.45 LC casehead thickness

[Warren T Upp]

evenin'. i have a navy arms LC that is jamming with win rounds in it. the cylinder is hanging up on the cases, not the primers. looked for answer in some archives, did'nt get resolve, so i'm throwin' it out to the real experts, all you guys!! any knowledge of why or how to fix will be much appreciated......Warren T Upp.   ( p.s. these are reloads, not mine.)

[fourfingersofdeath]

Are you sure that the cases are not bulged slighty at the base and preventing the round from chambering completely? If oyu have any originals, you could measure the base to see if there's any difference. Thats all that comes to mind at the moment (it's been a long day).

[Boomboom]

First thing is, do you get any hangups on factory rounds? Reloads means a whole buncha new variables.

[Dick Dastardly]

FWIW, when loading mixed brass 44 Magnum loads I use a single stage press to do the factory crimp.  I've found that the ONLY brass that gives me a problem with fitting the shell holder is Remington.  Invariably I'll get a sticky case in that press and when I pull it out, it'll be stamped "RP" on the back.  They all fit and shoot well in my RVs and B92s, so I've never weeded 'em out.

So, anyway, that's one shell holder that seems to think RP brass has thicker heads.

DD-DLoS