Hi all,
But my question is this: I held up a projectile to the case mouth after it was "expanded" by the sizer/decapping die. And if this is considered expanded, it ain't by much. I'm pretty sure it would scrape the powder coating off. Is it normal for rifle brass in 2 die combos to not have a flare like pistol brass?
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I've just started loading rifle. I have a 300 Blackout 2 Die set, and after I've resized / converted some brass from .223, I held up a bullet (hard cast powder coated 245 grain from ACME) to the case mouth and it's not very flared. Projectile diameter 0.310 So I thought: I need to lower the expander-Decapping rod further down. No difference, so I lowered and lowered it until I believe it impacted the brass leaving imprints of the shell holder on the base of the casing. Of course, this bent the threaded portion of the Expander-Decapping rod. I contacted RCBS about the best way to straighten it, but I can order a replacement cheap from the... Tropical River company.
But my question is this: I held up a projectile to the case mouth after it was "expanded" by the sizer/decapping die. And if this is considered expanded, it ain't by much. I'm pretty sure it would scrape the powder coating off. Is it normal for rifle brass in 2 die combos to not have a flare like pistol brass?
Context below:
I've just started loading rifle. I have a 300 Blackout 2 Die set, and after I've resized / converted some brass from .223, I held up a bullet (hard cast powder coated 245 grain from ACME) to the case mouth and it's not very flared. Projectile diameter 0.310 So I thought: I need to lower the expander-Decapping rod further down. No difference, so I lowered and lowered it until I believe it impacted the brass leaving imprints of the shell holder on the base of the casing. Of course, this bent the threaded portion of the Expander-Decapping rod. I contacted RCBS about the best way to straighten it, but I can order a replacement cheap from the... Tropical River company.