Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

[hugo121175]

I just started shooting the AR10 that I had built. The brass gets pretty beat-up. I am just wondering if it's worth saving the brass to reload. The brass gets two scores from the feed ramps on the case neck, and a tear drop shaped dent just past the shoulder on the case body. This doesn't happen to all the brass, but to the vast majority.....

Hugo

 

[FNARSHOOTER]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

No ,box it up and send it to me for proper disposal.
Scot

 

[esorensen]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Absolutely! I got 8 firings out of the better part of my Win brass! Most of the issues you state end up being cosmetic. Even some of the brass with a heavy ejector swipe I hit on a grinding wheel to knock the mark down and kept on shooting. Resize ti, tumble it and start over again.

 

[cwshooter]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

I'd load it, just to see how it shoots.
Probably ought to work fine, though I don't know what your accuracy requirement is for the rifle in question.
CW

 

[Pat M]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Yes - reload

 

[gunsnjeeps]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Unless there is a crease in the neck reload it. Neck dings are okay, sharp creases make splits. I've been surprised by what will reload into an accurate round.

 

[turbo54]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Reload it.

Consider an adjustable gas block, and/or load tuning to minimize brass damage.

Also, the scratches on the neck can be fixed by removing your barrel and using a dremel with an abrasive-embedded rubber wheel to fare-in and "dull" the leading edges of your barrel extension locking lugs. Works like a charm. My LR308 wasn't too too hard on the brass, but load tuning and the dremel work improved it a lot! Comes out almost as nice as a bolt action.

 

[hugo121175]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Thanks guys.... I'll be polishing the edges of the feed ramps this week-end....

 

[ejb]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

most likely the two scrores are from two locking lugs when ejected not the feed ramp. mark a few rounds with a sharpe load them at 90 degrees to the ejection port and after firing look to see where the scores are in relation to the barrel locking lugs that will tell you where you need to polish. DONT FUCK WITH THE FEED RAMP if feeding is not the problem !!!!!

 

[Pat M]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ejb</div><div class="ubbcode-body">most likely the two scrores are from two locking lugs when ejected not the feed ramp </div></div>

^ that is what the 2 marks on the neck are from (not feed ramp)

 

[hugo121175]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

10-4.... Understood

 

[Jumper]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

My AR10 did the same thing to my cases. I went with an adjustable gas block and removed a couple spring coils from the ejector plunger spring. Its much easier on the brass now.

 

[rocky_lange]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jumper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My AR10 did the same thing to my cases. I went with an adjustable gas block and removed a couple spring coils from the ejector plunger spring. Its much easier on the brass now. </div></div>

I did the same to my ejector spring. Still marked, but not nearly as bad.

 

[turbo54]

Re: Worth Reloading AR10 .308 Brass ????

Id be slightly concerned with positive ejection, cutting coils - but hey, if it works!

Easier than pulling the barrel off to work on the locking lugs.