I have been saving my Federal Brass for possible reloading someday in the future. Came across this URL and cut and pasted the following paragraph. Dang, I thought all 'Brass was re-loadable.
Is the author of this article correct or am I misreading?
Please note that several types of center fired brass cannot be reloaded. These include “budget” rounds marketed by the primary ammunition manufacturers under subsidiary enterprises such as UMC (Remington), Blazer (CCI/Speer) and American Eagle (Federal), as well as Russian and other types of foreign ammunition which may utilize either a steel (instead of brass) casing or the “berdon” two-holed primer (instead of the “boxer” one-holed primer).
just check to make sure there’s only one flash hole for the primer instea of 2.
I don’t think i’ve ever seen an american made brass case that was berden primed.
The only berden primed BRASS i’ve ever come across was yugoslavian surplus 7.62x39.
The current FC 223 brass is excellent reloading brass. Depending on your set up, you may not even need to trim it.
I can get 2 or 3 loads out of FC brass (walmart bulk pack) with no trimming at all. And the primer pockets are nice and tight.
I don’t know what that clown is talking about with UMC brass. In .223, it’s some really decent reloading brass. I’ve heard some complaints about the 45 brass, but I’ve never had a problem with it.