I checked out about 300 ct of the fired nickel brass I have and partially set up my new Lee dies.
- All of the cases I examined were Win / Winchester. (As in I saw no other make)
- No "guppies" or "smileys".
- Many were somewhat "swollen".
- Even swollen ones could be pushed fully into my PX4 chamber.
- The PX4 .40 has excellent chamber support.
- I had no trouble sizing the brass.
- Putting the light case lube on a gloved hand and stirring it into the cases is easily worth the extra minute. Cases slide into the die noticeably easier and the lever takes considerably less effort to pull.
I'm normally resizing my dry tumbled and polished brass and that's pretty easy, too.
But these cases were washed and dry. The press runs easier with just a little lube.
- Post-sizing cases plunked easily into my PX4...with room to spare. But I don't have bullets yet.
I need to measure the bore again because I forgot what it was. I'm sure I'll get .401 " bullets but I'll check anyway.
I want good neck tension and low pressure. My carry ammo is 165 gr so I'm looking into coated 155-170 gr bullets.