[sviking]

Due to the ammo shortage/hellacious cost, I'm thinking about reloading and picking up ever last fired case of mine...and then some... My P3AT dings a lot of of the cases pretty badly upon ejection where the case mouth ends up looking like a "capital D". I'm hoping these can be reformed and reused. Is this possible? Thanks.

 

[Bert]

Yes.

I reform bent / dinged cases all the time.

Straight wall cases are very easy.

Bert

 

[sviking]

Yes.

I reform bent / dinged cases all the time.

Straight wall cases are very easy.

Bert

Thanks. Great to know I don't have to just trash them. They're pretty small dings anyway. Those P3ATs sure launch those empties, huh?

 

[james__12345]

Case BULDGES near the very very bottom of the case (from the unsupported area of the feed ramp) need a special tool from what I hear.  As far as dings and bent openings, not a problem at all.  My 30-06 almost always mashes the opening on the case a little flat on one side, but my neighbor still reloads them no problem.

I recently found that an SKS will fling them much more crazy than our 3AT's. They may hit you in the back, they may go feet behind you, they may go feet straight infront of you, they may go feet to either side. They go EVERYWHERE. We usually use steel cased stuff in that gun, the "brass" from it is almost impossible to find, cause it tends to be dark brown or tan anyway.

 

[Bert]

[quote author=Bert link=1273009387/0#1 date=1273009857]Yes.

I reform bent / dinged cases all the time.

Straight wall cases are very easy.

Bert

Thanks.  Great to know I don't have to just trash them.  They're pretty small dings anyway.  Those P3ATs sure launch those empties, huh?  [/quote]


Most of the time my P3AT tosses them right into my forehead.

B.

 

[pointpro]

I reload for many differant cals, and as long as the brass isn't split it should be good to go. As a rule BRASS I FIND doesn't
get loaded hot

 

[Picatinny_Pete]

Hi,

Bent cases should be find to reload as long as the mouth odf the case mouth is not split. You also need to carelly look for case spits also.

Best Regards:

 

[nmshooter]

[quote author=sviking link=1273009387/0#2 date=1273013097][quote author=Bert link=1273009387/0#1 date=1273009857]Yes.

I reform bent / dinged cases all the time.

Straight wall cases are very easy.

Bert

Thanks.  Great to know I don't have to just trash them.  They're pretty small dings anyway.  Those P3ATs sure launch those empties, huh?  [/quote]



Most of the time my P3AT tosses them right into my forehead.

B.[/quote]

Well Bert...judging by your pictures, your forehead is a little abnormal anyway...

Brass is very ductile so unless it is real bad I usually do not trash. Just keep an eye out for hairline cracks and anything else out of ordinary.