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Forgot password or user name? Steel case vs Brass case - reloading. Posts Latest Activity Photos. Page of 2. Filtered by:. Previous 1 2 template Next. Steel case vs Brass case - reloading , PM. Not new to reloading but am new to loading steel cases vs brass cases. Me and my boys have moved over to AR caliber and was given a few different brands to break the gun in.
I managed to pick up a box of TulAmmo small rifle primers at a good price. But, the box does not indicate if they were boxer or berdan. Since the box says "small rifle" I assume they were boxer.
Fast forward - - - after shooting some brass and steel ammo I decided to look into reloading a few rounds of the steel stuff. Looks like nothing unusual. Primers fit so decided to try some of the brass cases. However, only 1 round of 10 allowed the primer to insert under normal squeeze using a Lee hand prime tool. After a few rounds of frustration I decided to measure the diameter of the primer and primer hole in both materials.
The sr primers measured. Removing a used Berdan primer from the case can be accomplished with a special tool that hooks on the outside of the case and pries out the used primer.
Reloading with modified Boxer primers can be done, but I do not recommend it. The last option to reload steel case ammo with Boxer primers is to modify the case itself. Some cases will not have a good primer pocket to Boxer primer match. The below video from MaineJunker shows both the drilling out of an anvil in the primer pocket on a copper-washed steel case and the addition of copper tubing to properly fit a primer.
Once you have the primer issue worked out, then reload the steel case ammo like you would a regular brass case. Richard Johnson is a gun writer, amateur historian and - most importantly - a dad. He's done a lot of silly things in his life, but quitting police work to follow his passion of writing about guns was one of the smartest things he ever did.
Best 5. This discoloration and tarnish you see is from the annealing heat treatment process the brass undergoes during manufacturing. When some manufacturers polish their brass , this tarnish will not be exposed. Simply put, the 5. This is especially important to reloaders because the powder loads are affected by these different case capacities. Each powder meters well and delivers good accuracy.
You need to maintain the exact temperature for annealing steel which makes it really difficult. On the other hand, brass can be heated easily, and you can heat them till they turn red in colour. Rest you need to cool brass at normal room temperature. The temperature for brass and steel differs because steel needs a high temperature of heat even to start warming up.
Steel is not ductile and even hardens quickly. Yes, steel casings can be reloaded, but you need a whole large unit manufacturing help to perform this action. This is not possible for everybody and thus performing it on a regular basis is not possible. You cannot reload steel casings as you can do with aluminium and brass. If you want me to drop an article on reloading casings of brass and aluminium, then do comment below.
Also, remember the factors that are given above; all of these are major drawbacks. Your email address will not be published.
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