Dented cartridges- safe?

[45Badger]

I've got a handful of dented .223 cartridges. I'm a cheapskate that hates to throw anything away, so I'd like ot fire them instead of tearing down for components. They chamber in my 700P (heavy barrel) .223. Safe to shoot? I think yes, and figure the expanding gases should re-form the cases. Any engineers here that can verify or correct my guess?

[farmerj]

we'd take the double feeds off the firing lines and then the safeties/range officers would fire them after the range was empty. Only time we wouldn't is if the round would not chamber.

[1911fan]

As long as they chamber easy, there is no issue.

[grousemaster]

I've put quite a few dented rounds down range through an AR without issue

[EJSG19]

i've commonly found minor dents just below the shoulder on .223 brass. It fireforms, long as there isn't any substantial damage like a crack in the brass.

to date I still have both eyes and all fingers and toes.

[Snowgun]

Best to give them all to me......for safety and ****...

[Stradawhovious]

If they chamber, I bet you will find that firing them will quickly remove any dents that were in the case.

That's how I get rid of the dents in mine.

[45Badger]

Thanks all!

[stesch_s10]

LOAD IT and SHOOT IT!

I think you told me that one time.

[Angel Eyes]

As long as they chamber, shoot'em !
I have the same problem with Fedral 45 acp nickel cases, they dent up just from loading the magazines ! {Flimsy}
The dents do blow out when you shoot them so it's not that bad. It's a quality control problem with federals nickel plated cases, they are just too thin !
Hornady and Speer on the other hand just about get scratched let alone dents ! It's why I switched to their products. I don't like to leave my magazines loaded for more than a month at a time and everytime you load up with HST or Hydra-Shok for example, you get dented cartridges. Remington and Winchesters Nickel cases aren't too bad, but they aren't as strong as Hornady or Speer. Brass cases on the other hand I had no problems with from any manufacturer.