I agree with removing the expander plug and polishing it with emery and or steel wool.
I also found that if I tumble the brass in corncob media with a little NuFinish car wax for a short time it seems to lube the inside of the case neck enough to help eliminate the drag.
Erich:
I was just wondering when you purchased the ammunition.
If it was just recently purchased then I would think that the store should be held to some level of accountability for having a recalled product on their shelves.
I have had nothing but good luck with Trail Boss in .38 spl. using 158 gr. SWC.
I have noticed that you have to check each case very carefully for powder levels. Trail Boss will bridge in powder measures leaving an unsafe charge in a case.
I have better luck if I use the universal powder...
I personally would pull them.
My load for .38 Special with Trail Boss is 4.2 gr.
That is with a case trimmed at 1.145.
A Lee T.L. cast 158 gr. SWC with a length of .655
A COL of 1.450
That...
I personally would pull them.
My load for .38 Special with Trail Boss is 4.2 gr.
That is with a case trimmed at 1.145.
A Lee T.L. cast 158 gr. SWC with a length of .655
A
.004 deep, .008 deep, not seating hard enough or soft enough. Bronz colored, nickle colored.
The debate goes on and on about Tulammo small pistol primers.
It is interesting that there never seems to be as much talk about problems with Winchester or CCI primers, etc.
I have tried their...
What is the paper work and back ground check procedure when purchasing a handgun from a dealer in Minnesota when the person buying the handgun is a Minnesota resident and has a Minnesota permit to carry?
One option is to send a sample bullet to Lee and have them make a seating plug for that particular SWC bullet. Although there is a fee it is very minimal.
That should reduce your variances in COL but it certainly won't eleminate it. There is to much of a difference in all the bullets to do...
After reading some of this thread I went and polished the expanders on my Lee pistol dies.
What a difference it made!!! Smooth as silk coming off of the expander and now just a little shake as the expander sleeve hits the die body, just as it is designed to do.
I realy do not think that...
Patsy, you have an extremely good die.
Just follow the instructions as stated about measuring the loaded case mouth and subtracting either .001 or .002 and order that bushing from Redding.
Redding also has instructions on their web site as to how to select the proper bushing.
Another...
If they are not chambering because of case bulge, you can still debulge them with the Lee debulger.
Although you will have to get the Lee crimp die, if you don't already have one, along with the debulging setup.
I am not sure if the Redding debulging die can be used with loaded cases or not.
Before you run out and buy a debulging die make sure that the sizing die is set up correctly. Adjust the die so that the die hits the shell holder WITH a case in the shell holder.
That addresses most all of the bulged case problems for me.
I have one.
Like others have said:
It's uncomfortable to shoot, to small for my hands and the .380 auto is under powered when you consider the alternatives.
Woulda, shoulda, coulda bought the LC9.
Larry Willis at Innovative Tech. (www.larrywillis.com) has a reloading tip on his web site on how to improve the rigidity and addresses the sensitivity issue of the RCBS unit.
Check it out, it may be of some help.
I have the Sinclair gauge. Very happy with its ability to do what it is designed to do.
If I had it to do over, I would get the RCBS unit. If I was rich, I would get the Neco gauge which is a little more expensive.
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