[Doughboyjones]

While depriming some brass it seems the decapper wasn't lined up quite right and made the flash hole shaped like a snow man. My first inclination is to junk that round, but I might as well ask...

 

[Uncle Bob]

Your lucky you did not break the depriming pin.
You could use a steel rod as an anvil and straighten the flash hole area out.

 

[Doughboyjones]

No, what I meant was the deprimer actually punched another hole that overlapped the flash hole, thus the snowman shape.

 

[Al Diehl]

Use it. Unless you are really into long range, minute of angle target shooting with the round in question.

Al

 

[Doughboyjones]

Are you sure? It's almost twice the original size now.

And no, not into any of that long range silliness. Just a cheap hog gun.

 

[Al Diehl]

Are you sure? It's almost twice the original size now.

Quite sure.

Al

 

[Al Diehl]

If it is a very common brass don't even think about it. Toss it. I have some brass that is hard to come by so, I would keep it with an enlarged flash hole. What caliber is your brass?

Al

 

[Doughboyjones]

Quite sure.

Al

That's good to know, I hate wasting things. Thank you.

 

[Doughboyjones]

If it is a very common brass don't even think about it. Toss it. I have some brass that is hard to come by so, I would keep it with an enlarged flash hole. What caliber is your brass?

Al

.303 British.