Has anyone tried this stuff. They sell in by the 50 count....it's already primed....and for some reason it's as cheap or cheaper than bulk remington or winchester? LOoks too good to be true. Anyone using it? Is this brass in pretty good shape when it comes to your doorstep or does it need alot of attention?

I have bought a lot of .223 primed federal brass.The primers are crimped in and that requires just a little more work to reload after you use it once.

I've also used the .243 without any problem. roger

Bartsche describe please "a little more work"...thanks.

If primers are crimped you must remove the crimp by either swaging or turning. Either is simple. A primer pocket uniformer turns it off, but the better way is to swage. Those are sold by RCBS and others.

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Originally posted by kraky:
Bartsche describe please "a little more work"...thanks.

Removing the primer and the crimp so you can insert a new primer. roger

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Is this brass in pretty good shape when it comes to your doorstep or does it need alot of attention?

I don't buy a lot of new factory brass so I'm no expert.....BUT.... the factory brass I've had in the past has had slight imperfections. Nothing that a pass through the sizer/neck expander die won't fix.

I checked out the Natchez Shooters Supply site and the Federal primed IS cheaper than the Remington.

Some people say that the brass of the Federal cases is a bit softer, I don't know. Personally, I can't see a big difference in the quality of Winchester, Remington or Federal brass.

I have about 500 Fed. brass, and my biggest problem is that it is so soft.

I got them for $5 per 100, so that isn't so bad if I can get at least 3 firings out of them.