My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

[JWV]

My dad was reloading 223 as usual, and apparently 3 bags of 204 got into the mix for some sizing (just neck sizing he said). But he ran 300 pieces through thinking they were just stiff because he didn't use any case lube. If I lube the crap out of them and run them through my RCBS FL 204 will they be saved? Or are they probably toast?

Justin

 

[Downzero]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

I'd say they'll be fine. I'd be more worried about why your dad is reloading if he can't tell the difference.

 

[JCH]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

223 rem?

 

[Queequeg]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

No case Lube?


Is your dad a drinking man?

 

[JWV]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

223 Rem, my bad. But yea, I do not shoot his reloads, he is growing old and his eyesight is definitely failing. But in his defense, he did just move to this house and the 204 and 223 brass were both in identical winchester bags. He just didn't think anything of it, as there are about 50 bags of 223 brass in the box he was drawing from. Whenever I make it over there though, I take a peek at what he has been reloading to make sure it is not dangerous. He is usually pretty good about it, but none the less.

 

[beretta989]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

Yikes that sounds like a nightmare, I'd just buy new brass cheaper and an expensive headace

 

[SuperXJeff]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

He wasn't using lube because they were brand new cases is my guess. Lot's of people do this, myself included. I have always full length sized new brass without using lube and I have never stuck a case. Once fired changes everything. Jeff

 

[SScott]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

You could neck size them back or full lenghth size them.
"It will stretch a mile before it'll tear an inch", oh yea, that's something else. LOL
SScott

 

[Bob Roach]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

Look and make sure the shoulders were not moved back. After sizing a couple back down to 204 compair them to other 204 that were not sized. If it is not much they should blow back out like fire forming cases.
I trashed a 204 a while back with a 224 bullet. When picking up 40 grain V-Max 204 Hornady bullets I grabed a box of 40 grain V-Max 224 by mistake. That is hard on a shell case.

I was resizing Military 30-06 years ago. The local gun shop had a couple barrels of mostly WWII 30-06 brass back then. I had one come out of the resizing die looking all crumpled. I checked the rest and found a second one with the same head stamp. They were 30-03 instead of 30-06.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SuperXJeff</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He wasn't using lube because they were brand new cases is my guess. Lot's of people do this, myself included. I have always full length sized new brass without using lube and I have never stuck a case. Once fired changes everything. Jeff </div></div>

I typically just run new cases up to let the expander ball kiss the mouth to bring it back into round. Any resizing gets lubed except pistol cases. I also treat this as a marathon, or series of careful actions, rather than a sprint and have so far had nothing worse than loading an empty case or charging one with no primer!

Those pissed me off for the lack of attentiveness revealed.

It's important to carefully read the labels on the powder bottles too

 

[JWV]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: beretta989</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yikes that sounds like a nightmare, I'd just buy new brass cheaper and an expensive headace </div></div>

I'm too cheap to let the 65 bucks worth of brass go to the garbage. I am just going to FL them and inspect and trim. Lets trouble is worth the time.

 

[JWV]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: queequeg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
It's important to carefully read the labels on the powder bottles too

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Nothing like mixing up Bullseye with Benchmark.

Disclaimer: I never did this and was making a joke. Bad one at that.

 

[SuperXJeff]

Re: My dad reloading 223 win sizes my 204 brass. Fix?

Wasn't my quote above. Jeff