jbrown13
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I have never tried to reload Rem OF 38 spcl brass before today, but experienced a problem I didn't experience with Win & Starline OF brass.
The brass was all trimmed to the same length and resized in a Hornady sizing die. Mouth was chamfered and deburred. Bullet used was a .357" dia.
jacketed HP w/ cannellure (?sp). Crimp was a light roll crimp done in a separate die in station 5.
After checking a few I found that I could push the bullet down to the top of the cannellure with my fingers, and easily pull it back to bottom of the cannellure with pliers. Again, I have not experienced this with Win and Starline brass. The roll crimp is just enough to remove the bell and allow the round to gage. I hesitate to put a heavy crimp on the round because my understanding is that case neck tension is what holds the bullet in place. Am I doing something wrong?
Is Rem brass that thin that the ID will not be small enough to tension a bullet after resizing? The ones I finished and pulled only took 2 to 4 taps with an inertial bullet puller on the anvil of my shop vise to come apart. I mean TAPS, as in 4 to 5 inches from the anvil.
Comments or suggestions please.
Thanks,
Jeff
The brass was all trimmed to the same length and resized in a Hornady sizing die. Mouth was chamfered and deburred. Bullet used was a .357" dia.
jacketed HP w/ cannellure (?sp). Crimp was a light roll crimp done in a separate die in station 5.
After checking a few I found that I could push the bullet down to the top of the cannellure with my fingers, and easily pull it back to bottom of the cannellure with pliers. Again, I have not experienced this with Win and Starline brass. The roll crimp is just enough to remove the bell and allow the round to gage. I hesitate to put a heavy crimp on the round because my understanding is that case neck tension is what holds the bullet in place. Am I doing something wrong?
Is Rem brass that thin that the ID will not be small enough to tension a bullet after resizing? The ones I finished and pulled only took 2 to 4 taps with an inertial bullet puller on the anvil of my shop vise to come apart. I mean TAPS, as in 4 to 5 inches from the anvil.
Comments or suggestions please.
Thanks,
Jeff