Trash brass, weird headstamp?

[DDRanch]

I got a batch of brass last week. Wierd head stamp I have not seen before. Flash holes are off cenetered so I broke alot of deprimer pins tillI figured out what was going on.
Head stamp marked "1K 21 & 1K 23"

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[RVTECH]

It appears to be steel so don't even waste your time.

Trash it and get some real 'brass'.

 

[808hondacrguy]

I have broke a few decapping pins on 9mm brass with that headstamp, so I just chuck em without even trying now. Some of the flash holes are off center, and they are smaller than normal. Mine were all brass with a heavy crimp on the primer. I was told it is Igman ammo

 

[bcp]

"The Igman headstamp is used by the Igman-Konjic company, a Bosnian manufacturer of ammunition. The company produces various types of ammunition, including 7.62x51 and .223 caliber rounds. The Igman headstamp is typically accompanied by a year code, indicating the production year."

Igman - Since 1950

Bruce

 

[Pepe-lepew]

Flash holes are small. When I see the red sealer depriming range brass, it goes in the scrap bucket.

 

[Nosferatu]

Send it to Highpoint. They'll make you a gun out of it.

 

[Local Loader]

I still don't get the trouble people have with Igman brass, I've decapped and reloaded lots of their brass workout issues. Anyone that doesn't want it is welcome to send it my way.

 

[ageingstudent]

I got a batch of brass last week. Wierd head stamp I have not seen before. Flash holes are off cenetered so I broke alot of deprimer pins tillI figured out what was going on.
Head stamp marked "1K 21 & 1K 23"

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It's actually decent brass. It just has a small flash hole and the quality control is such that it's not always dead center. The crimps are really tight. I have a batch that I redrilled the flash holes on and I've been saving it. I shot some of it up a few years ago, it worked quite well. If you have a spare decapping pin, you can sand or grind it a little bit and it will fit better. Actually the Lee decapping ppinsin the universal decapper die work well with these if you have them set up right. They will slip in the collet if they hang up before punching the primer out. You get less bending or breakage that way.

 

[Local Loader]

It's actually decent brass. It just has a small flash hole and the quality control is such that it's not always dead center. The crimps are really tight. I have a batch that I redrilled the flash holes on and I've been saving it. I shot some of it up a few years ago, it worked quite well. If you have a spare decapping pin, you can sand or grind it a little bit and it will fit better. Actually the Lee decapping ppinsin the universal decapper die work well with these if you have them set up right. They will slip in the collet if they hang up before punching the primer out. You get less bending or breakage that way.

Titanium decap pins work great on those as well.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Squirrel Daddy is your frien….
I recently processed over 1k of these and all I have to say is lubricate them well and use aftermarket decap/resizing pins.
They are a workout…

 

[DDRanch]

I just got some Squirrel Daddy decapping pins so I'll give it a fly.