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    Fired Blanks

    I have acquired several hundred rounds of Lake City 30-06 brass. After sorting and cleaning them, I find that they are largely fired blanks. Can these be used for reloading, or are the just so much scrap?
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    I have many LC blanks that I just resized and have been shooting for years. I know they have been reloaded many times. I've never had a problem.

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    Likewise, I've loaded them and used them along side regular brass. After all, they start out the same way ball ammo does.

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    Greetings,

    I have never used 30-06 blanks, but I have used 223 blanks.

    Once I trimmed the crimp petals off, they worked OK.

    But they did eventually split at the case mouth, where the remains of the crimp could still be seen.


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