how do you read head stamp symbol on cartrige brass for reloading?

Answer 1

Bound's hubby here:

I will work from the premise that you are planning on sorting your brass in preparation for reloading. First (presuming it's all American ammo), you want to sort your brass into two piles, commercial versus military brass.

Commercial brass is easy. The headstamp contains two pieces of information. First, the manufacturer (ie: RP= Remington, WW= Winchester, BH= Black Hills, Federal, etc) and second the caliber.

Military brass is a little more difficult. First, it presumes you know what cartridge you have. Second, you should sort your brass between NATO and non-NATO manufacture. NATO manufacture has a circle with a plus (+) in it. Non-NATO rounds do not have this mark. Military brass of all types generally have a two or three letter identifier and a two digit year of manufacture. The letters identify the ammunition plant, for example: LC= Lake City, TW= Twin Cities (both Army ammunition plants) or WCC (Western Cartridge, an Army sub-contractor). The date of manufacture is easy, for example: 72= 1972. Foreign military brass have indentifiers that are less easily interpreted, for example: HXP is Greek while IMI and TZZ are Israeli manufacture.

Good luck and I hope this is a good start for you.

Answer 2

If you are going to learn reloading you have a bit to go before I suggest you start. First buy some reloading books. The numbers on the brass give you the caliber size, ie 303 is a 30 caliber but so is a 30-06 and 308 and a 30-30. The bullet is a 30 caliber and comes in many grains (meaning the weight of the bullet) hope this helps.

Answer 3

You need to get a reloading book and know what you're doing, and what bullet diameters to load, and the primer-powder recipies.

Just because a 303 and 30'06 and 30 carbine are all .30 caliber, does NOT mean you can willy-nilly use all the same bullets - they are all different diameters - not to mention weights.

Answer 4

Pull the %stuff. maximum of it has crimped primers and arent particularly definitely worth the the attempt. something, does not count. in case you after suitable accuracy for a benchrest rifle surely the minute adjustments between them would make a distinction. yet for for ninety 5% of shooters you will no longer see a distinction. you will in no way see a load documents e book that has diverse lots for various makes of brass. they are all to resembling care. i've got loaded dissimilar hundreds of rounds, what's risk-free in a million rifle with a million make of brass is risk-free in the same rifle with all makes of brass.

Answer 5

One stamp is the maker and the other the size of the bullet. Military rounds might have Greek letters on them to identify the maker.
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