DENTED UP AMMO

[K1LLROI]

I have recently been buying bulk .223s and find a lot of damaged rounds..some have dents on the brass..others deep scratches..
is this normal..? Is it still safe to shoot.?
Just wondering..SAFETY FIRST..

[tuna quesadilla]

Bump for you, cause I was wondering the same thing... Some surplus 8mm that I just bought has little dents near the shoulder of the cases and I'm wondering if I should just throw them away.

[mecam]

I have recently been buying bulk .223s and find a lot of damaged rounds..some have dents on the brass..others deep scratches..
is this normal..? Is it still safe to shoot.?
Just wondering..SAFETY FIRST..

They're fine, but if you don't feel comfortable, I'll buy them from you for .02 cents a piece.

[tknc99]

i got a batch of bent up 7.62x25. I ended up shooting all of it. Luckily no malfunctions.

[diginit]

Unless they're really bad, They will conform to the chamber when fired. Small dings are not a problem. A deep crease can cause lead to a rupture. Toss that one. A bent case neck or bullet can cause an FTF (Failure to feed) Toss that one too. Or send them to me for reloading. I need components.

[Agustav]

My PSL chew up brass like you wouldn't believe... dents and scratch on the brass on every ejection. So, I will load them up and shot them off the Mosin. This fireforms the brass and remove all the dents and scratchs.

[Trakker]

Small dings are ok
Twisted brass or "crumbling" defects you should toss it out. When they seat the bullet this happens on weak brass

[merritt]

dents lead to slightly increased pressure (since there is less case capacity on ignition) so when it comes to these basically its your tolerance level for increased chamber pressure (remember there is a safety margin.... so its not a instant problem but a big enough dent will be)

surface scratches, especially forward of the webbing are just cosmetic

some dents and dings can be signs of imminent case failure such as the creases mentioned above (also sometimes there are cracked cases in lots that have been battered)

now a case failure in the neck region isn't instantly disastrous but near the webbing/head is quite a problem so the safest way to go is toss 'em if you think they are going to fail

[gunboat]

If the dent, ding, scratch, or bend is so bad it won't fit in the chamber that pretty much solves the problem -- Way too much overthinking on this --

[Beelzy]

If the dent, ding, scratch, or bend is so bad it won't fit in the chamber that pretty much solves the problem -- Way too much overthinking on this --

Yep....and the dents will be ironed out after the rounds are fired.

[swerv512]

Yep....and the dents will be ironed out after the rounds are fired.

are you pulling my leg?

[Beelzy]

are you pulling my leg?

Nope. I fireform cases when creating wildcat calibers. It is common practice
to shoot cases after rough sizing to iron out the case shoulder to
make the cases to spec.