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Offline andytoshif

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Reloading Q: .451 but crushed casing?
« on: August 18, 2009, 08:11:11 PM »


I'm using .45 acp on a four-stage Dillon (square b model) and have reloaded about 1000 rounds without much of a hitch. I ran out of bullets, though, and bought some speer .451 185 gr gold dots--but with these, the casings are crushed 19 times out of 20.

Any suggestions on what may be going on?

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Re: Reloading Q: .451 but crushed casing?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 08:38:26 PM »
On pistol cases i bell case mouth enough to start bullet,i take bullet and see how it starts in hand,some bullets have taper so you don't have to bell as much.

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Re: Reloading Q: .451 but crushed casing?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 08:53:41 PM »
What do you use to bell them? The machine I use is supposed to resize the casing on the first cycle.

I wonder if Speer bullets are less tapered than the previous ones I used (don't know what mfr--I bought them at a gun show).

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Re: Reloading Q: .451 but crushed casing?
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 09:15:48 PM »
If you have a 3 die set, it should be in there to bell the cases.  I bell all my .44 mag cases, before seating bullets.  Just works a lot easier.
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