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Look down at the base of your cases on the inside. If you see one hole in the center (boxer primed)then you can reload it, two holes and it is extremely difficult (read-not worth it). The vast majority of over seas sourced brass is berdan primed (it has two holes).
Thicker brass may get more life than others, but it really depends on your load, your gun, and other factors.
To remove the old primer reloaders have a press and a sizing die. The sizing die has two functions:
1. Resize the case back to specs
2. Remove the old primer.
Berdan primed brass can not be run through a normal die as it will break the decapping pin (the part that knocks the old primer out).
If your just trying to get a primer out to see what it looks like then you may be able to use a small punch. The flash hole on .308 boxer primed brass is only .080" or so wide, so you will need a pretty small punch.
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