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Sevens · December 29, 2013, 01:34 PM

Depending on the load you happen to be crafting and the crimp you are imparting and most obviously the bullet in question... There is a chance you could accidentally get them mixed in with your .357 brass supply and run them through your entire process and load them and you might never notice it.

You could even shoot them and you might not notice it. Which would never really be an issue until/unless you accidentally chamber them in a .38 Special revolver, and then you could see a real problem.

"Oh, I'd never do that!" Sure. But your brother might, if he's digging out of your ammo box on a range day. Or maybe someone in your family going through your old stuff after you kick off.

How many pieces of brass are we talking about here? The smart move may be to crush 'em like GP100man man suggested. It becomes a simple risk-reward scenario here. If it's 20-50 pieces, get rid of 'em and go on in life. If it's a couple hundred, you could take some kind of a tool to the headstamp and wipe clean the ".357 Mag" that is marked there and use 'em as .38 Special brass.

December 29, 2013, 01:34 PM	#6
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Depending on the load you happen to be crafting and the crimp you are imparting and most obviously the bullet in question... There is a chance you could accidentally get them mixed in with your .357 brass supply and run them through your entire process and load them and you might never notice it. You could even shoot them and you might not notice it. Which would never really be an issue until/unless you accidentally chamber them in a .38 Special revolver, and then you could see a real problem. "Oh, I'd never do that!" Sure. But your brother might, if he's digging out of your ammo box on a range day. Or maybe someone in your family going through your old stuff after you kick off. How many pieces of brass are we talking about here? The smart move may be to crush 'em like GP100man man suggested. It becomes a simple risk-reward scenario here. If it's 20-50 pieces, get rid of 'em and go on in life. If it's a couple hundred, you could take some kind of a tool to the headstamp and wipe clean the ".357 Mag" that is marked there and use 'em as .38 Special brass. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.