Buzznrose
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So I am a “KISS” (keeping it super simple) kinda guy…while still doing things properly.
I don’t want to sort 9MM brass…I don’t care about brand as long as it is in good shape…but my Dillon powder funnel is a fussy little sucker!
I prep all fired brass the same in 3 steps:
1. Wet tumble in dish soap and citric acid
2. Deprime on Lee single stage with Universal decapping die
3. Wet tumble in Armor All Wash Wax and just a pinch of citric acid.
Here’s the issue…when loading the brass, I kept having issues on the down stroke where the brass was hanging up on the powder funnel (which also bells the case mouth). I only expand the case enough to fully engage the powder throw and start a bullet, so it’s not like I’m pounding it way in. I went back and forth with this for a couple hours trying to get it right.
I emailed Dillon. They told me to buff the powder funnel and trim/clean up the inside of the brass using a chamfer/deburr tool. Did all that. But still had issues.
After realizing it was happening only sometimes, I decided to separate brass by headstamps. I had a lot and won’t list all, but the headstamps that had the least frequent issues (almost never) were Starline, Win, FC, Speer, Blazer, and PMC.
All the other stuff (Hornady, Geco, SB, Herters, and a bunch of other brands all had a lot of issues.
So I ask…should I buy a new powder funnel? I guess I could if someone thinks it might help.
Is this why folks sort 9MM?
I load 9MM far more than and other cartridge, but I’ve not had these issues with any other cartridge (.40, 10MM, .38, .357, or .45 ACP).
Thanks for any insights you can provide.
I don’t want to sort 9MM brass…I don’t care about brand as long as it is in good shape…but my Dillon powder funnel is a fussy little sucker!
I prep all fired brass the same in 3 steps:
1. Wet tumble in dish soap and citric acid
2. Deprime on Lee single stage with Universal decapping die
3. Wet tumble in Armor All Wash Wax and just a pinch of citric acid.
Here’s the issue…when loading the brass, I kept having issues on the down stroke where the brass was hanging up on the powder funnel (which also bells the case mouth). I only expand the case enough to fully engage the powder throw and start a bullet, so it’s not like I’m pounding it way in. I went back and forth with this for a couple hours trying to get it right.
I emailed Dillon. They told me to buff the powder funnel and trim/clean up the inside of the brass using a chamfer/deburr tool. Did all that. But still had issues.
After realizing it was happening only sometimes, I decided to separate brass by headstamps. I had a lot and won’t list all, but the headstamps that had the least frequent issues (almost never) were Starline, Win, FC, Speer, Blazer, and PMC.
All the other stuff (Hornady, Geco, SB, Herters, and a bunch of other brands all had a lot of issues.
So I ask…should I buy a new powder funnel? I guess I could if someone thinks it might help.
Is this why folks sort 9MM?
I load 9MM far more than and other cartridge, but I’ve not had these issues with any other cartridge (.40, 10MM, .38, .357, or .45 ACP).
Thanks for any insights you can provide.