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Posted: 5/29/2012 5:09:21 PM EDT
| I had a brain fart moment and accidentally re-sized some 45acp brass with a 308 win die. My books say that the measurement for 45acp should be .476" and .470" for 308 win. It's only about 10pcs. Can I load them light and fire form them back to the right size or should I just toss them? |
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This is what I would do, Run a couple through the belling die, if everything looks ok, drop a powder charge and try to seat a bullet. Bullet seating is where I would guess a problem would arise. If bullet seats ok, I would expect a substantial bulge here. Then try round in case gauge or barrel. That will tell the tale. Post a pic if you try this.
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I wouldn't get too excited over the issue... I came a cross a bunch of 38 Super Comp that after sizing, the bullet was still a poor fit (loose)...
Took them bad boyz and shoved the mouths of them Super Comps into a std 9mm die to size the tops of the cases down to hold a bullet firmly.. work like a charm |
@dryflash3...Ok I ran the case all the way into the expansion die and then re-sized with the 45acp die. Loaded a bullet and left coa as long as I could with it still chambering and fitting in the mag(.069 over data). Bulge is there but not too bad. Smalles point on a Winchester WB is .469". Smallest point in my load is .466". Chambers fine. Pics below.
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