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Did the same with some .30-30 ammo back in the day before collet crimp dies.
A couple were a little 'snug' on chambering but they all shot fine.
A couple were a little 'snug' on chambering but they all shot fine.
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Not sure if it's similar to the tooling, but it replicates the crimp closely if not the same.The machine tool or the crimp proper?
Dynamiting?
I've heard of mortaring. I'm guessing dynamiting is a lot more serious.
Not sure if it's similar to the tooling, but it replicates the crimp closely if not the same.
As long as your brass itself isn't growing too long. Personally I'd just leave em and shoot em as is if they'll chamber.OK, one more idea. As a couple of you have alluded to, I've taken the de-caping pin out of the RCBS die. Without lube, I've run the damaged cartridge about 4/5's into the die body, backed off (a few turns) from the regular setting in the press. This rids the brass of 85 to 90% of the slight bulge. It does add 3 to 4 thousandths to the OACL, but no sweat as I was starting out at 2.220 (roughly)anyway. Shouldn't take but 15 minutes to do them all and they do seem to fit into the chamber a tad bit better. Hope I'm not missing anything obvious in this fix. Thanks to all that made suggestions!
Think of the craven hordes! Save at least some.20 minutes later re-sizing is done. Shells seem to drop into a BCM carbine and drop out with no resistance.
I will be shooting these this weekend.
Thank you again.