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<blockquote data-quote="Mysticplayer" data-source="post: 53003" data-attributes="member: 8947"><p>Depends on the chamber and type of firearm the brass was shot in.</p><p></p><p>I am guessing that you are looking at 308 or 223 surplus brass? Find out if this is factory range brass or military brass.</p><p></p><p>If fired from a machine gun, there may be alot of case stretching which will lead to very short case life. If fired from test barrels or bolt actions, then usually not that big a deal. You may need to get a small base die if your chamber is small.</p><p></p><p>More details are important.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest that you look at pulldown brass. This is brass that was disassembled, not fired. These are usually in excellent condition and just need the crimps removed.</p><p></p><p>If trying for max accuracy, I would lean towards commercial brass. I use LC69 brass in my 30-06 and it works great but would not use it for match applications. For LR hunting/varminting/plinking, no problem. Capable of under 1/3moa accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Good luck...</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mysticplayer, post: 53003, member: 8947"] Depends on the chamber and type of firearm the brass was shot in. I am guessing that you are looking at 308 or 223 surplus brass? Find out if this is factory range brass or military brass. If fired from a machine gun, there may be alot of case stretching which will lead to very short case life. If fired from test barrels or bolt actions, then usually not that big a deal. You may need to get a small base die if your chamber is small. More details are important. I would suggest that you look at pulldown brass. This is brass that was disassembled, not fired. These are usually in excellent condition and just need the crimps removed. If trying for max accuracy, I would lean towards commercial brass. I use LC69 brass in my 30-06 and it works great but would not use it for match applications. For LR hunting/varminting/plinking, no problem. Capable of under 1/3moa accuracy. Good luck... Jerry [/QUOTE]
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