Magtech brass

Some brass is better than others, but I can't think of ANY boxer primed brass that is not worth saving.
 
It is good brass like was stated about any box primer brass is good.Just use it till it is no good to use anymore.Brass is one of the things that will cost in the end for reloading.
 
When I got my m1 carbine. I bought a box of Magtech ammo, thinking I could reuse the brass for reloading. Primers kept falling out of pockets after the first firing, jamming the rifle in a funny way. Some said the rifle had excessive headspace. Not true. It was the brass. The head expanded under pressure. Perhaps it was bad luck I got a box from a lousy batch. But I wouldn't care about Magtech brass anymore. I still don't.

-TL
 
I have used CBC/Magtech brass in many handgun calibers and have never had an ounce of trouble out of it. I am always happy to add it to my supply.
Some brass is better than others, but I can't think of ANY boxer primed brass that is not worth saving.
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Definitely can't agree with that. The most obvious one is the all-time worst (A-Merc) but there are some other problematic ones. There is a particular one with an odd name I don't recall that is exclusive to 9mm and it is constructed oddly and I won't go near it.

There are also some calibers where I simply will -NOT- use R-P headstamp brass. Thin in the case mouth, I find it completely incompatible with some bullets in some chamberings and using it opens me to potential unknown/unnoticed and unintended bullet setback, so it is prohibited at my bench in certain calibers.

Also, S&B brass, specifically in .38 Special has horrendously small primer pockets and can be plain difficult to deal with in other ways also.
 
Sevens said:
Also, S&B brass, specifically in .38 Special has horrendously small primer pockets and can be plain difficult to deal with in other ways also.
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Don't get me started on that garbage...

I remember some time ago you and I discussing R-P brass and the troubles you had with it. I didn't have any problems per se...at the time. I friend of mine gave me his batch of brass from shooting a box of UMC, which is as you know R-P. The walls were pretty thin. Thinner than I've come across in the past. It wasn't a very old batch, either.
 
For the the record, I don't find R-P brass to be poor in longevity and I am not saying that because it is thin, it splits. More to the point is that I cannot trust the very inconsistent grip on the bullet.

I don't see this as a problem in R-P headstamp 9mm brass, oddly enough. But in .380, .38 Special, .40 S&W, 10mm and .45 Auto, I see it endlessly. In .38, I deal with it. In .45, works okay with cast lead slugs. In .380, 10mm and .40cal, it is banned at my bench.
 
The only brass I routinely sequester from reloading is AMERC. I MAY start doing the same with Federal .223 brass, if I keep having primer troubles with them.

ARE YOU LISTENING, FEDERAL!?!?!
 
I guess all things change over time. In the 80s, CBC was considered bottom of the barrel for brass.

The worst boxer primed I have encountered is Israeli surplus 9mm. The extraction grooves were highly inconsistent, resulting in come cases having a near paper thin "rim."
 
I don't have a large supply of R-P headstamp .357 brass but interestingly enough... I loaded a box of it just Sunday night. I had no problems with it.

As it's a revolver round, I am also less concerned about potential dangers associated with bullet setback. Bottom line for me is that I wouldn't trade any Winchester or Federal .357 brass to get R-P, but I also would not banish it from my bench like I have in other chamberings.
 
I have had no problems with MagTec brass.

Having said that, over the past three years, I have noticed a decline in quality of R-P brass in many different cals. New brass varies in length considerably more than any other. Also split necks, short case life, and primer pocket issues as mentioned. I have even found cases with globs of melted brass on the case neck that I had to trash.
Perhaps this is just my bad luck, but R-P is not my preferred brass.
 
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