Would you reload this brass?

TORCHRIDER

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I bought some .270 Winchester brass and every one of the cases has the below mark which I assume is made by a copper crush cylinder from a pressure tester? I am concerned about reloading this brass because I have no idea how much pressure these cases were subjected to. Would you feel safe reloading this brass?

 
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keep that one handy and clean and full length size the rest. Now compare them one at a time with the saved 1 and see if you can notice any change. If there is not a noticeable change I would load 5 clean and resize them and check for a difference.
I cannot guess as to what made those marks.
Where did you get that brass? I do not think that a lab would put the brass on the market after testing. The brass may have been fired in a rifle that has a very noticeable flaw in the chamber.............
 
I bought some in .223 rem and they had the pressure test mark on them and have had no problems with them. I know other guys have bought them and had no problems either.
 
If the primer pockets are tight enough for a good seal, and your resizing die will resize them to fit your chamber, load them and shoot them.
 
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