I just started reloading a little before I got my grendel together. Have not had a problem loading my 30-30 or 44mag. Finally got some bullets in and started my 6.5 reloading. Started with resizing my brand new lapua brass as I had noticed a few got dinged around the mouth during shipping/manufacturing. 40 of 50 seemed to catch a little and be tight while resizing even with lubed cases. I noticing a few brass shavings had fallen around the press and on the shell holder, maybe 30 flakes after I was done. I then noticed a few burrs on a few of the cases at the mouth. Is this normal and I just never noticed it before?
I went ahead and primed a few, hand primer as usual. Using CCI 450 I primed a few and got one a little deep, I was told you can fire a case with only a primer in it and it would be safe. So I did, never having done this before, but of course it fired just fine even though it was a little deep. As I pulled the case out of the rifle I noticed it had blown 1/4 of the way out of the pocket. Is that normal when firing just a primer in a case without powder or bullet or am I gonna have big problems when I add powder and a bullet? Holding off till I get a few replies, Thanks in advance.
One more thing, I had 2 boxes of hornady that I deprimed to get ready for when I have enough brass to tumble and I had the depriming pin get stuck and pull out of the die twice. I was able to knock it out both times of course and put it back in the die but this is the first time this has happened. Is this a usual problem you just have to deal with now and then?
I went ahead and primed a few, hand primer as usual. Using CCI 450 I primed a few and got one a little deep, I was told you can fire a case with only a primer in it and it would be safe. So I did, never having done this before, but of course it fired just fine even though it was a little deep. As I pulled the case out of the rifle I noticed it had blown 1/4 of the way out of the pocket. Is that normal when firing just a primer in a case without powder or bullet or am I gonna have big problems when I add powder and a bullet? Holding off till I get a few replies, Thanks in advance.
One more thing, I had 2 boxes of hornady that I deprimed to get ready for when I have enough brass to tumble and I had the depriming pin get stuck and pull out of the die twice. I was able to knock it out both times of course and put it back in the die but this is the first time this has happened. Is this a usual problem you just have to deal with now and then?
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