Range Brass Reloading

[stover]

Over time I have been collecting 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 cal brass. The brass which I have been picking up at my local range consists of mostly Winchester, Blazer Brass and Remington. I have found that the Winchester brass seem pretty durable but I wonder about the Blazer. What brass is everyone else reloading?

[f4tweet]

Anything I pick up with mine on the floor.

[dbbspider]

Add to the list, PMC, speer, etc brand brass. I never have problems with any of these when shooting and reloading. I just inspect all cases before reloading.

[thebloodsonthewall]

I have also loaded many different brands that I have picked up at the range. Just make sure to keep a sharp eye for damaged cases. Especially when you get into rifle brass.

[What Just Happened?]

I've reloaded Winchester, Remington, Speer, NATO headstamps, CCI, PMC, and others that I don't even know. Never had a problem that I would attribute to the case.

The only one I toss away are AMERC. I've had two FTF's with my CZ and they were factory reloads with AMERC cases.

[rayra]

Any. Any reloadable brass / nickel-plated brass straight-walled pistol cartridge that doesn't show signs of long use / previous high pressure loadings. It's all good.

[badreligion]

With 45 and 40 you are looking at low pressure cartridge. As long as they are not crushed, mostly round, no major bulges and are not splitting at the neck you can reload them for a very long time many many times. Just look at each one during each step of your reloading process and discard any that you think look bad. You will probably lose more at the range than you will throw away from them going bad.

[What Just Happened?]

Just a correction, 45 is a relatively low-pressure cartridge (under 20,000 psi), while 40s&w and 9mm are around 30,000 psi.

[will227457]

i load everything that I pickup, well not CBC head stamps, those seem to be made of thicker brass....i always have issues with those so i just throw them oout now

[Bruce3]

i reload 9mm and winchester brass is good, watch out for the head stamp *I* im not sure what brand that is but they never seem to be able to hold the bullet.

[spencerhut]

. . .watch out for the head stamp *I* im not sure what brand that is but they never seem to be able to hold the bullet.

That is not entirely true. And blanket statements such as this are rarely very accurate. I've loaded plenty of *I* 9MM Luger ,40S&W and 45ACP, never a problem. Look closely at *I*(Independence Ammo made by CCI), CCI and Speer cases. I'm pretty sure they all come from the same factory or at least the same production methods. They reload and go bang like pretty much everything else.

When you hear about problems with brass, it's *usually* AMERC. Now that stuff is well known as junk. The primer flash holes are usually off center and look like they were punched out by a four year old in a sweat shop with an old rusty nail and a rock.

Remington, CCI, Speer, *I*, Federal, Winchester, CBC, Hornady, NATO, WCC, LC, WRA, Armscopr (ACP), Priv Part, Fiocci, Geco, IMI etc. etc. - No Problems

S&B - Watch the primer pockets, they can be too tight, enough to make you think they are crimped in primers. Some S&B are in fact crimped or so tight I end up swagging the pockets.

[new cal shooter]

I really like the S&B .38 spl WC brass, very nice to reload, primer looks flat in the case, real eye catching, and AMERC is junk, CBC is OK in .45 but not for me in 9mm, and the rifle CBC is fine in .308

[All Nav]

I only pick up Win, Rem, and Federal brass. CCI, PMC, S& B, Blazer all go into the recycle bin at the range. That's just me, though.

[USN CHIEF]

I only pick up Win, Rem, and Federal brass. CCI, PMC, S& B, Blazer all go into the recycle bin at the range. That's just me, though.

how about looking out for some fellow cal gunners and donating that brass to people less fortunate?

[ghideon]

I don't touch AMERC, or anything with a crimp for 9mm.