Just got a batch of once fired brass, and after tumbling I noticed these marks on the neck. What are they from, and are these cases ok to reload? Thanks in advance! My google searches turned up nada. I assume they are a form of bullet crimp?
What are these impressions on my once fired 5.56 brass?
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Ok, so I finally found something that confirms it is indeed the bullet crimp. Can I reload these?
Yep, that's just a crimp. Run em through the sizer die and reload at will. In my (somewhat limited) experience they don't affect the process or load. I have 4 reloads on Winchester brass with that same crimp in 300wsm no problems yet.
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Thank you Brother! After a few trims it might be gone too 
alaskazimm's got it.
No trouble at all to reload to your heart's content.
No trouble at all to reload to your heart's content.
Reload away! If they are not factory loads (a gold colored primer) check the overall length just to be sure.
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