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Thread: ICI .243 brass - any good?

  1. 17-12-2025, 02:56 PM #1
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    ICI .243 brass - any good?

    Any of you experienced folk out there have any experience with ICI brass, specifically .243 cases? I've acquired a couple of boxes, wondering if its worth trying to use or of value to anyone?


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  3. 17-12-2025, 04:02 PM #2
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    Boy that is old stuff. 28 shillings and sixpence or $2.85 for a packet bought pre 1968. Best to bin it I would have thought, definitely if it had been reloaded.
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  4. 17-12-2025, 05:45 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    Boy that is old stuff. 28 shillings and sixpence or $2.85 for a packet bought pre 1968. Best to bin it I would have thought, definitely if it had been reloaded.
    GPM.
    Just brass to reload?
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  5. 17-12-2025, 06:07 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Just brass to reload?
    yep. If I use it for anything, it will be for 90gn cast powder coated subsonic loads, or maybe up to 1500 fps. But really I have enough 243 brass, so would only be for sh**s and giggles...
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    Should be fine, I am loading 303 Imperial with no problems which is most likely the same vintage. Check after your first loads for signs of brass fatigue before the next load.
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    I'm using the same brand brass, just as old, in 222Rem. Anneal the necks.
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  8. 17-12-2025, 06:43 PM #7
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    Ill take it mate. $20 plus shipping

    But as the man said, anneal anneal.
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