Can someone tell me if Lake city brass is a military brass? I may get some for a 223. I don't know if this brass has a crimped primer or not. Can you apply the same load data for reloading it, from todays reloading manuals? Thanks for your help.

I have used bunches of LC brass in my 223 (Contender) and it has all worked very well. It is military brass. I purchased mine once-fired with the primer crimp already removed. I really don't know if the newer stuff has the primer crimped or not-probably so. I just started with the starting loads for a given powder/bullet combo and worked up from there. Never a problem. Good-luck...BCB

I've never seen any that was NOT crimped primer pocket that I recall. Get you a primer pocket SWAGGING tool. RCBS makes a good one, or Lee has as good one if you can find it.

LC is military brass, as the others have said. And it will be crimped primer pockets. "Traditionally", LC brass is a bit heavier/thicker than some commercial brass, reducing internal volume, so start low on the book loads and carefully work up. Don't be surprised if you hit "max" before the book says you should...

I'm currently using '02 Lake City brass for my 223 loading and it does have the crimped primers. Using a Hornady Reamer, removing the crimp is not a problem. Takes about 10 seconds when you chuck it up in a drill

With the 223 brass, I've never encountered a problem with it having a reduced internal volume. Can't say the same for the 30-06 stuff I've tried using.

Rick

I checked case capacity on my Lake City 223 vs. FC commercial brass. To my complete amazement, the Lake City brass had more case capacity. The reverse is true on the 308 and 30-06 brass I have tested.

Log onto Cabela's web site and under componets for rifle brass, they carry Lake City brass. It has been cleaned and deprimed and has the primer crimp already removed.

Price is $19.95 plus shipping for 500,. and $35.00 for 1,000 rounds plus shipping.

It needs to be resized but the primer crimp is already taken care of. When I ordered 1,000 I got over 1,000 in the bulk bag.
Good cheap pricing, and easy to work with.

Cheers and Good shooting
seafire

It is crimped.



My recommendation would be to buy it only with the crimp already removed.



I have owned 5 different crimp removers and the only one that works well enough (and easy enough) to suit me is the Dillon. It has lots of power in its leverage and is easy to adjust.



As a many-year fan/customer of RCBS (45 years and counting now...) it pains me to say this, but my RCBS crimp remover does not do a particularly good job. In some brass it has swaged the primers are loose, in others the primers fit perfectly, and in yet others the primer still gets torn up trying to put it in the case after swaging...and that's all in the same run.



Had the same problem with the Lachmiller. Simple hand tools that ream the primer pocket, such as the Lyman, invariably turn out some cases each run in which the primers fit WAY too loosely. Every one of those is a lost, throw-away case for most folks.



The Dillon, though expensive, works first time every time when properly adjusted.



Just my personal experience/view, of course. YMMV.



AC

My crimp remover is a 41.5 degree countersink that cost me $6.50. I just chuck it up in a drill. Never had a problem, in several hundred cases deprimed.

Great info. Thanks for all you help guys. Mark

I have used alot of this brass.

The case capacity and weight are virtually identical to Winchester and WCC ( also Win. )brass.

The crimp is a pain in the rear to deal with if you do not have to. Buy it with the crimp reamed if you can.

MidwayUSA bulk brass ( once fired ) has been mostly LC brass in the lots I have seen.

I like LC brass.

Travis F.

PS.
The best method I have found for removing the crimp is to use the Forster crimp remover ( just the bit, not the whole trimmer ) chucked in a drill.

The above is pertaining to 223 brass ONLY !

LC is great stuff for brass. The ball ammo on the other hand the live stuff stinks for accuracy. You will find that LC is extremely consistent brass. Itis also proprely annealed which is more than most commercial ammo. Use it and you will like it better than commercial.