[Coalcracker]

I have some strange 223/556 brass. It;s LC the mouth edges looks like a hack saw blade with very fine teeth. Any idea why it would be like that?

 

[Coalcracker]

Added a pic.

 

[AgedWarrior]

I have run across a few like that at times. Typically they are too short to trim, so I just chamfer and de-burr to smooth em a bit and make sure there are no case mouth splits starting. Usually trims away after a few uses when they stretch a little from sizing.

 

[Coalcracker]

Cool thanks. I have a lot of LC Brass. They say it's good stuff. It puzzled me with the strange edge.

 

[Zhills]

I would say that they were reloads and not a really good trim job.

 

[Coalcracker]

Ok then i'll scrap em. If they left them lay. Probably at the end of their reloading life. Im not taking any chances.

 

[Hannalie]

Nice

 

[Stevejet]

Those serrations are to enable factory machinery to "grip, rotate or move" the brass along the assembly line.

 

[AgedWarrior]

Those serrations are to enable factory machinery to "grip, rotate or move" the brass along the assembly line.

Yeah, I have seen many once fired LC cases like that. And that is not the only cases I have seen with mild serrations on the case mouth from the factory. If it’s range brass, then you don’t know what caused it, but if you know it is once fired, it is not really a worry. I have seen case mouths worse than that from Winchester crimping on .308 factory ammo.

 

[fixitfred]

I've seen lots of brass like that. I don't know what causes that it could be chatter marks from a trim. As long as the brass integrity looks okay and meets length requirements I treat it like normal brass.

 

[Coalcracker]

Ok it should be fine. They who shoots it. Builds AR'S and test them where i find the brass. My son talked to him in the past. He does not reload. Just found this out. They look good. The primer pockets are not carboned up like reloads get to be. And the crimp is in them still.