I've been reloading 125 and 158 grain Berrys bullets in .38 and 9mm, with Lee 4 die sets. I've had zero issues with my 9mm, and I have actually had some really great results.
With my .38's, I'm finding some of my cases when sized, with no belling, I can push the bullet into the case with hand pressure. I've been crimping quite a bit to get them to stay put a little. These are pretty light loads, and I'm not really all the worried about bullet jump, but they are obnoxious to load.
Anyway, I did a test run with a few cases, and I can fully resize and decap a .38 case in my 9mm die, and I think that this may help with my almost complete lack of neck tension. However, I worry about sizing the brass too much and having them too undersized to seal in the pressure of fairly light loads. Is this ok/a good idea? I think that by the time I bell the case and press the bullet in, they will be just about back to where they need to be.
I'm using mixed cases, mostly RP and Win, and they are all 20-30 years old. I don't have a ton of them, and if I had to buy a couple hundred new cases I wouldn't be out much, but is it ok to size them .002" smaller so I get decent tension?
With my .38's, I'm finding some of my cases when sized, with no belling, I can push the bullet into the case with hand pressure. I've been crimping quite a bit to get them to stay put a little. These are pretty light loads, and I'm not really all the worried about bullet jump, but they are obnoxious to load.
Anyway, I did a test run with a few cases, and I can fully resize and decap a .38 case in my 9mm die, and I think that this may help with my almost complete lack of neck tension. However, I worry about sizing the brass too much and having them too undersized to seal in the pressure of fairly light loads. Is this ok/a good idea? I think that by the time I bell the case and press the bullet in, they will be just about back to where they need to be.
I'm using mixed cases, mostly RP and Win, and they are all 20-30 years old. I don't have a ton of them, and if I had to buy a couple hundred new cases I wouldn't be out much, but is it ok to size them .002" smaller so I get decent tension?