RG military 5.56 brass ?

rebs · August 2, 2013, 11:01 AM

Has anyone reloaded any of this brass ? Does anyone know who makes it ?

I have some that has the year date and nato insignia on it, produced in the 80's mainly 87. Is this good brass for reloading ?

Forrest68 · August 2, 2013, 11:11 AM

Royal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK, from this website
http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes, other than that no clue, but someone will be alone that knows more. Upon a little more digging
http://wikimapia.org/17429529/BAe-Sy...y-Radway-Green

rebs · August 2, 2013, 05:57 PM

I guess this must be rare brass.

Marco Califo · August 2, 2013, 06:02 PM

First line UK+NATO mil spec. Reloads just like LC.
If you have a lot and don't want it, trade it with someone who knows what it is.

rebs · August 2, 2013, 08:29 PM

Thank you Marco, I'll reload it.

SonOfGun · August 2, 2013, 08:37 PM

All the RG brass I picked up was Berdan primed. Never picked it up again.

Marco Califo · August 2, 2013, 10:42 PM

Quote:

RG brass I picked up was Berdan primed.

Although I am sure Berdan primed RG cases exist, I have never seen any that were not boxer primed. I do not "pick them up". I bought a 50 cal ammo can full on stripper clips from Wideners. They are M855 SS109 with every fifth one (tracer) removed. The headstamp is RORG, NATO cross, dont recall year or not. All are boxer and crimped.

rebs · August 2, 2013, 10:43 PM

This is RG the nato mark and dated 87. I'll look in the morning, I hope it is not berdan.

rebs · August 4, 2013, 07:32 PM

They are not berdan, I deprimed and sized them this morning, then trimmed them and put new primers in. They are ready to load. The only thing I noticed is that they were harder than my other cases to resize. I can see the change in the case where they were annealed.

rebs · August 7, 2013, 12:59 PM

I reloaded and shot these cases, I thought they were hard to resize and is seems that when I shot them they didn't seal in the chamber. LC cases are dirty only on the neck and these are dirty on the neck and down on the body about a 1/4 inch. I get the feeling this brass is very hard and didn't expand right in the chamber.

August 2, 2013, 11:01 AM	#1
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	RG military 5.56 brass ? Has anyone reloaded any of this brass ? Does anyone know who makes it ? I have some that has the year date and nato insignia on it, produced in the 80's mainly 87. Is this good brass for reloading ? Last edited by rebs; August 2, 2013 at 11:20 AM.

August 2, 2013, 06:02 PM	#4
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	Good Stuff First line UK+NATO mil spec. Reloads just like LC. If you have a lot and don't want it, trade it with someone who knows what it is. __________________ ............

August 2, 2013, 11:11 AM	#2
Forrest68 Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2013 Posts: 135	Royal Ordnance Factory Radway Green, Radway Green, UK, from this website http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes, other than that no clue, but someone will be alone that knows more. Upon a little more digging http://wikimapia.org/17429529/BAe-Sy...y-Radway-Green

August 2, 2013, 05:57 PM	#3
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I guess this must be rare brass.

August 2, 2013, 08:29 PM	#5
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	Thank you Marco, I'll reload it.

August 2, 2013, 08:37 PM	#6
SonOfGun Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 110	All the RG brass I picked up was Berdan primed. Never picked it up again.

August 2, 2013, 10:43 PM	#8
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	This is RG the nato mark and dated 87. I'll look in the morning, I hope it is not berdan.

August 4, 2013, 07:32 PM	#9
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	They are not berdan, I deprimed and sized them this morning, then trimmed them and put new primers in. They are ready to load. The only thing I noticed is that they were harder than my other cases to resize. I can see the change in the case where they were annealed.

August 7, 2013, 12:59 PM	#10
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I reloaded and shot these cases, I thought they were hard to resize and is seems that when I shot them they didn't seal in the chamber. LC cases are dirty only on the neck and these are dirty on the neck and down on the body about a 1/4 inch. I get the feeling this brass is very hard and didn't expand right in the chamber.