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jthai
11-02-2014, 2:49 PM
I gotta remember to lube it well. (Zing!!)
Are these salvageable or dead ducks?

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/nbk2r4w/image_zps5e7cbc4b.jpg (http://s232.photobucket.com/user/nbk2r4w/media/image_zps5e7cbc4b.jpg.html)

devster55
11-02-2014, 2:55 PM
Wasted. Toss them in the recycling bin

highpower790
11-02-2014, 2:57 PM
Never seen anything like that'but scrap brass pays roughly $2 a pound.

Whiterabbit
11-02-2014, 3:12 PM
yep, seen it. done it. wasted. Can't bring that back from the dead. ususally happens with drastic neck reductions trying to wildcat....

Metal God
11-02-2014, 3:40 PM
First case I ever sized in a Lee collet die

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/840/kqbv.jpg

Bedding a Savage accustock not so much a reloading thing but a what the hell was I thinking thing

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/706/k5yi.jpg

or this oops by a guy at TFL forum

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553905

Victor Cachat
11-02-2014, 4:25 PM
That's what I got when I thought the crimp wasn't tight enough.

ziconceo
11-02-2014, 4:41 PM
You can put them on a "shelf of shame" near your reloading bench. That's what I did anyway...

09cs
11-02-2014, 4:51 PM
First case I ever sized in a Lee collet die

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/840/kqbv.jpg

Bedding a Savage accustock not so much a reloading thing but a what the hell was I thinking thing

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/706/k5yi.jpg

or this oops by a guy at TFL forum

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553905

Holy crap, just read through that thread. Definitely a reminder to not mix up powders and keep it organized on the bench!

Enfield47
11-02-2014, 8:53 PM
There's no coming back for those cases. I like to keep mine as a reminder of what not to do. :facepalm:

'ol shooter
11-02-2014, 8:59 PM
I save cases that are cracked or otherwise messed up in a box, so I can show my son what to look out for. Only case I ever wrinkled was a .444 Marlin, it collapsed while roll crimping it. It wasn't even a heavy crimp, but got me to buy a Lee FC Die. No more wrinkles.

Tok36
11-02-2014, 9:20 PM
"shelf of shame" :cool2:

Edit: Holy moly, i just read the linked thread as well.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553905

croue
11-02-2014, 9:26 PM
You can put them on a "shelf of shame" near your reloading bench. That's what I did anyway...

Hq! I thought I was the only one who did that to themselves. I have a 'bin of shame' I keep on my bench. I have to look at it every time I go to reload. Started out filling up quickly - thank goodness it's slowed down now!

C

stilly
11-03-2014, 12:09 AM
I gotta remember to lube it well. (Zing!!)
Are these salvageable or dead ducks?

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/nbk2r4w/image_zps5e7cbc4b.jpg (http://s232.photobucket.com/user/nbk2r4w/media/image_zps5e7cbc4b.jpg.html)

I think they can be fire formed...

ireload
11-03-2014, 1:42 AM
To Jthai looks like you created a wildcat case ......... lol

Pauliedad
11-03-2014, 1:47 AM
"Shelf of Shame" lol.
It was populated pretty quickly when I started and am proud to say it has not been added to in a long while. Next to it is the "Shelf of what to too look out for"
Split cases, etc.

Jimmybacon43
11-03-2014, 2:11 AM
Holy crap, just read through that thread. Definitely a reminder to not mix up powders and keep it organized on the bench!

Yeah, me too. A very sobering reminder. Looks like it was recent too, November 1st 2014.

Whiterabbit
11-03-2014, 7:26 AM
That guy will be fine. Back and shooting in a few weeks. The injury doesn't look too bad at all.

On the other hand, I bet his accuracy sucks for the next two years as he works through his fear shaking at the firing line! :)

The injury to his pride of course will take even longer than that to heal. Kudos to him for posting online about it. That takes courage.

LiferLance
11-03-2014, 7:31 AM
Best to just take his pride out back and put her out of her misery.

Whiterabbit
11-03-2014, 7:45 AM
Not all of us go through life being perfect. Some of us learn by making mistakes. Few of us will die without broken bones. Most important is to know Who is qualified to judge. I have no qualms sitting in the bench next to him. Especially now.

Squidward
11-03-2014, 2:14 PM
Let's say that I know a guy (not me) who has some brass that was 'damaged' during reloading.

And, maybe he (again, not me) now has a large wind chime using said brass hanging in the backyard.

waveslayer
11-03-2014, 2:55 PM
Sizing die needs to be turned out several turns. Lube wasn't the issue.

You might be able to form fire them if they fit on the chamber. Use the cream of wheat method

Whiterabbit
11-03-2014, 3:01 PM
Let's say that I know a guy (not me) who has some brass that was 'damaged' during reloading.

And, maybe he (again, not me) now has a large wind chime using said brass hanging in the backyard.

hehe.

followingc
11-03-2014, 3:05 PM
And, maybe he (again, not me) now has a large wind chime using said brass hanging in the backyard.

Great idea, Squid! I finally have a use for all my FGMM brass with primer pockets stretched bigger than granny's girdle! The wife is gonna love this, LOL!

Whiterabbit
11-03-2014, 3:22 PM
I bet it sounds like a gaggle of tin cans blowing in the wind.

ironhorse1
11-03-2014, 3:29 PM
I was prepping Remington .327 Federal cases for my Ruger Single Seven.

The cases are thin and long and seem to vary a bit in thickness.

One case was thinner than the rest and had a bulge on one side.

Then I had a very thick case that would not come out of the bell die and pulled the rim off.

Had to cut the case in half, then score and peel it off of the bell stem.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/BruceLeeM/mauser408_zps4524aa03.jpg (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/BruceLeeM/media/mauser408_zps4524aa03.jpg.html) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/BruceLeeM/mauser407_zps62ed6edf.jpg (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/BruceLeeM/media/mauser407_zps62ed6edf.jpg.html)

I will have to polish out the stem and chamfer all the cases.

First time sticking a case on a belling stem.:facepalm:

irh

Bigtwin
11-03-2014, 5:53 PM
You can put them on a "shelf of shame" near your reloading bench. That's what I did anyway...

Yep, this right here. I keep them as a remider.

krwada
11-03-2014, 7:24 PM
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/840/kqbv.jpg
That looks very much like the 1st case I did with a Lee Collet die.

The Lee Collet die is very good ... If you use it properly!

RR.44
11-25-2014, 9:21 AM
The shelf of shame is a good idea, it teaches you what not to do twice