Dudedog
Contributing Member
Thanks, have the MAK dies already.
Will need to look in to the bulge buster.
Will need to look in to the bulge buster.
Agreed. Too many free ones, or cheap if you buy, and if they won't size down I figure they have been stressed more than they should have from pressure or are too soft, etc and toss them in the scrap bucket. Same goes for crimped primer 9MM these days.tJust to be clear, I don't think it is worth the time to use it to "save 9mm" cases
My recent experience with 9 mm range brass shows about 20 % will not plonk after resizing. Brass is definitely once fired (saw the guy fire it) but up to 1/8 of an inch will protrude from case gauge.Some just slightly.
I think that some of this might be Glock bulge but cannot explain it any other way.
Thoughts?
Now when I come across 9mm case that takes greater effort, I will check with tightest barrel I have and if it won't pass, I will attempt to resize again (ensuring bottom of die barely kisses the top of shellplate) but if the case fails again, it gets culled for recycling as I consider "overly expanded" as "thinning of case wall" which could mean weakened case.Agreed. Too many free ones, or cheap if you buy, and if they won't size down ... toss them in the scrap bucket.Just to be clear, I don't think it is worth the time to use it to "save 9mm" cases
Well, not for me as I recently bought C-H primer pocket swager and it's easy to remove the crimp - http://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/priming-tools/pskSame goes for crimped primer 9MM these days.
Enjoy.Well, not for me as I recently bought C-H primer pocket swager
The C-H swager was primarily bought for military crimped LC .308/5.56 brass I have been buying.Enjoy.
I have several 5 gallon buckets of 9MM brass.
I wonder if the failed cases are spent 9mm Major cases that overly expand case base and are difficult to resize towards case base.
Me either.I rarely come across crimped 9mm brass anymore
Steel case ammo can be reloaded.
I wonder how many people have reloaded the brass plated steel S&B cases and never knew it.
9mm Markrov for 9 x 19mm cases
Just to be clear, I don't think it is worth the time to use it to "save 9mm" cases
WalkalongI have an EMP (Well, did, gave it to my son) with a SAMMI minimum chamber (Was under until SA fixed it) and so now I check all of my sized brass with my Wilson case gauge. If it fits slips into the gauge and will fall back out of its own weight it passes and I know it will fit the EMP without locking it up. With range brass I lose 105 to 15% that way. Would they fit other barrels? yes, but I didn't know which rounds would be fired in the EMP and took no chances. I still do this even though I no longer have the pistol.
Most fail by just a little, but some would poke out an 1/8" on occasion. Fired in a loose chamber maybe. Over pressure maybe.
If it is only the rim that holds it out, it might be a burr you can clean up.
Since the 9MM is a tapered case, make sure the shell holder is just touching the die while actually sizing a case.
Old gauge I gave my son when he got the EMP.
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My new gauge.
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Failed case.
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