Brass Shavings From Reloading w/Dillon 650

[RugerSteve]

I hate to keep posting about my new Dillon 650, but this is the place to ask. I just noticed tonight after reloading around 100 rounds that there was quite a bit of brass shavings. I don't remember this happening with my Lee. Is this normal?

 

[Ex]

Looks like not quite enough bell when seating the bullet. Don't know your experience level, so no mean to insult, but flare is the FIRST place I look when I get shavings. I run a 550b.

 

[codefour]

Too much bell or not enough can cause that. It is kind of disheartening. You need to fiiddle with them and get them dialed in. It will eventually stop once ur dies are dialed in. What dies are you using.?

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[blarby]

Wow, that's a Lot.

I would clean closely, and then find the station it's coming from by loading slowly and watching where they come from.

By the looks of it, the majority is coming from one station. Is that for .223 ?

 

[Ex]

I'd bet station 3.

 

[RugerSteve]

No doing 9mm. Experience level is intermediate, about a year. I am using RCBS resize/decap die in #1, powder check at #3, Hornady bullet feeder die in #4, and RCBS Taper crimp/seat die in #5. Was thinking it was probably coming from the resize decap die, but not necessarily . Dies seem to be dialed in. The crimp is really adjusted down a lot, but there don't seem to be that much on the round. Can still feel an edge when running your thumb down the round.

 

[RugerSteve]

Will clean and run one round a time on the shell plate till I find out which station is causing it.

 

[Ex]

It's almost got to be at the flare station.
Flaring at station 2 with the powder dump?

 

[Steve C]

When I have seen brass shaving like that it is from new unfired brass or fresh trimmed brass. The squared off edge of the case mouth breaks off little "wires" of brass. Solution is to chamfer the case mouth a bit inside and out to break the squared off edges of the mouth before loading.

 

[Toprudder]

I'm with Steve. I notice it on my 550B mostly at the crimp die. I believe it is the brass wearing off the outside of the case mouth. I don't worry about it, it doesn't seem to affect the performance of my ammo, and I'm not going to chamfer/deburr all the pistol rounds every time before I load. I can either vacuum the shavings off the press or vacuum them from my case prep center. Less labor with the former. I keep my shop vac next to my press. I just have to remember to take the locating pins out before I use it. I made that mistake - once.

 

[jmorris]

Dies seem to be dialed in. The crimp is really adjusted down a lot, but there don't seem to be that much on the round. Can still feel an edge when running your thumb down the round.

If you couldn't feel an edge anymore that would mean you crimped so much that you swaged the brass into the bullet.

Try crimping just enough to remove the bell.

 

[higgite]

I don't remember this happening with my Lee. Is this normal?

What type and brand of bullet are you loading? FMJ? Plated? Lead? Same as those that you loaded on your Lee press without seeing any shavings?

 

[roval]

I think its from the crimp station. I get it with my 550 even with taper crimp but more so with the roll c rimps. Maybe back off on the crimp.

 

[RugerSteve]

Yes, it is the same bullets that I used on the Lee. They are from RMR (Rocky Mountain Reloading). They are 115gr plated RN bullets. I cleaned off the shell plate and ran several casings around one station at a time, and each time taking the casing out of the press and running my finger around the edge of the case opening to see if I noticed any shavings. Didn't seem to get anything off of the casings till the bullet was seated and crimped. Took the Hornady crimp/seat die off and put in an RCBS crimp/seat die. I then ran about 20 continuous rounds. Didn't really notice an accumulation of brass shavings on the shell plate. Picked up each shell and rolled between fingers, and most had some sort of a little bit of glitter on my fingers. Below are pic of inside of both dies. First one is the Honaday and the second anRCBS ..View attachment 208925 View attachment 208927

 

[243winxb]

To much taper crimp. Inside chamfer case mouth

 

[joem1945]

I get the same thing once in a while on my 650. Some brass does it and some not. I don't worry about it and brush off the shell plate every so often.

 

[RugerSteve]

I bought a Mr BulletFeeder Min, and it comes with a re-designed powder funnel. I no longer have any shavings lying on the shellplate..

 

[BCRider]

.....I just have to remember to take the locating pins out before I use it. I made that mistake - once.

And that would be why I've constantly got a cheap paint brush by the press now. I brush the junk off the press and onto the bench and floor where it gets swept or vacuumed away.

I ALMOST did the same thing but caught myself with the nozzle extending towards the shellplate, stopped and thought "whoa....that was close"....