6.5x55 Swedish training ammo

mcameron · December 12, 2012, 01:20 AM

Anybody ever buy the Swede ammo with wood boolits and pull, dump and reload the casings? They're NC/berden primed but at 5¢ per is it safe to do this? 1750 rounds for $100 seems well worth it if it's safe. Thanks fer the input.

Newton24b · December 12, 2012, 06:21 PM

if you have to trim the cases at all, do you think its safe to when you got a live prmer in it?

can you resize those cases with a live primer? youll most likely need to expand the case mouth to seat a new bullrt

hounddawg · December 12, 2012, 07:20 PM

Buy em take em to the range and have fun shooting them, then use this to remove those pesky primers

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/245...decapping-tool and you will never have to buy another case

Swedish Brass goes for about 60 dollars a hundred for new cases, you can keep half and sell the other half and recoup your money easily with a bit of sweat equity to decap them

oh and one other thing if you decide to try and reload without firing, do not use the original powder. That is common sense but just thought I would mention it

johnwilliamson062 · December 15, 2012, 12:44 AM

If you use that tool to decap, how hard is it to put a new primer in? I might have a box of these cases I bought b/c they were so cheap and simply interesting.

I will say the lead bullets appear more regular than some cheap jacketed bullets I have purchased.

December 12, 2012, 01:20 AM	#1
mcameron Junior Member Join Date: December 7, 2012 Posts: 5	6.5x55 Swedish training ammo Anybody ever buy the Swede ammo with wood boolits and pull, dump and reload the casings? They're NC/berden primed but at 5¢ per is it safe to do this? 1750 rounds for $100 seems well worth it if it's safe. Thanks fer the input.

December 12, 2012, 07:20 PM	#3
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	Buy em take em to the range and have fun shooting them, then use this to remove those pesky primers http://www.midwayusa.com/product/245...decapping-tool and you will never have to buy another case Swedish Brass goes for about 60 dollars a hundred for new cases, you can keep half and sell the other half and recoup your money easily with a bit of sweat equity to decap them oh and one other thing if you decide to try and reload without firing, do not use the original powder. That is common sense but just thought I would mention it __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek Last edited by hounddawg; December 12, 2012 at 08:16 PM.

December 12, 2012, 06:21 PM	#2
Newton24b Junior member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Posts: 974	if you have to trim the cases at all, do you think its safe to when you got a live prmer in it? can you resize those cases with a live primer? youll most likely need to expand the case mouth to seat a new bullrt

December 15, 2012, 12:44 AM	#4
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	If you use that tool to decap, how hard is it to put a new primer in? I might have a box of these cases I bought b/c they were so cheap and simply interesting. I will say the lead bullets appear more regular than some cheap jacketed bullets I have purchased.