So Maybe this is a Stupid Idea, but.......

[witchhunter]

Don is giving good advice sir, please heed it. Nothing personal, just good advice. Now for some more: pull those bullets, pour out the powder, wipe some Imperial wax on the sides and carefully resize without the deprimer stem, pour powder and reseat bullets. Bingo! Good to go. Good luck.

 

[LRShooting]

Don is giving good advice sir, please heed it. Nothing personal, just good advice. Now for some more: pull those bullets, pour out the powder, wipe some Imperial wax on the sides and carefully resize without the deprimer stem, pour powder and reseat bullets. Bingo! Good to go. Good luck.

Yes, he is. I didn't mean to sound like he wasn't. I agreed with him. I really don't feel safe doing FL sizing on loaded cases. Like I said, you can't learn from your mistakes with stuff like that. At least not with everything still attached.

 

[homatok]

Quote:
Originally Posted by homatok
Sizing loaded rounds is a very bad idea! Not only will the bullet be sized down, the case will "spring-back" leaving the bullet loose in the case neck (i.e. little or no tension). Further, the lead "core" within the bullet will also swage down and the bullet jacket will "spring-back" more than the "core" leaving the core loose in the jacket. Under the right circumstances, when fired, the core can come free of the jacket and remain in the bore, forming an obstruction for the next shot. But in the end it is your choice. Good luck!

I think this would only be a problem for FMJ's though. Am I correct? I know that they have a open base and so it would be plausible. Im using 155 grain SMK which is not open at the bottom.

I doubt the core would get left behind from a Full Metal Jacket, or a bullet with an open base because of the pressure from the expanding gas against the base. A jacketed bullet with an exposed lead tip would be another story! In that senario the jacket could simply slip off the lead core, leaving it behind.