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wellllll dammm i never thought to look through the primer tube.
i watched the rod fall and off i went
thanks
reloading questions/advice if you would please?
- Thread starter Old_Me
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i watched the rod fall and off i went
thanks
Old_Me
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i was told to also spray Brakleen down the tubes, every once in a while, to keep them clean...i had "noticed" the quickness in which the primers fall to the bottom, when loading them in the blast tube.
i also use the plastic primer rod to gently push them to the bottom, after i pick them up from the tray, to be sure one is/was not stuck in that end piece.
Old_Me
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took a que from @youngolddude and ordered up the Lee Bulge Buster Kit, and that arrived yesterday (sat. 2/22/25)
about 2 hours ago i ran maybe about 1,000 45 ACP cases thru it.
some were new/first fired, some were my reloads, some were floor sweepings, so suffice it to say a variety of 45ACP brass.
after a few follies with my press (Lyman single stage) with the ram's support rods being loose,
i ran those casings..
some just slipped on in with no issues, many more were a gigantic PITA, and were more harder to run thru to flatten that bulge..?????..
anyway, i still have like maybe 2,000 more cases to run through, and i have yet to re-order more poly coated bullets, as Badman Bullets are out of stock...but i'll run those other cases in the near future.
about 2 hours ago i ran maybe about 1,000 45 ACP cases thru it.
some were new/first fired, some were my reloads, some were floor sweepings, so suffice it to say a variety of 45ACP brass.
after a few follies with my press (Lyman single stage) with the ram's support rods being loose,
i ran those casings..
some just slipped on in with no issues, many more were a gigantic PITA, and were more harder to run thru to flatten that bulge..?????..
anyway, i still have like maybe 2,000 more cases to run through, and i have yet to re-order more poly coated bullets, as Badman Bullets are out of stock...but i'll run those other cases in the near future.
TEXASforLIFE
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I only have 2 Glocks that still have factory barrels and for some reason I don't have this issue? 1 is a g41 and the 2nd is a g17.
Old_Me
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i have 1 glock, the G-30, (45ACP) and then the G-17 (9mm)
i dunno, the gunsmith at my club had said that glocks have "unsupported" chambers, where the brass can "expand a bit", near the base, giving that bulge...i even checked this out several times online.
so even given that info, my brass shot from my 1911's and a couple of other 45's other than glocks don't seem to be of any issue.
as far as floor sweepings, i do pick up some 45 brass, but i don't know what guns the people next to me are shooting.
the last time i took my CZ 97 B, it would not shoot my reloaded 45 ACP.....i found that issue to be, not enough taper crimp, once run thru the crimping die after an adjustment, the next day in fact, they all ran thru the CZ with no issues.
yet, all other 45's i own, shot the reloads, with the crimp the way it formerly was....
it was 'interesting" how some brass running thru the Bilge Buster was a PITA, and others were smoother...
didn't matter the head stamp either, Winchester, S&B, Remington, (new once fired) Star Brass, and LPP Federal
TEXASforLIFE
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True about the unsupported on factory barrels. Maybe it's just the brass? Got what you have and use wisely. Have you checked to see if anyone will chamber after you clean the brass
Old_Me
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actually after i sent the brass thru the Bulge Buster die, THEN i put a few into the Lyman case gauge block, and they slipped in easily.
until then, only after the reloaded cartridges were being plunk tested and measured for OAL.
before this, the cleaned/polished brass went directly into the storage tin cans.
TEXASforLIFE
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I like those gage blocks. I have 1 for every cartridge I reload for. It's great for AR's as makes sure the base is small enough.