case guages & dies - The Firearms Forum

Topkat · 03-20-2012, 11:04 AM

When I decapped and polished my last batch of 45 ACP I tried all the cases in a case gauge guide and found that many wouldn't fit into it easily. After running them thru the resizing die a second time, most of them fit the gauge just fine.
Can my resizing die be 'going bad'? I took it apart and thourougly cleaned it (it was real dirty) but his didnt cure the problem. The inside of the die appears to have many scratches.
thank you again

03-20-2012, 02:11 PM

Don't think the die is going bad. Maybe you didn't have it screwed in all the way or you were short stroking the press.

PanhandlePop · 03-20-2012, 02:27 PM

I agree with capt, I think it is unlikely that the problem is the die, even if the inside shows scratches. More likely it is an issue of setup or operation

JLA · 03-20-2012, 09:13 PM

I wouldnt even bother with trimming .45 ACP brass. I have been reloading that round for nearly a decade now and Ive never trimmed it. I find the brass actually shrinks a bit and then stops growing altogether. I always check a random handful but each and everytime I reload the lot they all come in around .890.

03-20-2012, 11:04 AM	#1
Topkat Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 14	case guages & dies When I decapped and polished my last batch of 45 ACP I tried all the cases in a case gauge guide and found that many wouldn't fit into it easily. After running them thru the resizing die a second time, most of them fit the gauge just fine. Can my resizing die be 'going bad'? I took it apart and thourougly cleaned it (it was real dirty) but his didnt cure the problem. The inside of the die appears to have many scratches. thank you again -->

03-20-2012, 02:11 PM	#2
cpttango30 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Re: case guages & dies Don't think the die is going bad. Maybe you didn't have it screwed in all the way or you were short stroking the press.

03-20-2012, 02:27 PM	#3
PanhandlePop V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 254	Re: case guages & dies I agree with capt, I think it is unlikely that the problem is the die, even if the inside shows scratches. More likely it is an issue of setup or operation

03-20-2012, 09:13 PM	#4
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: case guages & dies I wouldnt even bother with trimming .45 ACP brass. I have been reloading that round for nearly a decade now and Ive never trimmed it. I find the brass actually shrinks a bit and then stops growing altogether. I always check a random handful but each and everytime I reload the lot they all come in around .890. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!