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Posted: 6/19/2011 5:30:55 PM EDT
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It is red sealant to keep moisture out
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Posted: 6/19/2011 6:10:00 PM EDT
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Yes, primer sealant.
With S&B it happens to be red. Most of it will fade with the first tumble to clean. Second reload/tumble cycle it will be gone. |
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Posted: 6/19/2011 7:54:52 PM EDT
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Could be primer sealant, another possibility is some people mark their primers so they know which brass is theirs, they might have forgotten to pick up their brass or somebody shot it that isn't a reloader.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:47:10 AM EDT
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Could be primer sealant, another possibility is some people mark their primers so they know which brass is theirs, they might have forgotten to pick up their brass or somebody shot it that isn't a reloader. This could be it as well, but as in the OP's case it's all on S&B cases and I'm sure it's S&B's primer sealant. They also use green sometimes. It's more common on European ammo. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 9:07:02 AM EDT
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A friend of mine uses a huge blue sharpie marker to mark the heads of his match brass.
That way he can separate it from regular brass without looking at the heads that close. But in your case its just primer sealant, I shot a bunch of 9mm that had it. It can cause problems if it flakes off an builds up in the firing pin recesses of some pistols. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 11:16:39 AM EDT
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Also I've been reloading .223 mainly and I'm going to start 9mm and .40 and .45 on a dillon progressive. Is it a good idea to sort the cases by manufacturer or might I be fine with dumping them all in a 5gal bucket? I'll use carbide dies of course. Since the red-stuff part was answered, figured I'd reply to this one... I'd just dump em in the bucket. I sorted by headstamp when I first started... but quickly gave up once I realized it offered no benefit. The only plus-side to sorting by headstamp, would be the extra scrutiny you'd give the cases in regards to culling out any undesirables. Such as AMERC cases, any steel cases that slip past you, any military brass that might be crimped, and for the 45ACP cases... any random cases with a SPP instead of a LPP. For random range-pickup brass... I still go thru the motion as if I'm sorting by headstamp, to cull out any of the above. But instead of 15 different piles... just have 2... keep, and toss. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 11:31:08 AM EDT
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One time I closely observed one of those guys that marked his primers with a marker to identify if it was his brass. I noticed he didn't have any problem picking up any brass he ran onto, so while he thought it was really important for others to not pick up his brass, he had no qualms about picking up anybody else's brass along with it.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:55:48 PM EDT
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One time I closely observed one of those guys that marked his primers with a marker to identify if it was his brass. I noticed he didn't have any problem picking up any brass he ran onto, so while he thought it was really important for others to not pick up his brass, he had no qualms about picking up anybody else's brass along with it. I do the same. I mark all my reloads with a red stripe (or other color if I'm testing different loads) to know which has been my reload... but if there's other brass on the ground and no one claiming it... I happily scarf it all up too. 
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Posted: 6/20/2011 8:01:24 PM EDT
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Check those S&B's with a magnet, the ones I have found like that are brass plated steel, they are boxer primed and should be reloadable, just a heads up...
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Posted: 6/20/2011 10:45:54 PM EDT
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As for sorting the brass according the manufacturer is that something I need to worry about?
I'm going to be bulk reloading on a RL550B with Berry's bullets and Winchester primers. |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 12:20:47 PM EDT
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If you get the S&B POLICE 9mm ammo, it has GREEN sealant.
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