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ronl · March 16, 2013, 12:52 AM

A year or so ago I was given around 400 .223 blanks. I fired off a few of them and tossed them into the recycle bin. With the scarcity of components these days, I decided to see about reloading them. I opened the crimp up just enough to allow the expander ball to open up the neck, then trimmed the case. After finishing my routine prep I weighed the cases and the weight was the same as other .223's, so I figured I'm okay to reload a few. Only difference is the cannalure around the casing just like the old LC Match brass used to have. I figure the brass will be good enough for reloading a couple of times. Only difference was a few more seconds in the trimmer. Anyone else ever tried reloading LC blanks?

March 16, 2013, 12:52 AM	#1
ronl Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Posts: 1,100	Reloading Blanks A year or so ago I was given around 400 .223 blanks. I fired off a few of them and tossed them into the recycle bin. With the scarcity of components these days, I decided to see about reloading them. I opened the crimp up just enough to allow the expander ball to open up the neck, then trimmed the case. After finishing my routine prep I weighed the cases and the weight was the same as other .223's, so I figured I'm okay to reload a few. Only difference is the cannalure around the casing just like the old LC Match brass used to have. I figure the brass will be good enough for reloading a couple of times. Only difference was a few more seconds in the trimmer. Anyone else ever tried reloading LC blanks?