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Anybody reloaded sellior and bellot bullets in .223 and 6.5x55?How do they perform?

I have reloaded a fair few S&B bullets in .303 and .308 and they were OK, earlier ones were copper washed over steel however I have heard rumours the new ones are a true copper jacket.

I can confirm that for 7.62x39 and .30 M1 Carbine they are my prefered choice.

I use them in my 6.5x55 swede they are OK.

I have acquired some in .308 147grain for a very good price I tried them with a magnet they are definitely not copper washed.

What about S&B brass? Reloadable?

Yes S&B can be reloaded. If moving from say PPV to S&B it is worth checking the case volume and spending a bit of time working up to your load again.

Thanks. I suppose 'most' cases can be reloaded at least once?...

The trick is to keep your loads moderate and anneal early on in their life , neck size only to minimise case stretch and check headspace on your rifle .
If it's big (over 4 thou ) there are a number of things you can do .

I have around 400 once-fired .303" S&B cases. Debating whether to hang onto them for the day when I get into reloading, or whether to see if anyone's interested in them.