Help ID this brass.

[D3lta58]

Hey Calgunners,

I was at the range and fellow M1A shooter offered me his brass since I told him that I was just starting up and he didn't reload. He said he didn't know whether his brass was reloadable but I gladly accepted his brass anyway. If you can't see in the pictures, the rim says "MF 83 F4" He said it was Australian surplus if that helps. Thanks for all the help guys. Fingers crossed for boxer!

[dominic]

MF 84 means manufactured in 1984. F4 is just the Australian factory designator.

[incredablehefey]

try a universal decapper, if it works reload it!

[diginit]

Look into the case with a flahlight. If it has one flash hole, It is reloadable. If it has 2, It is hard to deprime and some consider that unreloadable. Even though it is. All brass is reloadable, It just takes different tools, different primers, and more work

[bumpo628]

Shine a light down the hole and see if there are one or two holes.
One in the center is boxer.
Two offset holes is berdan.

[gunboat]

One off set hole is also berdan

[D3lta58]

There are two offset holes. I'm sad.

[D3lta58]

Thanks for the help everybody, but should I save the brass or what? I was always told that berdan primers are not available here.

[coyotebait]

You could always recycle them.....they ARE brass.

[bohoki]

yea i bought lots of that australian stuff back in the day it is very very good its a shame its berdan i think it was about 20 cents a round at the time still have a couple cans left i use it when i see people scrounging my brass

i also scatter around small primer 45 brass

[WDE91]

either reload it or sell it as scrap to the scrapyard

[Ding126]

Here is some info that might help in the future for ID of ammo/brass

http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm

[zfields]

yea i bought lots of that australian stuff back in the day it is very very good its a shame its berdan i think it was about 20 cents a round at the time still have a couple cans left i use it when i see people scrounging my brass

i also scatter around small primer 45 brass

SO YOUR THAT BASTARD WITH THE SP .45!