I'm not new to reloading but have only recently been noticing the term "once fired" used to describe brass that has been fired more than one time. I have encountered several individuals online and at shows who claim that brass is once fired but upon questioning, they bought it used and do not really know. Same goes for range brass.
A guy at a show got kinda red when I asked why half of his once fired Remington brass had shiny silver spent primers.
I bought some 243 brass on another forum that was described as once fired. No problems with it and it was in good condition but after further discussion, he bought it at an estate sale and knew nothing of it's history.
So,
Does once fired mean it was only fired one time?
Does it simply mean that is used?
I prefer the description of 1x fired. Then again, many would interpret that to mean "one time it was fired... and before that, one time it was fired ... and before that....."
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