(Sorry, subject line should read "expander die")
Okay, I must be missing something.
For six years now, I have dutifully used an expander die on my .45 ACP brass. But today I tried not belling the case, and, whaddaya know, the bullet seats just fine. It feels like seating a bullet in a case that has been expanded. My reasoning is, if I don't bell the case first, I save that much working of the brass, and therefore extend the case life by some unknown number of cycles.
So what am I missing here? They supply that die for a reason.
Will the result be that the cartridge develops excessive pressure during the firing cycle?
Okay, I must be missing something.
For six years now, I have dutifully used an expander die on my .45 ACP brass. But today I tried not belling the case, and, whaddaya know, the bullet seats just fine. It feels like seating a bullet in a case that has been expanded. My reasoning is, if I don't bell the case first, I save that much working of the brass, and therefore extend the case life by some unknown number of cycles.
So what am I missing here? They supply that die for a reason.
Will the result be that the cartridge develops excessive pressure during the firing cycle?
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