PMC Bronze 7.62x39 ammo

[ciwsguy]

Just bought a couple of boxes at a local retailer. Brass cased. Got them home and discovered the primers have red sealant, probably a good thing, but I’m wondering if this will present any reloading issues. What say ye, folks? Anybody have issues reloading PMC 7.62x39 brass cased ammo with sealed primers?

 

[Shadow9mm]

Should be fine, ate they crimped? Only issue i ever had with pmc was slightly off center flash holes.

 

[ciwsguy]

Not that I can tell. No sealant on the bullet end either. Crimped into the cannelure

 

[jetinteriorguy]

No issues, it’s just sealant no crimp.

 

[Unclenick]

Sometimes the sealant can leave a colored ring around the firing pin in your bolt face. It cleans off with Goof-off or other removers that work on dried paint.

 

[Geezerbiker]

I don't know about the sealant but in my experience PMC brass doesn't always have the primer flash hold perfectly centered. At least it was that way on the 500 or so .223 cases I resized awhile back...

Tony

 

[Unclenick]

Fiocchi has been pretty terrible about off-center flash holes, too. A lot of LC brass isn't centered well, either. They drill rather than punch flash holes, and the tip of the drill can walk.

 

[jetinteriorguy]

In my experience PMC brass isn’t very good, at least in the two calibers I’ve tried, 7.62x39 and .223.