shibumiseeker
Grandmaster
Problem Solved, check page 5 for the findings.
I was reloading some 10mm brass so I could shoot my new Delta Elite some more when the ram would not go all the way up to the die.
Pulling the brass out I noticed a bit of an issue:
I have to admit that in 20+ years of reloading with probably a hundred thousand or more rounds loaded and numerous "shoot until failure" tests, this is the first time I have encountered this. I've seen bulges on one side from shooting through a Glock stock barrel, but these rings go all the way around.
This load is 8.4gr HS-6 under a 180gr Ranier Plated bullet, squarely in the middle of Hodgdon's charts, and this is loading number 8 for this brass. The brass is some Russian headstamp, looks like "nny". Not all did it, but I found 5 out of the 8 I shot that had it.
What say you, think it'll buff out? Seriously, is this something that is common in 1911s? Is there a timing issue that is off? I know next to nothing about 1911s.
I was reloading some 10mm brass so I could shoot my new Delta Elite some more when the ram would not go all the way up to the die.
Pulling the brass out I noticed a bit of an issue:
I have to admit that in 20+ years of reloading with probably a hundred thousand or more rounds loaded and numerous "shoot until failure" tests, this is the first time I have encountered this. I've seen bulges on one side from shooting through a Glock stock barrel, but these rings go all the way around.
This load is 8.4gr HS-6 under a 180gr Ranier Plated bullet, squarely in the middle of Hodgdon's charts, and this is loading number 8 for this brass. The brass is some Russian headstamp, looks like "nny". Not all did it, but I found 5 out of the 8 I shot that had it.
What say you, think it'll buff out? Seriously, is this something that is common in 1911s? Is there a timing issue that is off? I know next to nothing about 1911s.
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