Fired off a few rounds today in my Ruger SR45 and noticed the brass is getting nicked down at the bottom. Is this a big concern toward reloading these cases? Should I contact Ruger and see what they say??
Yes, these reloads were barrel drop test and all passed. AOL was set to 1.250 using 200 LSWC bullets.. Factory ammo also shows the same marks/nicks...Were the reloads properly barrel drop tested? - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=506678
Are you getting the same marks on factory ammunition?
If the finished rounds' bearing surface was hitting the start of rifling and the bottom of the case was sticking out the barrel a bit, the extractor could be digging into the case base.
Ruger will tell you to go pound sand as long as it is extracting.
I'm one of the few that trims everything I load, and there is good cause to do so when one considers the aspects of SAAMI spec. and why these specifications exist.
This is what I received from Ruger...Well good.
But while waiting, see what I said in post #2 again.
rc