[Ralph]

Went to thre range fri afternoon as some sub-gunners were leaving, after they left I noticed that the ground was littered with 45 brass, I picked about 150-200 cases, all appear to be once-fired, the head stamp is "cbc"along with "45auto" on top, it is, of course, boxer primed, Who is "cbc"? what does anyone know about this brass? trash? worthwhile? primer pockets crimped?

 

[imashooter2]

CBC is MagTech Recreational Products. My only experience with MagTech brass is in .357 where I had 6 split cases in a box of 50 factory loads. I tossed those cases in the scrap bucket.

I've heard that reloading brass from open bolt sub guns is not wise. Can't remember why though... somebody jump in here.

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. Sometimes the case is partially extracted while the bullet's still in the barrel and the case really bulges. I have shot some of this in .45ACP, but did lose some cases when trying to resize. Also, I used these only for light target loads, but experienced no problems. If the submachine gun did extract "early", you will h ave no problems noting the "pregant" cases.

Best.