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The case you see is a once fired 40 S&W federal case. The Dies are Hornady in a LNL AP press. The case can not fully engage into the die during the resizing because the die comes in contact with the shell plate. Notice the ring about .050 away from being completely resized down the entire length of the case. The case length measures .845. The area where the die did not resize measures .426 in diameter. The case resize area measures about .418. After reloading a few cases I dropped the rounds in the barrel with no head space problems. The tech. at Hornady told me it was not a problem. I would still like to get some others insite as well. Thank-you, Bill
Has any one else experienced this situation with 40 S&W?
Would a different press allow the case to be fully engaged in the die?
Will this condition weaken the case after several reloads?
Those little buggers build up alot of pressure.
The case you see is a once fired 40 S&W federal case. The Dies are Hornady in a LNL AP press. The case can not fully engage into the die during the resizing because the die comes in contact with the shell plate. Notice the ring about .050 away from being completely resized down the entire length of the case. The case length measures .845. The area where the die did not resize measures .426 in diameter. The case resize area measures about .418. After reloading a few cases I dropped the rounds in the barrel with no head space problems. The tech. at Hornady told me it was not a problem. I would still like to get some others insite as well. Thank-you, Bill
Has any one else experienced this situation with 40 S&W?
Would a different press allow the case to be fully engaged in the die?
Will this condition weaken the case after several reloads?
Those little buggers build up alot of pressure.