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Loading berrys 115g plated rn in picked up range brass. Only every now and then I get one that won’t fit the chamber gauge. Full sized, expanded, and little to no crimp after loading. Is this a big deal? I notice certain brands of brass in particular won’t fit all the way.
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Loading berrys 115g plated rn in picked up range brass. Only every now and then I get one that won’t fit the chamber gauge. Full sized, expanded, and little to no crimp after loading. Is this a big deal? I notice certain brands of brass in particular won’t fit all the way.
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I ran into this a lot until I started using the Lee factory crimp die.
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My barrel is my case gauge, if it doesn’t plunk then crimp better
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Do a plunk test in the barrel of the gun itll be shooting out of. Have a few 9mm that does this and drop it into my Glock 19 to if it fits and chambers correctly.
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Have you tried crimping a little more? I know 9mm usually requires some crimp. That’s what fixed mine the first couple I did.
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Did you measure the case lengths?
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Thats why you gage it. Toss it in the practice bin and move on.
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I wanna get one the lee factory crimp dies. I’ll keep an eye out
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I have this same issue, random range brass, 115g plated rn, and certain types of brass don’t fit in the gauge consistently, using dillon die set with a decent crimp. They do however plunk test in the chamber, so I’ve always just rolled with it.
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I ran into this with range brass. I got me a Lee 9mm Undersize sizing die. It’s about .003″ under your standard dies. I have not had the problem since. I also use a taper crimp, not much, just enough to put a little neck tension on the bullet.
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Loading 45acp I found one of a hundred Berry .451 were .452. A real mess
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It may also be the base (above the rim). Common problem with 9mm. If you’re not concerned with 25- ad 50-yard bullseye accuracy, consider a Lee Undersized 9mm die. They’re available .002-.003″ under from a number of sellers, and .001″ under from EGW.
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18 of 48 wouldn’t completely sit in the gauge lol just finished them up
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It probably needs to be ran through a bulge buster
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Different brass will act differently…and you may need to screw down your sizer a little more, and sometimes there is a burr on the case head and it won’t go down all the way…start there with those
