some practice rounds, 200 yards max, but I don't want risk catastrophic case failure. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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I would not bother to reload them.

 

[243winxb]

Looks like the brass has been gouged out & moved towards the case mouth? This will weaken/thin brass in that area.
But if it vents, no harm will be done.

I would look for the cause & change something. But thats just my 2 cents.

 

[243winxb]

shoot them out of a bolt rifle

Good idea. Imo. Better method to keep the 62,000 PSI contained. 3 rings of steel, even better. Rem 700 action.

 

[Vol1975]

Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor brass out of a Dessert Tech MDR (semiauto). The location of the damage has me concerned. I'm not looking for precision loads. Just looking to load some practice rounds, 200 yards max, but I don't want risk catastrophic case failure. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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back off A couple 3 grains and shoot. They will resize. I would not shoot at full load because of pressure. This is what I've done just to save the brass.

on a note: When this has happened to me is because I've had to much lube on the case while trying to resize. Little goes a long way.