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Offline gendoc

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your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« on: July 01, 2010, 03:03:13 PM »
looks good, annealed. but thats all i know about them.
got a flyer in the mail about a sale come'n soon.
thanks  ;D
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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2010, 03:51:39 PM »
You'll need to ream your primer pockets.  I wouldn't buy it with intentions of necking it down unless you plan to do some inside neek reaming also.  Seem to recall that LC caused me a problem when I necked them to 25-06.  Case capacity was smaller also.  My experience was 30 years ago.  Might not be the same brass today.  Maybe someone else can offer a suggestion.

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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2010, 03:55:08 PM »
 Lake city brass is all I use in 223 anymore, got a box full and take a lot of 100 to clean, resize and remove the primer crimp. Its good brass. I've also used it in a couple 30-06s with no problems.
 If its a good sale pick up some to try, you will like.
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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2010, 04:26:00 PM »
sounds good... thanks  
just for the 1-hole .223 and them kiyots  ;D
sea-ya.....
in tha meen time, i'm wait'n for tha  7th trumpet ta sound !!!

gotta big green tractor ana diesel truck, my idea of heaven's chasin whitetail bucks and asa country boy, you know i can survive............

hey boy, hit this mason jar one time...
burn ya lil'bit did'nt it. ya ever been snipe hunt'n ?  come on...

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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2010, 05:22:35 PM »
Just curious. Is the LC brass yur taking about new or once fired?
Is the flyer you got from Graf's?


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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2010, 05:37:56 PM »
Ive had good results with LC brass in my 308.
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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2010, 06:19:02 PM »
Got 400 1x 223 from a member here, after alot of prep, cleaning, pocket work, trimming (lot of'm were way long) then after once firing in my gun and neck turning,,their great  :D

Sure they have a smaller capacity,,I like it, I'm useing way less then listed max loads and shooting dimes.
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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2010, 01:40:37 AM »
Just curious. Is the LC brass yur taking about new or once fired?
Is the flyer you got from Graf's?


Bill

graf's do have a nice deal on new .223 LC brass   100 for 21.99,  the flyer i have is from my local distributor
and he delivers.........same day most of the time
they were the same price as graf's. and i don't have to wait !!! ;D
sea-ya.....
in tha meen time, i'm wait'n for tha  7th trumpet ta sound !!!

gotta big green tractor ana diesel truck, my idea of heaven's chasin whitetail bucks and asa country boy, you know i can survive............

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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2010, 02:18:52 AM »
I bought new 06 5.56 X 45 LC brass about two years ago. It was very good quality, with no primer pocket crimp to clean up. I turned the necks for a custom 223 barrel I have with a 1-14" twist.
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Re: your opinion needed on lake city brass !!!
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 04:59:33 AM »
You only have to worry about the crimp if it has been loaded.   New brass won't have a crimp unless it is primed.  LC brass that is primed is usually only available from someone who has purchased loaded ammo for components. 

I have never had a problem with LC brass.   I have a lot of it and have made a lot of wildcats with it.  You do have to anneal it after 2-3 firings or you can start splitting necks.  I prepped 1000 LC 5.56 cases years ago and am still shooting it.   (My daughter is 24 today and she was a baby in a crib when I got these brass and did the de-prime, crimp removal, trim, etc.  Got to do reloading when mom went shopping and I stayed home.)  Probably have 8-10 loadings average.   I have lost more in the field than I have worn out or cracked.

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