38 Super brass sizing problems

[wheelie]

Super HAND. Red and very stingy.

Grips cracked but no splinters -- fortunately.

[kineteks]

If I understand correctly these are rounds, once-fired & range pick-up, that you've loaded but not fired so the chamber in your gun isn't a factor (at this point anyway). If the range pick-up brass has a number of reloads on it, was shot out of a poorly supported/over sized chamber barrel or was just loaded REALLY hot.... that may be the source of the more significantly bulged brass. If it's bulged down by the extractor groove nothing but a Case-Pro will straighten that out (in my experience). A quick way to weed them out is to set your digital calipers at ~ .386" or what ever will fit in your case-gauge/chamber and check the cases down by the groove where the die stops. If they won't slide in the calipers toss 'em... that should be fairly quick.

[DougCarden]

Rollsize the brass and then resize and inspect. Most likely they are toast. Some brass does have a lifespan. Don't be afraid to recycle them instead of fighting with them....

DougC

[bayougump]

I put the EGW Lee sizing die and the Lee FCD on my 650 and that has fixed the issue it looks like. Loaded about 30 or so last night and all case gauged perfectly. No rings or cases looking bad upon inspection