You can use the same brass many times.

It depends on several factors how many times you can use them, some are to do with the brass manufacturer's and some are to do with the chamber.

In a tight chambered bench rest rifle, I would say a 100 cases might be anough to wear out the barrel.

The worset offenders in ruining brass in my experience are the factory chambered belted magnums. With some of those you might get no more than 2-3 firings.

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Originally posted by Bill Adams:
You mean I can reload brass after it has been fired before? I don't have to buy new brass every time I reload?

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Although you jest posted this in jest, the Word Police assure me that you can reload brass ONLY after it has been fired, to say nothing of "after it has been fired before." Before it has been fired, one can only load it. The reloading, you see, comes later.

To put it another way, until you've used used brass, you haven't reloaded!

R-WEST

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I may be from Arkansas, but I never voted for Bill Clinton!

My great niece (she's 5) got me on the "your shoe's untied" one already today.

I must say, though, Recono's post still has me thinking.

R-WEST

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And like I'm wearing loafers.

You can only fire it once. Then leave it on the ground. Don't worry about picking it up . . .

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