45 acp brass

[garbageman]

Was wondering how many times 45 acp brass can be reloaded?

[bohoki]

i'm currently using brass an old guy had used till he died most of it is dated in the 60 and 70s military brass if i don't loose it i reload it

[xrMike]

A lot. It's a relatively low pressure round. I've heard guys getting 15+ reloadings out of them. Usually you lose them or the neck splits first.

[Chief-7700]

Until they split or I lose them. Have some that you can't read the headstamp anymore.

[ireload]

As many times till it splits at the neck or primer pocket is loose.

Rule of thumb is the hotter you load a brass the lesser the life.

[Ninja45]

Until the neck splits...

[pisarski]

as long as the primer is tight and the neck is not split reload it

[five.five-six]

as long as the primer is tight and the neck is not split reload it

yup... a lot of reloads.. till the primers won't stay put or it splits

[r3dn3ck]

if you want max case life be gentle about belling the mouth and don't hot rod your loads. I tend to lose them before the neck splits. After 3-4 firings I'm not so careful about picking them up. More range pickup brass is only a mile away for me.

[lpspinner]

If you have a good quantity of brass to work with, I don't thing that's something you'll have to worry about. You'll probably loose them before the end of life ever happens.