Winchester Brass

deerslayer223 · 03-13-2006, 09:49 PM

i recently went out and bought a bag of new winchester brass for my 223. It's been so long since i bought brass i know this is a stupid question but does the brass already come resized or do i have to resize it? Normally i dont buy brass i just use brass from before i started reloading but it was time for some new. So do i have to resize it fella's or is it already resized?

03-13-2006, 10:10 PM

Yea, its sized enough to work, but usually inconsistent shoulder measurementsand some dented necks, sometimes little longer than it should be. So I go ahead and FL size, trim, and deburr.

Pawildman · 03-14-2006, 08:58 AM

Yeah, I also do the same as BigCountry----I feel it's the best thing to do. Doesn't take that much time.

mossy33oak · 03-14-2006, 09:48 AM

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ORIGINAL: bigcountry

Yea, its sized enough to work, but usually inconsistent shoulder measurementsand some dented necks, sometimes little longer than it should be. So I go ahead and FL size, trim, and deburr.

yep, at least partial f/l resize, in shipping they get banged around. I would never take brass new out of a bag and press bullets in them.

Dan in Alaska · 03-14-2006, 02:16 PM

I also FL size everything before getting started.

48thguns · 03-14-2006, 08:03 PM

I run it through the neck only.....Winchester brass is very good but still has dents in the neck. IMHO, you don't need to do a full resize. Measure a few, and if they are close.....go for it. Regards, Rick.

Rammer · 03-14-2006, 10:17 PM

I full re-size all my new brass, also always check the length, and trim if needed.

DM · 03-15-2006, 08:13 AM

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I run it through the neck only.....Winchester brass is very good but still has dents in the neck. IMHO, you don't need to do a full resize. Measure a few, and if they are close.....go for it. Regards, Rick.

I'm with Rick. Why work the brass, or have to clean the brassone more time???? I make sure the necks are round, deburr them and load my load.

No brass is going to give it's best accuracy untill it's fireformed anyway, so i see no sense in another step in sizeing new brass.

Drilling Man

deerslayer223 · 03-15-2006, 12:30 PM

Thanks fellas its been so long since i bought brass i forgot. I'm gona go neck sizethem right now and load up some rounds. Thanks for the help!

Big Guy01 · 03-16-2006, 10:00 AM

I ream the primer pocket uniform, de-burr the flash hole, fl resize and trim.