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How many lives does a dog have? Tell us and we'll tell you if your BB will work without significant effort.
Really there is no constant answer to the OP's question. It depends on factors like how deep the cross threading went, how tight the crossed BB was, how well cut the threads were on both the BB cups and the shell, how deep the chasing threads went and a few other factors.
An experienced guy might lend more insight. But there are also alternative BB's that don't dependent on threads. Andy
In theory a crossed thread is really two sets of threads. The good ones and the crossed ones. So if one can catch the good ones your OK. But that's harder to do then write.