NO. of times brass can be reloaded
 

Just wondering how many times it is safe to reload brass,
Zeak

RE: NO. of times brass can be reloaded
 

Depending on how hot they are and other variables its hard tell.I as a general rule get about 10 reloads when i full length resize and between 15-20 with neck size.I anneal the cases after about the ninth or tenth reload.I check them VARY carefull everytime i clean the cases.If i get 1 out of a batch of 100 that cracks in the head area i toss the whole batch.

RE: NO. of times brass can be reloaded
 

I have .243 brass I had for 10 years...loaded about 8 times! ...When in doubt,throw it out..<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Jack

RE: NO. of times brass can be reloaded
 

IF you clean your brass and IF you trim it to proper OAL and IF you inspect each case for cracks and splits, you can reload many, many times. The pressure on the case, headspace, the quality of the case and the amount of resizing neccessary all help determine case life. Each time the case expands and you sqeeze it back to specs you weaken the case.

I have .222 Rems that have been reloaded at least 10 times (low C.U.P.). I have seen some factory shells split in the neck in a gun with too large headspace.

Don't forget to mic the neck thickness. In many cartridges the brass flows forward to the neck making the expansion and resizing even harder on the case and shortening case life.