.45 ACP reload fail

[Devils Paintbrush]

Reloading .45 ACP yesterday and ended up with this abomination on the right.

Not going to reveal what happened yet.

Anyone want to guess what happened?

 

[jek]

What kind of press? Did the finished cartridge stay in the press and get hit with the sizing die?

 

[50wt]

.40 case or not-a-.45acp case

 

[milktree]

Kinda hard to tell without touching it. Is the bullet loose? If so, you failed to size the case?

Or maybe you used some undersized bullets?

Or maybe there was a bullet stuck in the seating die?

 

[Devils Paintbrush]

.40 case or not-a-.45acp case

not a .40 case.

What kind of press? Did the finished cartridge stay in the press and get hit with the sizing die?

The hint is that the case was belled too much compared to the others. Using a Dillon 650.

Case was resized correctly...with an asterisk.

Projectile was the correct size.

It did stay in the press and had a final crimp of .473

 

[Uzi2]

I've had that happen to me with a 9mm case that wasn't resized, and then belled. The bullet just drops right in.

I try to keep my belling to a minimum, just enough to capture the bullet when it's set on top.

 

[Devils Paintbrush]

I will end the mystery.

I have had this happen with .380 case and a 9mm case, but never with a .45 case, never considered it.

I thought at first it was my powder die had slipped, but it was tight.

Extra case length made the bell of the case larger.

Live and learn.

Another thing I learned today.

Rowland conversion

 

[Uzi2]

I didn't catch the difference in length of the two cases in the original picture, but now that you mentioned it, I can see it.

Mine was a result of an unsized, un reprimed piece of brass getting into a bag of sized and primed 9mm. Thinking they were all sized and primed, it got put into the loading tray and loaded. The primer was expended so there was no issue with a squib, and I picked up on the different feel of the press when seating the bullet.

Thats what the inertial hammer puller is for.

 

[skiro98]

Reloading .45 ACP yesterday and ended up with this abomination on the right.

Not going to reveal what happened yet.

Anyone want to guess what happened?

 

[rewster]

I just thought you pushed the "thingy" on the top too far into the "thingy" on the bottom !!

 

[TrashcanDan]

I will end the mystery.

I have had this happen with .380 case and a 9mm case, but never with a .45 case, never considered it.

I thought at first it was my powder die had slipped, but it was tight.

Extra case length made the bell of the case larger.

Live and learn.

Another thing I learned today.

Rowland conversion

If you get the chance to build one-

250 gr lead rn- avg 1100 fps (6" longslide}

230 gr lead rn- creeping up on 1300 fps. (6" longslide)

Don't run wax lubed lead, run the hi-tek coated stuff.

All with AA#7. Jacketed runs faster. 185-200 gr jacketed is stupid fast.

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

If you get the chance to build one-

250 gr lead rn- avg 1100 fps (6" longslide}

230 gr lead rn- creeping up on 1300 fps. (6" longslide)

Don't run wax lubed lead, run the hi-tek coated stuff.

All with AA#7. Jacketed runs faster. 185-200 gr jacketed is stupid fast.

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Wait this guy is still alive??!?!? I thought he went south to the land of milk and honey?!?

Did you move back up so you can shoot steel with us again?

 

[TrashcanDan]

Wait this guy is still alive??!?!? I thought he went south to the land of milk and honey?!?

Did you move back up so you can shoot steel with us again?

Am still alive, not moving back up ever.
Ordered some lead from Missouri bullet company for an 8 stage steel challenge match, was drivin home and thought "hmmmmmmmmm, I wonder" and here I is.
First shoot in like 3 years. If I can get most of my brass back I'll shoot .45, but I'll feel it out with the wheelgun for a few matches, see whats what.
90% of whats on practiscore down here is rifle or 3 gun. Closest bowling pin shoot is 3 hrs away in Georgia. Lot of rimfire stuff.

I do miss Walls of Steel and the outlaw steel shoots, but its a tradeoff I guess.

 

[yanquidog]

Good to see you checking in.
How you liking it?

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

Am still alive, not moving back up ever.
Ordered some lead from Missouri bullet company for an 8 stage steel challenge match, was drivin home and thought "hmmmmmmmmm, I wonder" and here I is.
First shoot in like 3 years. If I can get most of my brass back I'll shoot .45, but I'll feel it out with the wheelgun for a few matches, see whats what.
90% of whats on practiscore down here is rifle or 3 gun. Closest bowling pin shoot is 3 hrs away in Georgia. Lot of rimfire stuff.

I do miss Walls of Steel and the outlaw steel shoots, but its a tradeoff I guess.

Sounds terrible down there. If you come back tomorrow you can shoot the match this weekend

 

[TrashcanDan]

Good to see you checking in.
How you liking it?

Life is good my friend.