Shaving Brass

Two Rivers Marshal · February 11, 2007, 04:18:54 PM

Have a question for all the pards here. I notice when reloading my 45 ammo, during the bullet seating/crimping stage, there is a small ring of brass that is getting cut off of the brass. Is this normal? Do I have something not set right?

I'm using an RCBS single stage press and the 3-die carbide set.

Loading 180gr RN/FP cast bullets from Meister .452 dia

Any help appreciated.

Two Rivers

Sagebrush Burns · February 11, 2007, 05:16:31 PM

Happens to me pretty often - never found it to be a problem, just get rid of the shaving and keep on going...

Montana Slim · February 11, 2007, 10:29:52 PM

I had a similar occurance using Starline .44 Russian brass. Stopped shaving brass after loading a few times. Onliest time it ever happened to me.

Slim

Delmonico · February 12, 2007, 03:31:36 PM

If it bothers you just champher all the cases.

buck · February 12, 2007, 04:16:32 PM

That happens to me too...I just throw it in a bucket and when I have about a hundred pounds I take it to the scrap yard. Then I buy more shootin stuff.

Driftwood Johnson · February 13, 2007, 10:11:30 AM

Howdy

When I first started reloading, I used to see this happening with brand new 45 Colt cases. After the cases had been loaded a few times, it stopped happening. All my 45 Colt cases have been loaded bunches of times now, and I haven't bought any new brass in a long time, so I haven't seen it in a long time. I never worried about it much, just pulled the little brass rings out and kept right on reloading. It hasn't seemed to effect anything.

Montana Slim · February 13, 2007, 11:38:02 AM

With my Starline Russian cases, the case mouths looked pretty rough before I'd used them, so I spent time carefully chamfering. When I loaded (first time), they shaved a lot of brass, so...before re-loading I chamfered them again....but they still shaved brass for a couple more loadings....so the moral to my experience was chamfering was waste of time. It cbecame a self-correcting issue.

Slim

Delmonico · February 13, 2007, 11:41:12 AM

I have never had a properly champhered case with a proper bell shave brass in any caliber.

Montana Slim · February 13, 2007, 11:51:20 AM

Del, I could have said the same....until after my 500 pcs of *--* brass .44 russian arrived

Delmonico · February 13, 2007, 11:59:59 AM

Interesting.

Two Rivers Marshal · February 13, 2007, 06:42:06 PM

Appreciate the info folks, didnt think it was detremental or anything, just wondered if anyone else had the same issue. Itchin for the snow to melt so I can go put the first rounds through the new irons.

As far as the "proper belling" I usually adjust the die bout 1/8 turn until i can start the bullet into the casing. Looking at the brass, ya really cant tell its belled so I'm figuring it is ok.

Two Rivers

Tuco Forsyth · February 13, 2007, 09:27:16 PM

Indeed, bell the shell and no more lead smell!