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CA_AR-15_925
03-09-2009, 09:47 PM
i have some .223 cases that have a small bend in the necks..... can these be straightened out or will the die fix the bend so they can be used for reloading or are the no good..... thanks for any info:thumbsup:
merritt
03-09-2009, 09:54 PM
well if your die has an expander ball on the decap assembly you should be fine.
Be prepared to have the case damaged by the die. it is a possible outcome but no real harm in trying.
USN CHIEF
03-09-2009, 10:46 PM
I got the Dillon Dies and I have not had any problems getting those dents removed when I decap/resize the brass. They come out looking like new.
maschronic
03-09-2009, 10:57 PM
I got the Dillon Dies and I have not had any problems getting those dents removed when I decap/resize the brass. They come out looking like new.

i'm glad to hear that!! i was kinda worried about bent necks. i just picked up a dillon 550 with dillon dies for 9m,357,44,45, and 223. i'm not even sure how to reload yet, but i'm going to find out real soon!!
USN CHIEF
03-09-2009, 11:15 PM
i'm glad to hear that!! i was kinda worried about bent necks. i just picked up a dillon 550 with dillon dies for 9m,357,44,45, and 223. i'm not even sure how to reload yet, but i'm going to find out real soon!!

Tell you what buddy, I am a "BRASS WHORE", I have picked up .223 brass that has been runned over by cars and I have placed it on Dillon and have been able to get them looking like new. With the exception of one that had like a million dents on the case, I was not able to salvage that one. I have shot said pieces of brass without any sings of over pressure of deteriration showing on the brass.
PolishMike
03-09-2009, 11:16 PM
Tell you what buddy, I am a "BRASS WHORE", I have picked up .223 brass that has been runned over by cars and I have placed it on Dillon and have been able to get them looking like new. With the exception of one that had like a million dents on the case, I was not able to salvage that one. I have shot said pieces of brass without any sings of over pressure of deteriration showing on the brass.

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USN CHIEF
03-09-2009, 11:18 PM
Quote for troof

Hey lil buddy!:)

And WTF does troof mean guey?:confused:

BTW, the one that did not work, was the one we found when we were reloading your rounds Mike.
PolishMike
03-09-2009, 11:19 PM
Hey lil buddy!:)

And WTF does troof mean guey?:confused:


Hello again. It seems I run into you in every thread.


Troof=truth, now GTFO of my thread!
Agustav
03-10-2009, 08:20 AM
Your dies will fix those dent on the necks... fire forming the brass will fix the dents on the brass body. Shoot with confident! :thumbsup:
mif_slim
03-10-2009, 10:54 AM
Or you can send any dented brass to me in tue future. ;)
JTROKS
03-10-2009, 11:05 AM
If you don't have an elliptical shaped neck expander you may crunch some of them. You can use the bullet shape of a small long nose pliers to round them off, but not by pinching - by inserting the nose of the closed long nose pliers.
Chaingun
03-10-2009, 01:11 PM
Run them though the sizer die, if they pass the case gage check, they are GTG.
USN CHIEF
03-10-2009, 01:14 PM
Run them though the sizer die, if they pass the case gage check, they are GTG.

Great point, forgot to add that. :thumbsup:
CA_AR-15_925
03-10-2009, 03:59 PM
hey everyone thanks for all the replies........ i have been using a phillips screwdriver bit to repair the bends as close as possible then i guess the die will finish the job:thumbsup:
USN CHIEF
03-10-2009, 04:23 PM
hey everyone thanks for all the replies........ i have been using a phillips screwdriver bit to repair the bends as close as possible then i guess the die will finish the job:thumbsup:

Man, no need for you to waste your time doing that. The dies will get them squared away.
joelogic
03-10-2009, 05:00 PM
what about the brass that had a big fold in the neck and the resizing die bends the neck inward? Are those garbage?
USN CHIEF
03-10-2009, 05:02 PM
what about the brass that had a big fold in the neck and the resizing die bends the neck inward? Are those garbage?

I have shot those too without any problems. The only ones that I throw away are the ones that have a crack or the ones that have a fold in between the body and the neck. Because gases can escape from there and create a dangerous situation.
gunboat
03-10-2009, 06:00 PM
I would roughly straighten the necks with needle nose pliers then run through the sizer -- If the dent is deep enough the expander ball may not enter the mouth but roll the dent inward and ruin the case -- my- ha-penny
ar15barrels
03-10-2009, 11:17 PM
hey everyone thanks for all the replies........ i have been using a phillips screwdriver bit to repair the bends as close as possible then i guess the die will finish the job:thumbsup:

I keep a dummy round for that task.
Use the nice taper of the bullet to iron out the big crimps.
In the pictures in the first post, there's just the one case with the really deep crimp that needs to be straightened out before sizing.
The rest will iron out with normal sizing.
ar15barrels
03-10-2009, 11:19 PM
what about the brass that had a big fold in the neck and the resizing die bends the neck inward? Are those garbage?

Yes.
The thicker spot where the brass folds will cause the round to be tight in the chamber.
The tight fit pushes pressures up and the bullet will go HIGH in the group.
If the brass folds over, toss it.