Dww Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hi all, i want to start with a thank you for the help with getting started i received here on the forum. Ive run almost 500 rounds of 9mm on my Dillon rl550b and all rounds were safe and all went bang! I made some mistakes and ended up with 35 primed cases after pulling some loaded rounds apart. My question is what to do with these cases. They need resizing. Can I resize a primed case? Can I shoot the empty rounds thru a gun ? Can i take them to a gun range for disposal? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 They shouldn't need resizing. If you do want to resize, you just take out the decapping pin and size and reload normally. Don't shoot a primer only round in your gun. When you fire a round, the primer moves out, then is pressed back in by the breech face from the force of the recoil. Without the powder ignition the primer will not be pressed back in. The primer will stick out and jam the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Like Youngeyes said, Take the pin out of the sizer die and run them through the press like usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I don't mess with removing the decapping pin. I just wait until the press is empty of primers and then just load them by hand into station two one at a time and load as normal ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I don't mess with removing the decapping pin. I just wait until the press is empty of primers and then just load them by hand into station two one at a time and load as normal ... GREAT IDEA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I don't mess with removing the decapping pin. I just wait until the press is empty of primers and then just load them by hand into station two one at a time and load as normal ... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrayfk05 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 If you skip the sizing/deprime step, your OAL may very. Something to keep in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snertley Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Your OAL is set on station 3 and or 4 and should NOT be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 On my SDB, my OAL varies from expected if all stations are not used. It will even vary if the case in station 1 has already been sized. Of course, the variation isn't a big one, and is mainly noticiable if I am using single head stamp once fired brass. The mixed head stamp range brass I sometimes use will make the OAL vary just as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrayfk05 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 On any progressive press there will be an OAL variance if you skip a station, how large or if you will even notice is an other matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellymc Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) I believe the new bullet will not have any tension if the case is not resized. You did say they were pull cases . The feed ramp should push the bullet all the way into the case causing a short COL Edited February 18, 2014 by kellymc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtuck Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 If you are just loading plinking ammo then just load as normal without resizing. If you are shooting for accuracy then pull the decapping pin and load as normal. Either way, load 'em up and shoot 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) I'm not skipping a station as these cases with primers in them have already been deprimed and resized and for some reason I did not turn them into a completed bullet so they are ready to go into station 2 ..... I just keep a small cup next to the press any any time I have a primed case that didn't make it all the way through I just dump it into the cup ... Edited February 21, 2014 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I'd suggest resizing them during the loading sequence. As said numerous times above, just pull the depriming pin and run them like normal. The "neck" tension will not be the same after being unloaded as it will be by going thru the sizing die again, which will make them similiar in neck tension to the rest of the cartridges you have loaded previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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