Me thinks I picked up some garbage

[Caveman Jim]

What say Ye?

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[fstdraw]

Looks like someone ran them thru a sizing die, better do it again to see.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Idk .
But I have range grade .38 and .357 brass if you're that desperate.

 

[dangerranger60]

Looks like someone ran the wrong die. there are stepped cases that if you run the wrong die or run the expander too deep it will hit that step. DR

 

[Caveman Jim]

Yeah I don't have any idea what they did but it looks like to me that it's been stretched upwards from the base or enlarged.
I have not checked them with my micrometer but plan to do that after dinner.

 

[DizzyJ]

Hmmmm… hard to tell. Are they wider or thinner at the base?

 

[edzz]

What were they fired in?

 

[Caveman Jim]

Hmmmm… hard to tell. Are they wider or thinner at the base?

Thinner. I need to put the calibers on them but got lazy after a good dinner.

What were they fired in?

I have no earthly idea. As I said above I need to put the calipers on them to see what they measure out to.

 

[ageingstudent]

What say Ye?

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Are they like that around the entire case or mostly on one side?

 

[Caveman Jim]

Are they like that around the entire case or mostly on one side?

All the way around.

 

[Stomper]

Yeah I don't have any idea what they did but it looks like to me that it's been stretched upwards from the base or enlarged.
I have not checked them with my micrometer but plan to do that after dinner.

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Sounds like another victim of the Swedish…. "enlarger".

 

[Knobgoblin]

 

[Stomper]

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[Caveman Jim]

All right, I drag my bubblegum off the couch, Lord was that a chore and I put the calipers on these funky cases. I'm tired of writing so I'll just show pics and let y'all decide just what the hay is going on.
It does appear that they were definitely not shot out of a 38/357 caliber pistol.
After a quick resize they appear to be rehabilitated to the correct measurements.
Who knew???

 

[Caveman Jim]

While I was depriming them I did notice many of the primers had no resistance pushing out so I believe these are going to be used for earring jewelry instead of putting them back into a handgun. Sloppy seconds comes to mind.

 

[JuglansRegia]

Looks like someone shot them 38S&W bored out to take 38special.

 

[Caveman Jim]

duplicate

 

[DizzyJ]

I guess they weren't shot out of a .44

 

[bcp]

41 Colt is about 0.405 at the base. 38 SP might look like that if fired in the 41, if the pressure dropped so fast the neck didn't over-expand.

Bruce

 

[Mono1]

Jesus @Caveman Jim ! I thought you were the expert!

Now I am like, SO Disillusioned...!

What is to become of me??