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Another .223 Question

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#1 ·
I deprimed my first 100 .223 cases today. All the rifle loads I have made in the past have been from my own bolt actions and I usually removed them carefully so they stayed in good shape, but a fair number of these .223 cases have dents in the body. Should I scrap them or won't it make any difference?
 
#6 ·
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
In the Marine Corps, we came up with many innovative (inexpensive) ways of solving problems. One problem encountered on the rifle range was the left-handed shooter who was pummeled by ejecting brass. The solutions involved many innovative ideas, from using the metal ammo clips bent to form a deflector, to using cardboard from the ammo boxes to form a deflector. The cardboard solution would prevent the dents pictured above.

Here's an example:

 
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