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10 hours ago, Bkreutz said:

If the step is to control bullet setback, it would be a very compressed load, take a look at a cutaway with a 124 seated to the step, it would look pretty funny and probably not feed very well.

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Wow...funky.  Ya, I could see where that would be an issue.

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No idea why they do it but I throw it all away.  I had a separation that got stuck in the bore of my gun and it was a major pain to remove.  I have the two pieces stuck to a shelf above my loading bench as a reminder to check every case.

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My 650 encountered the first Maxxtech crap round. Sure enough stepped big time. Locked the press up.

I'll be putting this in the Crap pile with, FM, Hotshot, CBC and other trash.......

Back to sorting this large batch by  headstamp.......frustrating.......

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28 minutes ago, TANFARM said:

My 650 encountered the first Maxxtech crap round. Sure enough stepped big time. Locked the press up.

I'll be putting this in the Crap pile with, FM, Hotshot, CBC and other trash.......

Back to sorting this large batch by  headstamp.......frustrating.......

How did it lock up your 650? I load it on mine with no problem.

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1 hour ago, TANFARM said:

It locked the press up because of the internal step in the brass....how did you die get past the step to,deprime the case???

 

Not all stepped brass is created equally, the height of the step vary between brands. On Ammoload and IMT, I can run them through the sizing die with no problems. (but they never get that far anymore, they are in the scrap bucket first :blink:)

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It locked the press up because of the internal step in the brass....how did you die get past the step to,deprime the case???

 

I agree...but this Maxxtech crap is a whole different animal.......

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I guess I need to see a maxxtech. Not sure I have loaded any of those but all the other stepped brands go through my dies just fine. But I do use LEE and EGW Udies though.

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2 hours ago, Sarge said:

I guess I need to see a maxxtech. Not sure I have loaded any of those but all the other stepped brands go through my dies just fine. But I do use LEE and EGW Udies though.

 Maxxtech on the left and a freedom on the right

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 Maxxtech on the left and a freedom on the right
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Wow...

I'm about half-way through sorting 80#'s of 9mm by head stamp. Good to see the reason why I have been pitching these in the scrap bin.

Thank you for sharing.

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On 6/15/2017 at 7:25 PM, Wolfmetalfab said:

The maxxtech isn't as bad seeing that it will stop the loader, IMO this crap is worse, seems to like to separate at the ledge 

IMT and FM stamped crap 

 

 

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Even this stuff is pretty easy to detect when running through a sizing die. 

 

At least I find it to be. 

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On 6/20/2017 at 6:52 AM, TANFARM said:

My 650 encountered the first Maxxtech crap round. Sure enough stepped big time. Locked the press up.

I'll be putting this in the Crap pile with, FM, Hotshot, CBC and other trash.......

Back to sorting this large batch by  headstamp.......frustrating.......

I don't understand how this locked your press up. I have hit them and yes it's like hitting a wall. 

 

I just slightly lower the ram(not enough to rotate the shellplate) then knock the piece out with my finger and continue on. 

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Perhaps my phrasing was incorrect...it does not " lock up" the press..its just when the EGW die hits the stepped portion its like a brick wall.....that being said..it's crap brass for reloading..IMHO...9mm to plentiful for messing around with this stuff.....

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32 minutes ago, MikeBurgess said:


My assumption is to prevent bullet setback

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Nope, the step is too deep. (I've given up trying to figure out the "why")

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