9mm brass shavings on Dillon

[Yerman]

Helping my brother-in-law set up his new Dillon 650.

We got everything set and loaded 100 rounds of 9mm

When we were done, we noticed very thin brass shavings on the shell plate and in the loaded ammo bin. See pic below.

I think it's happening on the factory crimp die.

I'm not crimping at all on the seating die. Shavings are not coming from the bullet...definately the case.

Info:
Winchester once fired brass
Berry's 115gr round nose bullets
Lee Dizing die, bullet seat, and factory crimp

Any thoughts?

[banjoe]

Looks like crimp shavings....

[Yerman]

Is that a normal thing? Is it ok that that happens and can we shoot these loads?

[tokenr]

Normal. I get shavings during deprime and loading process.

[bigchinner]

Completely normal but to minimize it, lessen the crimp a little if the crimping is too tight. 9mm bulletheads don't usually have a crimp line for 115 grn so you don't have to crimp too much, just as long as it shoots fine (pressure and overall length). An overall length gauge is an essential tool for reloading semi-auto calibers unless you take your barrel out of the pistol and drop loads in for testing. Good luck, shoot straight, and keep your eyes on the target.

[jwest]

Yerman,

Is the brass brand-new?
You still need to check it for burrs or irregularities.

It is good to use a tool like this on it:

http://www.dillonprecision.com/l-e-wilson-case-deburring-tool_8_3_24071.html

Or something similar.

Also, the flaring on the powder die may need to be adjusted - it should slightly flare the case so the bullet sits in correctly. I don't load 9mm but I need to adjust this on all of the handgun rounds I do load.

[Lead Waster]

Is that a normal thing? Is it ok that that happens and can we shoot these loads?

I think (hope) it's normal. My 550b looks like gold rush with all the sparkly glitter dust. I've fired 3000 of the reloads so far. So probably not an issue.

[oddjob]

Normal shavings.....just shoot away!

[Yerman]

Thanks!