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Tools and Uses => Reloading => Topic started by: whynow? on April 12, 2015, 08:56:22 PM

Title: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 12, 2015, 08:56:22 PM: Any local sources for once fired Lake City 5.56 brass? Any recommendations for online sources? I ordered from Scharch before but looks like now they only have already processed brass which cost more $.
Anyone use Texas G.I. brass, Everglades or Monmouth?
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: dirtylickins on April 12, 2015, 11:50:59 PM: Quote from: whynow? on April 12, 2015, 08:56:22 PM
Any local sources for once fired Lake City 5.56 brass? Any recommendations for online sources? I ordered from Scharch before but looks like now they only have already processed brass which cost more $.
Anyone use Texas G.I. brass, Everglades or Monmouth?
I'm local and might be able to do something.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 13, 2015, 08:32:41 AM: DL, sent you a PM.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: jonjon on April 13, 2015, 10:13:15 AM: Quote from: dirtylickins on April 12, 2015, 11:50:59 PM
I'm local and might be able to do something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-SrN3BSbM&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-SrN3BSbM&feature=youtu.be)

"don't you know I'm loco"
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: dirtylickins on April 13, 2015, 01:03:33 PM: Quote from: jonjon on April 13, 2015, 10:13:15 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-SrN3BSbM&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-SrN3BSbM&feature=youtu.be)

"don't you know I'm loco"
:rofl:
Quote from: whynow? on April 13, 2015, 08:32:41 AM
DL, sent you a PM.
I might be Loco but no pm as of yet
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: ren on April 13, 2015, 04:52:28 PM: DRMO
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 13, 2015, 05:49:51 PM: Quote from: dirtylickins on April 13, 2015, 01:03:33 PM
:rofl:I might be Loco but no pm as of yet
Sent again, might be my PC skills is lolo.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Inspector on April 14, 2015, 08:19:15 AM: Carolina Brass used to have great prices and if you bought a certain amount they had free shipping. They have both 223 and 300 BLK. But I see they only sell processed now. But still at a great price.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 14, 2015, 05:54:57 PM: Quote from: Inspector on April 14, 2015, 08:19:15 AM
Carolina Brass used to have great prices and if you bought a certain amount they had free shipping. They have both 223 and 300 BLK. But I see they only sell processed now. But still at a great price.
They look alright, processed cheaper than other sites. I'll try go local first but mahalo for the 411.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Inspector on April 14, 2015, 08:08:07 PM: Quote from: whynow? on April 14, 2015, 05:54:57 PM
They look alright, processed cheaper than other sites. I'll try go local first but mahalo for the 411.
I bought 2k 300 BLK cases from them a couple of years ago. I have not bought any brass like this since. So things may have changed. But at the time they were only one of a few companies that sized, trimmed and swaged the primer pockets as part of their processing. At the time I bought the brass from them most of the brass processors did NOT full length size, trim and swage the primer pockets as part of their processing. All they did was deprime, clean and polish. For me this made my purchase from Carolina Brass a no brainer as FL sizing, trimming and swaging the primer pocket takes time to do. And it was 3 steps I didn't have to do for about the same price as the others. It is nice to pull out a 100 or 2 pieces of brass and just start loading without having to process the brass before I load them.

At the time they only had a Facebook page and did not have a website/online store. So to place an order I either had to call or e-mail them. I chose to email late in the afternoon here and received a reply within a few minutes even with the 5 or 6 hour time difference. They sent my brass the next day and I received it quickly.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: OrdersFromHIBrass on April 15, 2015, 05:44:58 PM: I understand that you're looking for 5.56 brass, but let me know if you're interested in purchasing some once-fired military 308 brass too.

I'm trying to get this business off the ground and I'm in the middle of processing the once fired .308 Win/7.62NATO brass that I've acquired. I'm waiting until I can process at a higher rate before making a post in the classifieds section. Currently, I'm limited to processing on a smaller scale, but it should be sufficient for individual reloaders.

**Yay, This is my first real post!**
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 15, 2015, 09:50:38 PM: Sorry HIBrass, just 5.56. Hope your business is successful. Any business firearms related can only mean more options for us outside of CONUS.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: fang23 on April 17, 2015, 07:43:18 PM: Just find some newbies who are firing Federal AE XM193 at Koko Head and aren't savvy enough to save the brass.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Inspector on April 19, 2015, 03:10:30 PM: Quote from: fang23 on April 17, 2015, 07:43:18 PM
Just find some newbies who are firing Federal AE XM193 at Koko Head and aren't savvy enough to save the brass.
I have approximately 700-800 pieces of mixed headstamp brass that I picked up from Koko Head over about a one year period. All you have to do is ask.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 19, 2015, 08:22:26 PM: Quote from: Inspector on April 19, 2015, 03:10:30 PM
I have approximately 700-800 pieces of mixed headstamp brass that I picked up from Koko Head over about a one year period. All you have to do is ask.
Thanks for the offer.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 20, 2015, 08:56:43 AM: Quote from: Inspector on April 19, 2015, 03:10:30 PM
I have approximately 700-800 pieces of mixed headstamp brass that I picked up from Koko Head over about a one year period. All you have to do is ask.
PM sent.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Inspector on April 25, 2015, 07:15:24 PM: Just got an email from XTremeBullets and they have PRIMED reprocessed 223 brass for $126. I think that is a pretty good deal.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: oldfart on April 25, 2015, 08:05:33 PM: Quote from: Inspector on April 25, 2015, 07:15:24 PM
Just got an email from XTremeBullets and they have PRIMED reprocessed 223 brass for $126. I think that is a pretty good deal.
...
I got that email also. I was curious so I tested the website.
They charged 2 hazmat fees and 5$ shipping....total $188 per m
I would find out what primers they put inside. Website does not say.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: macsak on April 25, 2015, 09:22:13 PM: Quote from: oldfart on April 25, 2015, 08:05:33 PM
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I got that email also. I was curious so I tested the website.
They charged 2 hazmat fees and 5$ shipping....total $188 per m
I would find out what primers they put inside. Website does not say.

so over 300 dorrah for 1000 pcs primered brass?
you can get ammo for just a little more than that
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: ren on April 26, 2015, 09:26:16 AM: Quote from: macsak on April 25, 2015, 09:22:13 PM
so over 300 dorrah for 1000 pcs primered brass?
you can get ammo for just a little more than that

no
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: macsak on April 26, 2015, 09:38:31 AM: Quote from: ren on April 26, 2015, 09:26:16 AM
no

oops
reading is fundamental
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: ren on April 26, 2015, 09:44:19 AM: Quote from: macsak on April 26, 2015, 09:38:31 AM
oops
reading is fundamental

(http://www.deardoctor.com/images/ddwc/features/understanding-gum-periodontal-disease/gingivitis.jpg)

pictures are good too
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: whynow? on April 26, 2015, 05:52:15 PM: Quote from: Inspector on April 25, 2015, 07:15:24 PM
Just got an email from XTremeBullets and they have PRIMED reprocessed 223 brass for $126. I think that is a pretty good deal.
Thanks for the heads up, but still trying the local route and if that don't happen I'm going with Carolina Brass, 10 "dorrah" shipping priority mail in U.S. and LC.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: jonjon on April 26, 2015, 06:16:57 PM: Quote from: oldfart on April 25, 2015, 08:05:33 PM
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I got that email also. I was curious so I tested the website.
They charged 2 hazmat fees and 5$ shipping....total $188 per m
I would find out what primers they put inside. Website does not say.

$5 shipping? Is this by USPS? I thought primers can't be sent to Hawaii by air.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: oldfart on April 26, 2015, 06:24:19 PM: Quote from: jonjon on April 26, 2015, 06:16:57 PM
$5 shipping? Is this by USPS? I thought primers can't be sent to Hawaii by air.
...
Sshhhh don't ask too much questions.
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: parasitewasp on April 28, 2015, 12:28:18 PM: I have lots of 5.56...9mm....40s&w brass. I live on the big island but travel frequently to Oahu. parasitewasp@hotmail.com
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Rocky on May 18, 2015, 10:21:57 AM: I got a bunch of 5.56 brass and about 1,000 bullets.
I'm not reloading them soooo ? :D
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: macsak on May 18, 2015, 11:22:08 AM: Quote from: Rocky on May 18, 2015, 10:21:57 AM
I got a bunch of 5.56 brass and about 1,000 bullets.
I'm not reloading them soooo ? :D

bullets
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: ren on May 18, 2015, 11:41:42 AM: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Paul_Wall.jpg)
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: macsak on May 18, 2015, 11:52:30 AM: looking good, ren
:shaka:
Title: Re: LC 5.56 brass
Post by: Rocky on May 18, 2015, 09:19:11 PM: Quote from: macsak on May 18, 2015, 11:22:08 AM
bullets

Sorry, I'm not reloading bullets that I have loaded before. :shake:
I'm not reloading the brass I don't need for reloading with the bullets I don't need for reloading. :wacko: