Federal .223 cases

[morgan the moon 0]

Any one out there had any experience of reloading Federal .223 cases.

Bought the 50grain hollow point on a recommendation, but did'nt tell the

shop i would be using the cases for reloading.

Have since found out that there's a crimp in the primer pocket, and they

are not the best quality brass, any info on reloading these cases would be

help full. Thanks.

[Mr_Logic 5]

Any one out there had any experience of reloading Federal .223 cases.

Bought the 50grain hollow point on a recommendation, but did'nt tell the

shop i would be using the cases for reloading.

Have since found out that there's a crimp in the primer pocket, and they

are not the best quality brass, any info on reloading these cases would be

help full. Thanks.

 

They are actually OK for reloading, I just remove the crimp with a chamfer/deburr tool and then you can get the new primer in there.

 

Not an optimal solution but it works. Ideally, a couple of hundred WInchester or someone cases = about 40 quid, would be a better solution.

[jamie g 17]

have a look at sako brass that is pretty good. or if you feel flush by some nostler custom brass

[Mr_Logic 5]

Yeah the Nosler is very good, I have 150 in 223, excellent to work with.

[morgan the moon 0]

Cheers lads,my concern was after reading the american websites,

they were talking about using only the minimum powder charge, and you would only get about

2-3 reloads out of them. Thanks for your replies.

[Mr_Logic 5]

Don't belive the Yanks. My Federals did at least that, and had no issues with a max load of N130 and a 50gr Blitzking.

 

In some rifles that generates pressure signs - my CZ hates it to the point where during my testing it jammed up so much that extraction was by cleaning rod from the muzzle! However, in my Remington they shot fine with no issues at all so I used them in there for a while.

 

Cases were 100% OK.