PTR-91 fired brass reloadable?

[fcastle]

Hello Folks,

Forgive my ignorance, my question is for those who own PTR-91s:

do PTR-91s ding up the brass to the point that the brass cannot be reloaded?

I am considering seriously buying a PTR-91, but wanted to know if the rifle does this, because the HK91/G3 fired brass is mostly unusable.

Thanks for taking the time, look forward to your responses.

FC

[MSL209]

I am interested in the answer to this as well. I heard this happened with certain HK rifles, but thought it was a fluke.

[Quiet]

I believe it effects the HK91/HK93 series and clones.
Something to do how the delayed rollerlock action operates with the fluted chamber.

[NSR500]

It is reloadable, but can be a pain in the butt to get the brass unmangled. What I do is either shoot steel cased ammo, or shoot the brass I will not be reloading through the HK clones.
My FAL gets good brass, the HK clones get the berdan stuff, etc...

[NRAhighpowershooter]

the brass is reloadable.. but!!! get the HK case port buffer.. that way you won't get that nasty crease in the case body.....

[Timsar]

The Flutted chambering of the HK 91 type weapons imparts a carbon residue on the case necking. It's cosmetic. However, it will leave a nice ding on the case, that can be reduced by using a port buffer.

See the link below at HKPro about this:

http://www.hkpro.com/forum/showthread.php?p=711664

[fcastle]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I appreciate it. I'll get the PTR and look for the port buffer.