Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
WOW! That's not good! That's a very good reason to not buy re-manufactured ammunition.
I concur. I would not go near commercially remanufactured bottlenecked rifle ammunition. The fact is bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridges operate well beyond the pressures of any auto pistol cartridge. (52,000 to 63,000 P.S.I.). If they are fired in a rifle that is not properly headspaced, the cases will stretch excessively. You as the purchaser of remanufactured ammo have no way of knowing the condition of the brass that is used in it's construction. Even if they claim it is only, "once fired and inspected", you or they have no real way of knowing how many times it has gone through a weapon. Even the filthiest, stretched out brass that's been fired 4 or more times will clean up beautifully with the proper equipment that all of these commercial reloaders have.
This makes head separation far more likely in remanufactured ammunition. A split or separated cartridge case running at 55,000+ P.S.I. can be very dangerous to both the firearm, and the shooter. So why chance it? It's not worth the few lousy bucks you're going to save by gambling with it's use. Even remanufactured pistol ammunition can contain brass that's been fired in an unsupported chamber, and has been reworked and work hardened excessively as a result. A blown out case is far more likely. And again after you weigh the risk vs. reward, it's just not there. Especially now with virgin reloadable brass case 9 MM selling for as little as $8.00 @ box now. Along with .45 ACP going for under $16.00 @ box.
I've been a reloader for over 40 years, and I can't justify reloading either 9 MM or .45 ACP with the current prices factory new ammunition for both is currently selling for. I save the brass, and have 5 gallon buckets full of the stuff. And if one day the cost escalates enough to the point it will be worth my time to reload it, I then might. But not now. And if and when I do, I will be in charge of the remanufacturing process, not some outfit I don't know anything about, and trust even less. Again, the risk vs. reward of any savings simply isn't worth it.