coosbaycreep
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I'm fairly new to rifle reloading still, and I've got a fair amount of rifle brass with dents in them from using too much lube. The first rifle cases I ever resized were .223 and .308, and after I dented a few, I got the feel for about how much case lube I need to use and quit screwing them up.
Lately I've been reloading for .303british though, and out of about 35 cases or so, probably half have dents because it's so much more difficult to resize than all the rest of the calibers I shoot, and I just haven't done too good on getting just the right amount of case lube to resize without using too much and denting them.
My question is, are these safe to shoot? I've already fired a few of the .303 with very small dents in them with no problems, but some of them have dents all the way around them, or bigger dents, and I wanted to find out if that's safe first before I shoot those and end up with a face full of shrapnel or something.
I figure since .303 is rimmed, it's probably not as big of a deal too, but I honestly have no idea.
How about cartridges that don't space off the rim, like 30-06, 308, etc? Would these little dents make those more unsafe to fire?
thanks
Lately I've been reloading for .303british though, and out of about 35 cases or so, probably half have dents because it's so much more difficult to resize than all the rest of the calibers I shoot, and I just haven't done too good on getting just the right amount of case lube to resize without using too much and denting them.
My question is, are these safe to shoot? I've already fired a few of the .303 with very small dents in them with no problems, but some of them have dents all the way around them, or bigger dents, and I wanted to find out if that's safe first before I shoot those and end up with a face full of shrapnel or something.
I figure since .303 is rimmed, it's probably not as big of a deal too, but I honestly have no idea.
How about cartridges that don't space off the rim, like 30-06, 308, etc? Would these little dents make those more unsafe to fire?
thanks