I got a 9mm case stuck in my decapping die. So far I haven't been able to remove it. We're off to a good start lol.
Loosen the decapper & pound it out.
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I got a 9mm case stuck in my decapping die. So far I haven't been able to remove it. We're off to a good start lol.
1/4"-20 tap and a #7 drill for under $10I got a 9mm case stuck in my decapping die. So far I haven't been able to remove it. We're off to a good start lol.
I got a 9mm case stuck in my decapping die. So far I haven't been able to remove it. We're off to a good start lol.
Do you mean the sizing die?
Don't the videos make it look easy?
Loosen the decapper & pound it out.
Not so much reloading, but turned a new firing pin for my Swiss Vetterli. I had converted it to centerfire long ago, but the pin I had made was a bit short and would strike lightly. It would not fire deeply seated primers. The pin only stuck out about 0.015" and needed to be replaced.
I tried turning a new one out of a hardened screw, but the 0.070" required size shaft of the pin would bend and break very easily. I had bought a bunch of round stuck at a liquidation sale a couple years ago, and so I grabbed some random 1/4" round stock in my stash that looked like stainless and successfully turned that down. Works great with 0.045" protruding past the bolt face when fired.
Funny thing though. The stainless steel cut very nicely at high spindle speeds but was very stiff without being brittle. When I looked to see what type it was, the label said "titanium". Didn't realize I had some! Moral of the story: Titanium is way easier to turn when you don't realize it's titanium!
So now I have a titanium firing pin in a 138 yr-old rifle!
I'll take it to the range at lunch on Wednesday. First time I'll have fired it in ~3 years.
So far in my life I have done absolutely NOTHING in "the reloading room". This is about to change. Santa, aka my wife gave me a Dillon Precision XL650 with a 9mm die set. Other gifts from family members included Lyman reloader's manual, primers, bullets, etc, etc.
A friend of mine has a similar unit and he's going to help me set it up AFTER I watch the installation dvd and figure out the workspace.
What are you running for a load.... any 300 guys running cast?
I did a small .45 auto run today. Found out once done they were all seated too deep. Time to get a puller haha.
Is the brass worth reusing or put it with the scrap?
I did a small .45 auto run today. Found out once done they were all seated too deep. Time to get a puller haha.
Is the brass worth reusing or put it with the scrap?
They were almost consistently coming in at 1.11/1.10.
They were almost consistently coming in at 1.11/1.10.
what are they supposed to be? kind of bullet etc? I'm guessing he's asking because it may not be a big deal.
What was the load, is it near max?
230gr Barry's RN, 4.5-4.8gr HP38.
The paper that came with the Lee dies I think had them at 1.29. SAAMI has minimum at 1.19, max 1.275.
Off hand, I believe min charge was 4.3, max was 5.2 (for HP38).
sweet, gratz.
I think max is 5.4g for hp38/231. I just went through that this weekend.
My go to load for my 1911 is a plated 200g RN bullet, only to find out they wont cycle in my new FNX-45.