Reloading Military Brass

kpuscg04 · Post by **kpuscg04** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:53 pm

I'm just starting to reload my own ammo. Right now I have about 1000 once fired military brass. The brass is .45 cal ACP brass. My question is does anyone know if this brass has the crimped primer or is that just military rifle brass?

Thanks
Jim

Post by **Bullseye** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:12 pm

I don't know the headstamp your using but military brass typically has a crimped primer. All the military .45 I've reloaded has had it. I use a Dillon Super Swage 600 to remove the crimp and ease the seating of replacement primers for my reloads.

Hope this helps.

R,
Bullseye

kpuscg04 · Post by **kpuscg04** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:31 pm

The headstamp is TZZ. I'm pretty sure its crimped. I compared it to some factory brass today. Thanks

Jim

Post by **Bullseye** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:53 pm

TZZ Ball is definitely crimped. This ammo is from Israeli Military Industries, purchased by our government in an military sales agreement. This ammo is typically hotter than regular US made ball ammo. The Israelis use it in their SMGs, which helps explain the higher felt recoil in this ammo. TZZ has a very heavy crimp around the primer pocket and I have to make sure I swage TZZ brass before attempting to seat any primers or they will jam or cock sideways in the primer pocket almost every time.

R,
Bullseye

Ripsaw · Post by **Ripsaw** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:44 pm

After you either swage or trim the crimp out, your brass will load up just fine.
As with any military brass, no near max loads and mind your loading manual data.

Ripsaw

jaeger45 · Post by **jaeger45** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:34 pm

Bullseye wrote:I don't know the headstamp your using but military brass typically has a crimped primer. All the military .45 I've reloaded has had it. I use a Dillon Super Swage 600 to remove the crimp and ease the seating of replacement primers for my reloads.

Hope this helps.

R,
Bullseye

Ugghhh....

Pain in the butt, I'm tellin' ya!

For commercial brass, I just don't bother with Sellier & Bellot; I find also that I need to chamfer the edge of Federal brass primer holes.