RELOADING WOLF BRASS

[Miklo626]

Hello,

I have heard conflicting stories regarding the ability to reload wold gold 223 brass. I've heard everything from "its easy" to "you have to trim primer pockets and the bras is hard to deprime..." I don't know what to believe. I am about to buy my first reloading press (Forster Coax) and I have about 1500 pieces of wolf gold brass cleaned and ready to reload. Anybody have any opinions (experienced ones) regarding that brass? Or should I fork over the cash to buy brass? Thanks guys!

[PatC415]

B.S.
I have reloaded THOUSANDS of Wolf Gold.
Primers are crimped. Swage the primer pockets before you reprime.

[C.W.M.V.]

B.S.
I have reloaded THOUSANDS of Wolf Gold.
Primers are crimped. Swage the primer pockets before you reprime.

This.

Also, mine has been as consistent as far as weight goes as lake city brass though a bit heavier. I also get noticeably higher muzzle velocities with wolf gold brass, like 25-50fps faster than lake city. Observed this multiple times working on my 77gr 5.56 loads with H4895.

[AandO]

I prefer the WOLF GOLD brass over all others in 223.

[C.W.M.V.]

Only thing I have noticed with it is that the primer pockets loosen up fast.
However-that May be because I was cutting the crimp out. Now I’m using the RCBS bench primer pocket swager so I’m hoping to see a difference.

[baih777]

Hello,

I have heard conflicting stories regarding the ability to reload wold gold 223 brass. I've heard everything from "its easy" to "you have to trim primer pockets and the bras is hard to deprime..." I don't know what to believe. I am about to buy my first reloading press (Forster Coax) and I have about 1500 pieces of wolf gold brass cleaned and ready to reload. Anybody have any opinions (experienced ones) regarding that brass? Or should I fork over the cash to buy brass? Thanks guys!

Learn how to identify crimped primer pockets. Their are plenty of ways to remove the crimp.
People say that it's hard to deprime because you are removing a primer that has been crimped in place. Any brass thats been crimped is like that.

[9mmepiphany]

I am about to buy my first reloading press (Forster Coax) and I have about 1500 pieces of wolf gold brass cleaned and ready to reload.

Does that mean that you have already deprimed and swagged the primer pockets.

If you haven't, you'll need to swag them. With the right equipment it is much easier and much neater than "cutting them out"

I picked up about 1k pieces of Wolf Gold at the range a couple of weeks ago and just swagged them all on my Hornady LNL...only took about 20 mins

Or should I fork over the cash to buy brass?

If you aren't going to use it, I'll be happy to trade you other headstamps for it.

I've been very happy with the Taiwanese brass

[Miklo626]

Thanks guys! Really good info! Is the wolf gold brass hard to de prime because of the crimp?

[C.W.M.V.]

Not really.
I use a Frankfort arsenal hand depriming tool. When I get home from the range I deprime while I’m eating breakfast and watching cartoons with my son. They just pop out lol.

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[JackEllis]

Is the wolf gold brass hard to de prime because of the crimp?

I use an RCBS single state press and universal depriming die to remove primers from range brass, including lots that were crimped. Have yet to bend a pin. For me at least, the secret has been to move the ram at a moderate speed instead of trying to operate it as fast as my hands will allow. Crimped primers require more force, but that higher force can still be somewhat gently applied.

FWIW, I remove the primers first, then wash in Dawn and Lemishine to get the grime off. Relatively clean brass is easier on my sizing dies and removing the primers allows the cases to be rinsed more thoroughly and air dried much faster (now that it's cold out I'll go back to using the oven).

[Don the savage]

If you run into issues spend $20 bucks and get a lyman or lee universal depriming die. I deprime all my rifle brass withthe lyman now and it makes life so much easier. I wish i had it when i was depriming the greek 30.06 10years ago.

[bigdawg86]

Wofl gold is no different in use than lake city. Swage, size, and load

[El.Terrible_SoCal]

Wolf Gold Brass is junk. I’ll take it as scrap. lol Nah, it’s good brass. Being that the primer is crimped, you’ll need a universal decapping die to punch out the primers. You can swage the crimp or cut them out as I do. Some people will cringe at cutting but I’ve had no issues. I’ll use an acorn shaped chamfer bit that you can buy from Home Depot and just cut enough to where you don’t see the crimp marks anymore.

[Lead Waster]

You're probably confusing some of the other "Wolf" brand ammo, that might use berdan primers (ie Wolf steel 7.62x39) as opposed to boxer primed cases.

Berdan primed cases have two off center holes and a different primer, the boxers are easy to deprime because there is a single flash hole right in the center. Depriming berdan primed cases usually involves water and hydrolically hammering the primer out.

[C.W.M.V.]

Don’t see what you’re talking about, but the Wolf Gold primer is crimped in.