Pull it or shoot it?

[Bullshot]

I am having a day with my 30-30 die. Got a handful of these over crimps/squashes as some of the brass was a tiny bit long. 34.5 BLC2 and 170 Speer. Shoot (if will chamber) these or pull and discard? How much extra pressure would this cause? Shooting out of modern Marlin.

 

[Elktrack]

If they’ll chamber shoot em and start over. You’re a couple grains under max charge already so you’re not pushing it. You’re going to have to fireform the brass anyway to get it back to usable.

 

[Elktrack]

I’d be surprised if they chamber

 

[elkantlers]

Throw it in that Garbage. Not worth it to me.

 

[Bullshot]

Moot. You were right they don’t chamber anyway. Pulling and tossing.

 

[Elktrack]

Bummer.
At least it was not very many. Wish I could say I don’t know what that feels like but I’ve done same thing.

 

[44hunter45]

If you roll this round between two flat steel bars it will iron out the neck wrinkles and it will likely chamber. If the load is not too hot, I have done this.

How are you crimping? That looks like a Lee Factory crimp, but it's really hard to crush brass like that with the LFC die.

 

[Bullshot]

If you roll this round between two flat steel bars it will iron out the neck wrinkles and it will likely chamber. If the load is not too hot, I have done this.

How are you crimping? That looks like a Lee Factory crimp, but it's really hard to crush brass like that with the LFC die.

Just seater/roll and doing it in two steps. Very very finicky on the case length (would barely crimp -vs- crush with not a lot of in between but since I didn’t trim long cases from the lot, so a few snuck in. I will be more careful with the case lengths next time for sure, and may use the LFC die on the next batch anyway.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Save the primers if you can get the brass to go through sizing die. Take it slow so casing doesn't get stuck. Primers are golden right now. I have punched them out many times no problem.

Invest in a case trimmer. I have cheap Lee hand held model that I hook up to electric drill. Works great.

Edit: I see you have one. That post came in while I was writing this one ... while watching 49ers crumple.

 

[Elktrack]

FYI, not talking you out of LFC die but it’s not a crimping issue. As you said, length is what got you this time. Get the length right and you’re good. I hate changing dies unless it’s necessary. Just my two cents

 

[Elktrack]

Save the primers if you can get the brass to go through sizing die. Take it slow so casing doesn't get stuck. Primers are golden right now. I have punched them out many times no problem.

I’d make damn sure they are lubed properly before I tried this.
If you try this WEAR SAFETY GLASSES.

 

[MarvB]

Was just thinking what a difference it makes on who starts a thread… with this title if @Greenhorn had started it I would have told my fingers Nooooo!

 

[Bullshot]

Save the primers if you can get the brass to go through sizing die. Take it slow so casing doesn't get stuck. Primers are golden right now. I have punched them out many times no problem.

Invest in a case trimmer. I have cheap Lee hand held model that I hook up to electric drill. Works great.

Edit: I see you have one. That post came in while I was writing this one ... while watching 49ers crumple.

Probably won’t go back in a sizer easily without risk of sticking. I’m planning to use a universal decapper and will go slow, with a towel over top, glasses on and plugs in. Primers are gold! Will re-use but not for anything important.

 

[antelopedundee]

I have collapsed the shoulder on a couple of AI cases when trying to use the crimp feature built into a standard issue seat die. I thought I had it seated to where the case mouth would fold into one of the grooves, but I guess not. Never saw ANYTHING like that.

 

[Bullshot]

Had no issue disassembling them, primers and bullets are all re-used. Full length resizer got the brass back to OK. Remade and crimped with a brand new FCD (much less finicky)

 

[Elktrack]

Had no issue disassembling them, primers and bullets are all re-used. Full length resizer got the brass back to OK. Remade and crimped with a brand new FCD (much less finicky)

Nice!

 

[IH784]

trash