FROGO207
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Trouble with gas is the long lasting smell on your hands and the bullets. White gas (Coleman fuel) is better if you go that route.
Yep - That was it.BTW, don't recall if OP mentioned where he got his pull down brass........but noticed this today at Midway. In case anyone wants to travel down the same road.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1023560172?pid=218614
In case anyone wants to travel down the same road.
I’m assuming this LC pull down brass is not match, as such had crimped primers, at least mine is. Good luck removing them in a reusable condition. Maybe, wouldn’t hold my breath.You can safely remove the primer and keep for later. Treat the cases as fired and fully process including wet tumble to get that sealant out. If a bullet spins at 275k rpm how much imbalance makes a difference. I just trialed this exact same thing and the results were garbage. I will be testing 168 ppu admittedly garbage to finish the cycle in what your starting.
I’m assuming this LC pull down brass is not match, as such had crimped primers, at least mine is. Good luck removing them in a reusable condition. Maybe, wouldn’t hold my breath.
Two completely different issues. Removing live crimped primers from unfired brass is far different than cutting or swaging primer pockets after removing primers.It's not really that big of a deal... easy peasy with the right tool. The old LC crimp is a 360^ crimp and easy to swage or cut out. That danged 3- or 4-prong crimp is a pain, though.
Two completely different issues. Removing live crimped primers from unfired brass is far different than cutting or swaging primer pockets after removing primers.
AH! I see what you are getting at. I don't know that I've ever tried to pop live crimped primers... or why I would want to do so. They still come out after firing, I suspect it would be the same effort... but I'll have to take your word for it.
Part that caught my eye in this thread was a post that suggested these may be fitted with what would be equal to magnum primers? Can anyone confirm that?
OK, that being the case (magnum primer), it seems best course of action loading LC brass with a magnum primer is to back off on powder charges. Have seen as much as .5 grain reduction for primer and 1 grain for the LC brass case. This is from the starting minimums and work up from there?
Also found a reference to suggest these primers work best with fine grain powders......so have added H4895 to my short list of powders to load in this primed brass.
And still plan to load with 150 and 165 grain hunting bullets, which I already have.
Being new it should be fully sized. All your dealing with is damage from being banged around during shipping.
I changed the depth of the sizing button a bit (deeper) which may have changed neck tension and thus pressure.