What does everyone do with steel cases from the range? A buddy and I was shooting our AK-47's this weekend using Wolf ammo. I just pitched the cases in the basic recycle bin for trash. Is there anything else to do with these? I keep all the brass for my other firearms to sell at a later date.
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YOu can reload them... saw a youtube video on it. Here is the link YouTube - Reloading Steel Case ammo
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Well, if you saw it on youtube, it must be true. All things on youtube are known to be factual and reliable.
ive never used Wolf but ive picked up quite a bit (i sweep my lane and pitch it all inside my bag) once i get it home i normally just pitch it. i guess im not very environment friendly as i don't do the recycling thing well except with my brass that is.
i also pick up anything esle i can get my hands on for the puroses of selling or trading later on.
i also pick up anything esle i can get my hands on for the puroses of selling or trading later on.
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If it's boxer primed you can reload it. If berdan primed, you need a special berdan de-priming tool. It's not the steel that makes it not reloadable, its the primer.
Do not reload aluminum, however, because the cases are weakened too much after firing once.
Do not reload aluminum, however, because the cases are weakened too much after firing once.
You might want to see if you can run it by FactCheck first, though - they're factual and reliable, too.
'xcuse me. I have to go throw up.
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I've heard of more then a few people reloading steel cases (rifle, too). From my understanding it can safely be done at least once, however you won't get nearly as much out of them as brass. I wouldn't even try aluminum, although I hear that's been done as well. I only buy brass ammo if I'm going to reload it, I just toss steel cased...not worth it IMO.
Remember that steel is more brittle then brass, which is why it's not a terribly good idea.
You might be able to pick up a few bucks for it as scrap, too.
Remember that steel is more brittle then brass, which is why it's not a terribly good idea.
You might be able to pick up a few bucks for it as scrap, too.
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Fsmith2610.... Just more information to learn by. Yeah if you believe that youtube is the bible then good for you. I take it as a grain of salt. Its only as good as you want it to be. I'm going to give it a shot... got a lee classic press. I'll try making 10 or so.. let you know what happens.
atmiller:
what is this tool you speak of and where can I buy one? I called Midway and they didn't know of one.
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there are several guys on arfcom who reload steel, many times.
I have been saving my wolf cases(hopefully they're boxer) but just came upon a pile of 308 cases in brass w/berdan primers and would really like to be able to reload those!
what is this tool you speak of and where can I buy one? I called Midway and they didn't know of one.
for everyone else:
there are several guys on arfcom who reload steel, many times.
I have been saving my wolf cases(hopefully they're boxer) but just came upon a pile of 308 cases in brass w/berdan primers and would really like to be able to reload those!
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You're going to have to find large rifle berdan primers to go in them.
By the amount of steel cases I see at my outdoor ranges, I'd say that a lot of people just leave them where they ejected to, no one is picking them up. That said, I wouldn't run one through my dies, even if I knew I could. I don't want to think about how tough it would be to get a stuck steel case out of my sizing die, OUCH! Wearing out the sizing die and scoring it would be another major concern.
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No. Berdan primed cases have 2 flash holes , between them is a post which serves as the anvil for the berdan primer. A boxer primer has an anvil built in . Pressing it into a berdan case would almost certainly set it off. I suppose you could de prime then grind off the post , but that seems like a lot of trouble for a cheap steel case that will wear out your sizing die prematurely anyway.I can't use regular large rifle primers?
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