CQB45ACP
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Do you adjust your charge as some suggest?
Sorting brass when I noticed this oddity
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CQB45ACP
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Just curious. What headstamp are these?
Not as common as they once were. The problem for reloaders is that they will crack right at the step about the 3rd reload. Sometimes this leaves the case mouth inside the gun's chamber, thus blocking the next cartridge.
Not a fun occurrence, and not much fun trying the get the ring out of the chamber at the range.
A bore brush can usually bite the stuck brass and remove it.
WeekendReloader
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No, I do not change the powder charge. I have a nice, light target load with a powder coated LEE cast TL-125gn RN bullet that is mid-range on the powder charge. When working up the load with this bullet and powder using normal cases, I tried a few different COAL. I figured the stepped cases would be similar to the shorter COAL loads I tried in my workups. It turned out to be a reasonable comparison. If I needed to get the same performance as my normal plinking/target load, I could drop the powder charge a tenth or two in the stepped cases, but for ease of loading I just kept it the same. Yes, they are a little hotter than my normal load. That's why I save them all for a batch, to have a whole box of rounds that are consistent with one another. I'll run them all through the press as a batch and mark the box accordingly. Then I'll continue my loading session with normal brass using the same settings.
I also have the LEE 125-2R cast bullet mold. The nose on this bullet is very bulbous and requires it to be seated very deep into the case. I can't use that bullet in the stepped cases as it bottoms out on the step before reaching the desired seating depth.
CQB45ACP
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Lots of attention to detail!
WeekendReloader
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A lot of resources and energy went into making those cases. I figured the right thing to do is to find a way to use them other than just recycling them.
Blue68f100
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They can be reloaded but you will need to work up a load for the smaller case volume. Then you have to worry when the case will separate disabling the gun till you remove the ringer. Carry a bore bush that fits your chamber so you can remove it when it happens. Not worth the hassle for me, what few I do see.
