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<blockquote data-quote="fastbs" data-source="post: 3513806" data-attributes="member: 6685"><p>I've reloaded brass with small dents with good results. After firing them the dent blows back out. Not a good practice for a competition shoot but It's the same concept as fire forming. Be careful though its really up to you, hard to say what I would do with out seeing it first hand. Dents can cause splits, especially if it's gouged. Most will probably say toss the dented brass cause it could be a bit dangerous. When in doubt toss damaged brass.</p><p></p><p>Keep brass sorted by how many times it's been fired when I start seeing splits that batch gets tossed after that cycle. The number of cycles varies usually at least 3, some go many more. Annealing can more than double brass life. If all the brass is going through the same bolt gun just bumping the shoulder a little instead of full length will help extend brass life also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fastbs, post: 3513806, member: 6685"] I've reloaded brass with small dents with good results. After firing them the dent blows back out. Not a good practice for a competition shoot but It's the same concept as fire forming. Be careful though its really up to you, hard to say what I would do with out seeing it first hand. Dents can cause splits, especially if it's gouged. Most will probably say toss the dented brass cause it could be a bit dangerous. When in doubt toss damaged brass. Keep brass sorted by how many times it's been fired when I start seeing splits that batch gets tossed after that cycle. The number of cycles varies usually at least 3, some go many more. Annealing can more than double brass life. If all the brass is going through the same bolt gun just bumping the shoulder a little instead of full length will help extend brass life also. [/QUOTE]
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