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Old 03-03-2011, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pygmy
A friend just gave me a 30 cal ammo box full of 30-06 brass, mostly Lake City...

I have never worked with military brass..I am aware that I will have to remove the crimp from the primer pockets to reload it..

I will be loading it for my M1 Garand, so max loads are not an issue..

Are there any other issues I need to address..??.. Will my RCBS resizing die work with it, or do I need something like a heavy duty decapping pin to deprime the crimped primers..??..
Military brass is thicker than commercial brass, so you'll need reduce the charge by a couple of grains or you'll cause a overpressure.
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