Remington brass worth keeping?

[22lfb]

So, first of all: I am not reloading. But eventually i want to get the licensing (Europe...) and equipment. So right now i'm collecting my spent brass, for the day when i start loading my own cartridges.

I noticed that .223 Remington Premier Match has weird crimp, i have not seen this on the other manufacturer's brass i've collected so far. Since i know little about this stuff yet, my question is; is it worth to keep this brass? Like, is it just as good to reload as "normal" spent brass or would you ditch it?

[edit] I want to go for precision, not cost saving/quantity if i am going to reload...

Thanks!!

 

[Near miss]

Generally, I have saved all the brass I could find. I just toss them if I see problem with them.
For me, the biggest problem comes to quantity. I want to load big numbers.

If you want to prioritize quality alone, buy lapua brass straight up.

I shoot semi and it is not always possible/reasonable to pick up my brass so I rather not use Lapua for that.

As for the crimp, I think it is not going to ruin the groups. It ain't better than perfect neck but probably evens out pretty fast if it is a matter.

 

[Oryx]

Might as well hold on to them as an option for the future ... never know.
A little brass prep will clean all of that up

 

[ShtrRdy]

You should hold onto it just "in case". Try to keep the same lot number together.

That being said, several years ago I had a lot of trouble with that sort of crimp on some 300 Win Mag brass from Remington ammo. I dont recall what my troubles were but for my precision rifle ammo I used something else. (Norma and Nosler at that time)

 

[Kfive73]

I used to load Remington when I first started reloading. I noticed a significant number of flash holes being off center. Switched to Lapua and alpha. Better Brass= better ammo.

I do still have a lot of Remington brass in case I really need it.

 

[22lfb]

Thanks for input, i'll keep it. You'r right, can always throw it out/sell later if there are issues...

If you want to prioritize quality alone, buy lapua brass straight up.

I shoot semi and it is not always possible/reasonable to pick up my brass so I rather not use Lapua for that.

Semiauto here as well. I use a brass catcher (Caldwell) most times, since i'm too lazy to pick up brass.

 

[918v]

No issue. Winchester uses that kind of crimp as well. Lee Factory Crimp Dies apply that kind of crimp. It’s ugly to look at tho.

 

[OkieMike]

Save it. I've had decent luck trading brass with folks... You might think it undesirable but I would bet there is at least one person out there who would be happy to trade for it because his gun likes it.

Mike