Reloading PPU Ammo

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71Eagle

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I bought some PPU ammo in .308. I was just wondering if the brass is good to reload or is it like military surplus ammo with crimped primers?
 
Most of my PPU brass is 7.62 x 54r or X 39 with a few 30-30 an 9mm mixed in,all was bought as once fired brass. Most have been reloaded several time with no issues,none of the primers were crimped in the cases I have.
 
Don't think I have crimped primers in any of my ppu 5.56. It was range pick up so I can't attest to its former life.
 
PPU is good stuff. It is from Serbia and I have used a great deal of it over the years with no problems. I believe they used to make the 7.62x39 ammo sold by Winchester.
 
PPU is Prvi Partizan. Usually pretty decent stuff.
Not all military surplus ammo has crimped primers either. Nearly all 7.62NATO does though. MG fodder. Really just a one time nuisance thing to remove.
 
I use the PPU stamped brass for several firearms.

I use 7x57 Mauser brass to make 257 Roberts.

I have also bought a bag of 7mm-08 brass to shoot in my 7mm-08AI.

Biggest thing I have noticed is that when I uniform/deburr the flash holes, I get a lot of shavings.

I purchased both of these from Grafs. Bags are 100 count. Good pricing!!
 
They have thicker walls and powder charge might need to be to adjusted because the volume of the case is less and the presure will be higher at least the 308 cases i have seem to be this way .

Only tested a 10rd batch of 308 ppu brass and it shot fair but in all honesty it was after 30 rds and at the end of the day and light wasnt optimal.
I think i was flinching after all the shooting before. It shot 1.5 inch at 100

Chilly
 
I prolly have loaded PPU brass, but I'll use just about any brass and haven't found a really "bad" one yet. If you are curious about primer pocket crimps, just look at the case head. If there is a circular imprint around the primer pocket mouth, it's crimped. If there are three or four punch marks around the primer pocket mouth, it's prolly a "stake crimp" (my HXP surplus 30-06 ammo is stake crimped). No need to discard the brass, just run a countersink, case deburring /chamfer tool in the pocket enough to cut out the displaced metal. I've done several thousand military cases this way, but some will suggest a dedicated pocket reforming tool...
 
I haven't used their .308 brass, but I use PPU brass for several other rifle cartridges.
Generally, it's at least of average domestic quality. For some cartridges, it's really good stuff (far above average).
 
I have and use their 308 brass. Very similar weight to lc. I've even mixed brass (pup/lc)intentionally to see how they'd shoot. Group size was the same. I like their brass better than the domestic stuff (rem, hornady, win).
 
I've been using PPU brass from Cabelas for 2 yrs now in both .308 and 30-06. I have at least loaded them up to 14 times so far without a failure. I do have two dies set up for 30-06, one for the longer chamber on one rifle, the other for all the other 06's, I don't like working the brass anymore than needed.

Good stuff.
 
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