Once fired 5.56 brass

[slambeach]

I came across an add on FB marketplace for once fired 5.56 military brass. He has at least a dozen,50lb wooden crates full of brass. He is asking $200 per crate and is located in Francestown, NH, I thought someone would be able to use it??

 

[FLIGHT762]

From my calculations, that would be about .18¢ per case. A bit high for M249 fired brass.

 

[slambeach]

Looks like many thousand rounds in one of those cases?? Who knows, just thought I'd post it??

 

[FLIGHT762]

About 73 cases to the #. 50#'s equals about 3,650 cases.

 

[Bacarrat]

From my calculations, that would be about .18¢ per case. A bit high for M249 fired brass.

If it was fired from a M249, it's trash.

 

[r.tenorio671]

If it was fired from a M249, it's trash.

....not necessarily. This sounds like someone bid on some DRMO offerings and won, now trying to recoup their funds. Reconditioning cases from a SAW same as for those fired from M4's, especially if the M4's were in full-auto mode.

 

[Bacarrat]

....not necessarily. This sounds like someone bid on some DRMO offerings and won, now trying to recoup their funds. Reconditioning cases from a SAW same as for those fired from M4's, especially if the M4's were in full-auto mode.

I have fired several M249s, and yeah it tears up the brass. The ejections on those things are way more violent than your M16/AR15 type rifles.

This is not reloadable.

 

[supercorndogs]

Why not?

 

[Ape_Factory]

Why not?

Can't tell if serious or simply baiting us.

 

[supercorndogs]

100% serious. Dinged necks can be rounded back out, and while I wouldn't pay as much for brass with necks dinged up that bad, it is reloadable.

 

[roostercogburn98]

Would make a hell of an opportunity to get a shitload of trash brass to convert to 300BO. I used to love it when I was in Ohio, the range owner and manager would keep damaged mouth,neck 223 brass for me. Chop saw makes them all equal contenders for good brass again.

 

[Ape_Factory]

100% serious. Dinged necks can be rounded back out, and while I wouldn't pay as much for brass with necks dinged up that bad, it is reloadable.

I see creases. A ding is one thing but creases where the brass is folded into a V? I guess you can do anything once but it wouldn't be advisable especially with better used brass out there no? And you can't really see if there's damage to the rest of the case from those photos. Just seems to be a low probability outcome purchasing brass like that.

 

[r.tenorio671]

Would make a hell of an opportunity to get a shitload of trash brass to convert to 300BO. I used to love it when I was in Ohio, the range owner and manager would keep damaged mouth,neck 223 brass for me. Chop saw makes them all equal contenders for good brass again.

.... the forming process I used before 300BLK brass was readily available. Run the clean & lubed case up in a Lee 300BLK sizer with decapper removed, cut down on mini chop saw, trim, debur and run 2nd time thru my RCBS AR Series 300BLK sizer w/expander button installed for final shoulder bump. My reason for running thru my RCBS dies was a better defined shoulder bump and was set for my chamber(s). Don't form anymore now that brass is readily available, but just in case...got all the tools still, LOL

 

[Darkside-Six]

its not worth the hassle to reload it. only good option would be trimming it down to 300 blackout.