mont1120 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I take the CBC, Aquila, and S&B brass and load it with 115 gr or MG 124, RN bullets only. Most other bullet profiles just will not seat properly in these thick cased brass. Just this week I did try some 135 Grain Gallant bullets, and believe it or not, they did not crumble the case and create a bulge that would keep the finished round from fitting into a .40 chamber........... I just use them for practice rounds that can scatter to the four winds at the range for all I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackpine Savage Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 A friend just set off a primer last week on his LNL AP. CBC brass. I sort out CBC and S&B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Loading up 500 9mm today on my 650, I started having problems with primers not being completely removed from an occasional shell. When I took them out of the primer seating station, I saw they were all CBC brand. So I put them aside and planned to toss them. Never had a problem before with CBC brass, and assumed something must've changed recently with their brass. Then at some point I saw that my sizing die lock ring had loosened up, and my die had backed out somewhat. Was still in enough for the de-priming rod to knock out primers, except for the CBC which do have tighter primer pockets. After I screwed down the sizing die back to it's proper position, had no problems with primers not being knocked out of the CBC brass. So check your sizing die first, and make sure it's screwed down to where it just touches the shell plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 CBC is good brass, but it definitely takes more effort to size, partially due to the tight primers taking more force to push out. If you feel resistance on the down stroke, don't force the shellplate to rotate or you will break the indexer ring, no matter what brand brass you are using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 2:32 PM, Postal Bob said: Loading up 500 9mm today on my 650, I started having problems with primers not being completely removed from an occasional shell. When I took them out of the primer seating station, I saw they were all CBC brand. So I put them aside and planned to toss them. Never had a problem before with CBC brass, and assumed something must've changed recently with their brass. Then at some point I saw that my sizing die lock ring had loosened up, and my die had backed out somewhat. Was still in enough for the de-priming rod to knock out primers, except for the CBC which do have tighter primer pockets. After I screwed down the sizing die back to it's proper position, had no problems with primers not being knocked out of the CBC brass. So check your sizing die first, and make sure it's screwed down to where it just touches the shell plate. Thanks for the suggestion. I had that happen a long time ago and installed lock nuts on the top and the underside of the toolhead on that die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 8:29 PM, chevrofreak said: CBC is good brass, but it definitely takes more effort to size, partially due to the tight primers taking more force to push out. If you feel resistance on the down stroke, don't force the shellplate to rotate or you will break the indexer ring, no matter what brand brass you are using. Indeed, that is when mine broke and it was on a CBC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 No issues but I do load on a 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almo Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Never used to have issues with CBC brass. But, recently, I've had a few issues. S&B is the one I toss; primer pockets are always tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Never had a problem with CBC brass, nor S&B or FM. Not a fan of FM. I toss AMerc. I run a 1050. Lately the of real problem I'm have is with Military brass and crimped primers. The past 2 years I've been getting more ringers. The primer is punched out but the wall is left in, I believe due to the crimp being heavier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, RePete said: Never had a problem with CBC brass, nor S&B or FM. Not a fan of FM. I toss AMerc. I run a 1050. Lately the of real problem I'm have is with Military brass and crimped primers. The past 2 years I've been getting more ringers. The primer is punched out but the wall is left in, I believe due to the crimp being heavier. I think the fingers are from set tumbling with primers in an they dry an corrode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, 36873687 said: I think the fingers are from set tumbling with primers in an they dry an corrode Ringers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I on't wet tumble, I use corn blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I had several cases of primer pullback with CBC. Then I noticed that the decapping spindle had backed out of the sizing die. Screwed it all the way down and had no more problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmojo Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I'm with Eric, I load CBC nd have never had any more problems with it than any other brand. But, I also agree with RePete, I'm seeing a lot more military crimped primer brass than in the past. My 1050 seems to handle it OK once I got the swaging station set correctly, but I'm really surprised at how much of it I'm seeing lately. Maybe it's just at my range... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratRider Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I give all S&B, HRTRS, USGI, RG, MKE and Nato brass to a friend with a 1050 with it's built in swager. Stepped Brass is FM, IMT, Ammoload and Maxtech which goes to the recycle bucket with any A-MERC, A USA or LY brass. Most complaints I ever see in the forums is on CBC and Aguila brass but I load them on a 650 with no problem (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfergu Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Just pony up and buy starline brass. I have gotten 20 reload with no cracking. The brass eventually gets a swage ridge or primer packets get loose but you have consistently and less problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 1:43 PM, catfergu said: Just pony up and buy starline brass. I have gotten 20 reload with no cracking. The brass eventually gets a swage ridge or primer packets get loose but you have consistently and less problems. Tell us how that works out for a lost brass match. As a matter of fact I have never got my brass back at any match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiflyer51 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, AHI said: Tell us how that works out for a lost brass match. As a matter of fact I have never got my brass back at any match. That ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, AHI said: Tell us how that works out for a lost brass match. As a matter of fact I have never got my brass back at any match. Yeah, I was going to ask the same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Since starline has been out of super brass so long I've been loading CBC exclusively and no problems at all on my 550's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 10:39 PM, hiflyer51 said: That ^ Back in the day If I'd been in a squad which shot last, I got all my brass and more. Most wanted to get out of the heat (south Florida) and get their scores / placement. Back then though a lot of us shot super and sorting through 9's wasn't much of an issue. Today I leave it on the ground, CBC made that possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mSNACKS Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 CBC has a very high case gauge fail rate for me loading 147. It’s on my short list of brass that goes right into recycle bucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.45 ACP nut Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I agree; CBC = recycle bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Interesting, I have no problems with CBC brass. I do sort for headstamps. When I get a bunch of CBC I tune my dies (if necessary) for CBC and then crank it out. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 CBC can eat a d. I crimp to .377 and have had multiple bullets fall out of the case with cbc brass. Like drop round into case gauge and when I pick up the case guage to dump the ammo into the ammo bucket the bullet and 3.2gn of powder are sitting on the bench. Tossed the entire box of once fired brass in the trash. I'll stick with known quality head stamp sorted, cleaned, sized and deprimed brass from everglades. I don't have time to sort brass by head stamp. And really dint have time to worry about a round falling out the case at a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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