headednorth
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I loaded up 100 rounds of 45acp tonight. ( Berry's 230 gr plated round nose) Out of the 100, 16 failed the gauge test. Only 2 were well above flush, the rest were just barely above the gauge. I ran each one through the seating/crimping die a second time and swabbed out the gauge with a q-tip to make sure there was no build up of gunk in there.
I was wondering...
-whats the average rate of failure others are experiencing. 16% seems high to me, but what do I know.
-regarding the ones that are just barely above flush, are they good enough to shoot, or does anything above flush need to be pulled?
-could it be possible the case was too long to begin with? Do pistol rounds stretch and need to be trimmed like rifle rounds?
I was wondering...
-whats the average rate of failure others are experiencing. 16% seems high to me, but what do I know.
-regarding the ones that are just barely above flush, are they good enough to shoot, or does anything above flush need to be pulled?
-could it be possible the case was too long to begin with? Do pistol rounds stretch and need to be trimmed like rifle rounds?