hydeslinger
Member
I am shooting a #1 in a K-Hornet. I have read that Hornday makes really good brass. My #1 shoots really well when fire forming, so I have been purchasing the Hornady Varmint Express as my chosen load to fire form into the K-Hornet.
I sat down last week because I have about 200 rounds of fresh made K-Hornet. I opened up my Redding neck sizer and started neck sizing and punching the primer and sizing. I have mixed RP, WW, and Hornday (with Hornday making up the bulk of my K-Hornet brass).
Here is the issue:
The flash hole on the Hornday brass is VERY small, so small it was pulling the de-primer pin right out of the die. I though that was weird, I thought it was a die issue. I called Redding and they sent me their smallest pin, used in their PPC dies. Yesterday I installed the new pins, and low and behold it pulled the pin again on the first one.
I called Hornady Tech assistance and the gentleman said that since the ammo was manufactured as factory "ammo", and is not intended to be reloaded, there was nothing they could do for me. In this case, he could only provide assistance if the items were sold as reloading components.
I have about 150 rounds of Hornday fire formed K-Hornet that I cannot get the primer out of.
Suggestions on how to get the primer out??
Will the super small hole cause erratic pressure issues?
The primer hole is off center and not consistent, will that cause issues?
Has anyone ever heard of "New Factory" ammo not being suitable for reloading??
I sat down last week because I have about 200 rounds of fresh made K-Hornet. I opened up my Redding neck sizer and started neck sizing and punching the primer and sizing. I have mixed RP, WW, and Hornday (with Hornday making up the bulk of my K-Hornet brass).
Here is the issue:
The flash hole on the Hornday brass is VERY small, so small it was pulling the de-primer pin right out of the die. I though that was weird, I thought it was a die issue. I called Redding and they sent me their smallest pin, used in their PPC dies. Yesterday I installed the new pins, and low and behold it pulled the pin again on the first one.
I called Hornady Tech assistance and the gentleman said that since the ammo was manufactured as factory "ammo", and is not intended to be reloaded, there was nothing they could do for me. In this case, he could only provide assistance if the items were sold as reloading components.
I have about 150 rounds of Hornday fire formed K-Hornet that I cannot get the primer out of.
Suggestions on how to get the primer out??
Will the super small hole cause erratic pressure issues?
The primer hole is off center and not consistent, will that cause issues?
Has anyone ever heard of "New Factory" ammo not being suitable for reloading??