Brass question

**falover** · 10-25-2014 12:36 AM

I have a large quantity of fired IVI 7.62X51 blank cartridges. Would it be feasible to cut the crimped 'bullet' tip off and trim to length to create regular brass for reloading?

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**browningautorifle** · 10-25-2014 08:12 AM

IVI 7.62 live brass is very good and long lasting brass. The blank is a bit different though. It starts the same as ball brass but ends differently. I don't think it's got quite the same inside diameter at the neck as ball brass. I've shot thousands of it but we never even considered using it for anything...I wouldn't...

**joem** · 10-25-2014 01:31 PM

Tried it, didn't work. Waste of time.

**falover** · 10-25-2014 07:01 PM

Thanks for the input. I will just link them up for decoration then.

**Bruce McAskill** · 10-26-2014 04:19 PM

Many times the brass used for blanks is brass that was rejected for normal ammo. It's in general a good idea not to used blank brass for reloading.

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