Scottie Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I am curious to see if anyone else is having problems with certain head stamps not clambering. I just setup Lyman 4 piece dies and am using once fired range brass. I've found that certain head stamps won't chamber and I can tell which ones won't go in advance because there is increased resistance when they go through the size die. The expander doesn't work quite as well on them either and the brass is thicker. Is this common and if so, will a Lee Factory crimp die solve the problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 I forgot to add some details. I'm using an AlfaWolf barrel for a Glock and loading BBI 147 grain FP bullets to an OAL of 1.13.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieCrispo Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 My alpha wolf barrel is just too tight. I chamber check every round and my lee factory crimp has definitely helped. But I am finding that the Alpha wolf might need to be reamed out. I cant load past 1.110 without the head of the bullet catching in the barrel. These rounds fit perfectly in my storm lake comp barrel bit the same rounds in the Alpha wolf will not chamber. Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgh Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Measure the length and thickness of the offenders and compare that with the good-to-go brass. Actually, check at least length with all the headstamps you use. And check the variation of bullet length. It really doesn't take much time and trouble shooting is waaaaay easier when you have that data. Are you using a progressive loader with your Lyman dies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, EddieCrispo said: My alpha wolf barrel is just too tight. I chamber check every round and my lee factory crimp has definitely helped. But I am finding that the Alpha wolf might need to be reamed out. I cant load past 1.110 without the head of the bullet catching in the barrel. These rounds fit perfectly in my storm lake comp barrel bit the same rounds in the Alpha wolf will not chamber. Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk Thanks, it's good to hear from another person with the same issue. My issues were mainly with CBC headstamp brass, but there were a handful of others that didn't chamber. I load 45 and never have an issue, so I was pretty surprised to have so many failures. I wonder if there is a DIY method for opening chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, lgh said: Measure the length and thickness of the offenders and compare that with the good-to-go brass. Actually, check at least length with all the headstamps you use. And check the variation of bullet length. It really doesn't take much time and trouble shooting is waaaaay easier when you have that data. Are you using a progressive loader with your Lyman dies? I seem to have a good idea which headstamps won't work for me, so I'll have to sort them until I resolve the issue. I'm using Lyman dies on a Lock n Load progressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgh Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 10 hours ago, Scottie said: My issues were mainly with CBC headstamp brass, There was a recent thread on CBC headstamp brass. A lot of people have problems with it. We just toss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 There was a recent thread on CBC headstamp brass. A lot of people have problems with it. We just toss it.Thanks for letting me know. I didn't know what to do about it and I really don't want to use a Lee factory crimp with black bullets because I don't want to crush the projectiles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgh Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 14 hours ago, Scottie said: I load 45 and never have an issue Yeah, I never had a problem with 45. Except for some real junk brass like Amerc, I stopped separating 45 headstamps years ago. It seems to matter (for me anyway) with 9. I load 9 and 45 on a 650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rustybayonet Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 On Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at 7:50 AM, lgh said: There was a recent thread on CBC headstamp brass. A lot of people have problems with it. We just toss it. Heck toss it my way. I run cbc brass on my 550 with dillon dies. I fire them thru M&Ps, SIGs and Rugers with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 I will sort brass so I can control oal, but I think the Lyman size die is too loose for my AlphWolf barrel. I also don't like the idea of throwing away brass, so I plan to try a Lee undersize die. Hopefully that will work for CBC brass too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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