Help a new guy figure out if these cases are ok

[Vindiesel]

I've just started reloading and I fired my first few rounds the other day. I still have all my parts attached but I have a few questions about the fired cases.

Do these primers look normal? The one on the left is my reload and the 2 on the right are factory fresh fired cases:





Also, I missed a case with a small ding on the side of the case and a scratch on the neck, is it safe to shoot a cartridge with these small defects? Here's a picture:



Everything looks normal to me but I will openly admit I have no experience with what is normal and what is not so i'll leave it to the reloading gurus here to help me out. I could definitely tell the difference between my starting charge loads and hotter factory loads though. Thanks for any help you guys can give.

[CSACANNONEER]

It looks OK to me.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

You're good to go............

[Beelzy]

Normal looking primers in my book.

[Vindiesel]

Perfect! I thought as much but I can never have too much reassurance. Thanks everyone.

[Splinter]

Looks fine to me as well.

[ar15barrels]

I see ejector marks on those cases, but that's just the soft FC brass, not a realistic problem.

Here are some definite pressure signs spelled out:

[westcoastr]

these look fine, but for future ref - your primers' edges look more flattened that the factory rounds. while this may just be that your primers have a sharper edge to them or are softer...etc, it "might" be an indication that your pressures are higher than the factory loads - higher may be fine.

primers can get significantly more flattened that this and still be fine, but something to keep an eye on if you see additional signs like popped primers, bright rings on outside of case/ridge on inside of case, severe rim bends, and everything else randall showed

[rayra]

these look fine, but for future ref - your primers' edges look more flattened that the factory rounds. while this may just be that your primers have a sharper edge to them or are softer...etc, it "might" be an indication that your pressures are higher than the factory loads - higher may be fine.

primers can get significantly more flattened that this and still be fine, but something to keep an eye on if you see additional signs like popped primers, bright rings on outside of case/ridge on inside of case, severe rim bends, and everything else randall showed

I concur with this post. Something to keep an eye on, especially if your are working a load near the upper end of the suggested charge range.

[Timberland]

Dose extractor searing/smearing have to do with overpressure? If so how. I pick up lots of rounds like thoes, and try to sort them out, but on ocasion some of mine look slightly seared.

[ar15barrels]

Dose extractor searing/smearing have to do with overpressure? If so how. I pick up lots of rounds like thoes, and try to sort them out, but on ocasion some of mine look slightly seared.

Soft brass, overpressure, over-gassed carbine gas system or a combination of those factors.