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ultra max 223 ammo

ChetStaffordChetStafford Member Posts: 2,794
edited November 2006 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Does anybody know if this is military or commercial brass? I bought 500 rounds loaded with 40gr. nosler ballistic tips and want to know if the brass is worth keeping[:)]
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,083 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    what does the headstamp say? all the UM reloaded ammo i have is in lake city military and/or lc match brass.
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  • ChetStaffordChetStafford Member Posts: 2,794
    edited November -1
    the head stamp is l c 04 or lc 00and really nothing else
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    L C =lake city I know some of this brass from the 50's and 60's was the best made new stuff ??? dont even know is the same outfit or someone using a respected name like Springfield and Rock Island did to mislead the public.
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lake City brass is great. I shoot and load thousands of rounds of LC brass every year. Be aware that the ammo you bought is loaded with once fired brass. This isn't a problem but brass only lasts so long so I wanted to make sure that you know it isn't new. I usually shoot mine between 5-6 times and then put it aside for a rainy day where I don't want to pick up brass.
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  • Gunslinger2005Gunslinger2005 Member Posts: 282 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There was a thread a few days ago on the AR forum at 24 Hour Campfire. The guy had used the last of his own reloads in his Colt Match Target HBAR, and switched over to some Ultra Max he bought. On the sixth round, he had a KB, and blew up his upper receiver. He wasn't hurt but his upper was toast.

    Back in the late 1990's I bought some .308/7.62 reloaded ammo (not Ultra Max) assembled with "once fired" IMI brass for use in one of my FAL's. The last round in a 20 round mag split from the neck all the way back to the base of the cartridge. It blew the spring, follower, and floor plate out of the bottom of the mag. The part of the mag below the mag well was puffed up like it was pregnant. No other damage was done. I don't buy reloads anymore.
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