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novus collectus · March 25, 2005, 08:53 PM

I got a whole bunch of surplus Korean 30-06 and about 30% was dented. I was just wondering how dented is too dented? I've been pulling the bullets for reloads on the obviously unusable cartridges and I found that the powder wasn't always the same in all bullets. Even bullets in the same clip had different powder (some had large cylindrical grains and some had pellet shaped grains). Do you think I can reuse the powder if I use the exact same amount in my reload?

The dents in the brass that is questionable vary from a little ding halfway up the cartridge to dents in the top of the shoulder. Please take into consideration that these will not be fired in match rifles and will be fired in old milsurp rifles. What would it do to the rifle if I used a few of these dented rounds?

Is there a tool or technique to pull a live primer from brass? It seems a shame to waste those primers as well.

March 25, 2005, 08:53 PM	#1
novus collectus Junior member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 940	Dented brass usable??? I got a whole bunch of surplus Korean 30-06 and about 30% was dented. I was just wondering how dented is too dented? I've been pulling the bullets for reloads on the obviously unusable cartridges and I found that the powder wasn't always the same in all bullets. Even bullets in the same clip had different powder (some had large cylindrical grains and some had pellet shaped grains). Do you think I can reuse the powder if I use the exact same amount in my reload? The dents in the brass that is questionable vary from a little ding halfway up the cartridge to dents in the top of the shoulder. Please take into consideration that these will not be fired in match rifles and will be fired in old milsurp rifles. What would it do to the rifle if I used a few of these dented rounds? Is there a tool or technique to pull a live primer from brass? It seems a shame to waste those primers as well.