Originally Posted by remingtonman
Originally Posted by 358WCF
Use a dark Sharpie marker on the shoulder & the junctions of body & neck as well as around the base at the pressure ring. Hell... color the whole case. Chamber, extract, & look for marks where it's hitting.

See above comments for remedy.

If the base needs sizing, I've heard that stripping a 45ACP sizing die will allow you push the case all the way thru. Carbide will be easier. Not sure if I'd do this to a loaded round..


I just used a sharpie marker and painted the entire case and kind of what I suspected the problem is on the shoulder of the case. My COAL is good, base of case is good, I saw contact markers on the shoulder of case. Is there any way I can bump that down with my die? I thought when FL sized my case that it was automatically bumping the shoulder back. As another amp fire member said I may just have to buy brand new brass. Or I may be able to fire this stuff through my chamber to get it to fireform to my chamber and continue to use it.

Sounds like a die problem to me, since the op says the shoulder isn't getting bumped back far enough. He also says the "COAL" is good". OP, you still don't say if you've trimmed the brass. Only that it is good. What brand of dies are you using? Also, are you adjusting your die set as Swifty has outlined? You just say that the shell holder is making contact with the die. If you need to FL size, you need to adjust your die to do so. It should "cam over" when you are sizing..

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
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