waktasz Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I just started shooting my reloads and collecting my brass. I have noticed my new (to me) limited gun puts a scary buldge on all of the cases. At first I thought I was overpressuring my load and about to blow my gun up, but the same reloads don't bulge cases when shooting from my Para. The buldge is very very noticeable on the cases after firing. No cases have cracked or split, and I'm able to resize these cases back and they look OK, but I'm worried that they are being stretched too much and have been weakened. How much is too much? ps- the gun is a 6" Caspian with Nowlin barrel. Edited January 31, 2009 by waktasz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Pictures man, we need pictures of the brass. Load data will help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I'll get pics tomorrow. Load is pretty light, 4.2gr n320, 180gr jhp. Edited January 31, 2009 by waktasz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 OAL? How far off the lands is your OAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 OAL? How far off the lands is your OAL? Doh, you were faster! I was thinking the same thing. Still, unless the OAL is pretty short I doubt this is a really high pressure load. I get a decent amount of belly in my .40 cases, but haven't had a single one splt there after repeated use...until I can barely see a headstamp for some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 ok, I added pictures to the first post. OAL is 1.125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 That looks pretty scarry to me! If it were me I would use that barrel for factory loads only, or sell it to someone who wants to shoot factory stuff. I would buy a kkm barrel or some other after market barrel if you want to shoot reloads, through a glock. I have seen glock bulges but that is pretty nasty and thats pretty bad especialy in the area of the case that you don't want to give. Also look if you are getting bullet setback, and also increase you oal to 1.135 good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Those aren't from a Glock! They are from my 6" Caspian with Nowlin barrel. The gun is going to EGW next month for some trigger work so I guess I should have them do something with the barrel too. blah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 the bulged cases are usually closer to the extractor groove, but in your pics its about 1/3 up from the extractor grove. I don't like it! who put your barrel in? maybe you need a new barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisStock Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 OAL? How far off the lands is your OAL? Doh, you were faster! I was thinking the same thing. Still, unless the OAL is pretty short I doubt this is a really high pressure load. I get a decent amount of belly in my .40 cases, but haven't had a single one splt there after repeated use...until I can barely see a headstamp for some of them. +1...run them through the U-die on stage one of my 550 and as long as they pass the chamber test, I let 'em rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 It's a Canyon Creek gun, but not sure if this is the original barrel in the build or not. I assume it is. I had been using my Para barrel as a chamber checker, when I take the Caspian apart tonight I'll have to see how a loaded round looks in there. Maybe someone went nuts cutting the barrel ramp and left the chamber too unsupported. The gun runs like butter though, I'd hate to have to change it but looks like that may be in the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 There is something seriously wrong with that barrel, and you should not shoot it. If you had that gun built, ask the gunsmith to replace the barrel, and do it without hogging out the chamber. If you got it used, hope you got it cheap. It needs a new barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 That bulge would not make me feel too good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The title of this thread does seem a bit misleading, since the bulged casings were not, in fact, fired through a Glock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron hands Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 UM BARREL NEEDS TO BE TOSS OUT AND A NEW ONE IS NEADED IT YOU LIKE YOUR BLASTER. AND FOR THE BRASS RUN IT THRUE A EGW DIE AND YOU CAN KEEP YOUSING YOUR BRASS. I RUN A REMED OUT CHAMBER IN MY WITNESS MATCH. THE ONLY BRASS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD IS WITH NEW MAJOR POWER LOADS THAT I WAS TRYING AND SETING THE O.A.L TO DEEP AND THE CASE BLOW UP ON ME .BUT THAT WAS MY FALT. LIKE I SEAD BEFOR IF YOU LIKE YOUR BLASTER CHANG OUT YOUR BARREL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Dude! Turn down the volume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Edited the topic title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Manley Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 the bulged cases are usually closer to the extractor groove, but in your pics its about 1/3 up from the extractor grove. I don't like it! who put your barrel in? maybe you need a new barrel +1. I've not seen anything quite like it. A normally "guppied" case is bulged much closer to the extractor groove and your's looks more like maybe the chamber itself is out of spec. I'd replace it if nothing else, for the peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Is the barrel ramped ? That does look very odd indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzShooter Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Get a new supported barrel. Looks like someone got carried away when they opened it up for feeding. One of these days you are going to have a case failure. New barrel....Sleep well at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks guys. Looks like I will have the barrel replaced when I send it out to EGW for trigger work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 That appears to be a problem with the chamber. It appears that a piece of the chamber is missing. Check out the chamber when you have the barel removed from the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtBob Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 yeah, that would bulge would scare me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) I have an aquaintance that was going to polish the ramp on a .45 He got carried away and the results were brass bulged almost exactly like your pictures show. Barrel replacement fixed the problem. fwiw dj Edited February 3, 2009 by dajarrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The title of this thread does seem a bit misleading... Yeah, since I was thinking if you can't zip up, then it's too much bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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