Old brass

[mike308]

I've inherited my son in laws .270 W rifle after he passed away last year. There are a lot of once fired brass some of which are probably 10 years old. I want to reload for this rifle. If I have the cases annealed do you think they will be safe to use. It's all Federal brass

 

[Cyres]

Why are you worried?
Won't need annealing.
People shooot army surplus half a century old.
Bet some of my 223 brass has to be 20+ years old.
As long as its been kept dry and shows no signs of corrosion then good to go.
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[Fosbery Holster]

^^^^As above, l can’t see a problem using them.

 

[dggowdy]

Yer once fired should be absolutly fine as long as there are no obvious imperfections that could cause a problem eg dents or splits.

 

[jcampbellsmith]

Given all the effort required reload and test your reloads, I would recommend buying some better brass, eg Lapua.

Regards

JCS

 

[User00056]

Sorry about your son-in-law

Federal brass is pretty good, in my experience. I'm on a sixth and seventh reloads with some of mine. Once-fired you can just resize. I didn't need to anneal until the third or fourth reload

 

[Grannysmith]

Shot hundreds through my 270 using federal cases never had any annealed.
If the primers seem loose or necks lose there grip just pull them use components again with a different case.
No big deal just get some good use out of the rifle and components its what your son in law would have wanted