Dumb question about depriming

[NorCalFocus]

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If you've hand loaded for any time you would know that although the dent's look bad, as stated above they will still load and fire. What do you think happens when you neck up or down brass to form a wild cat or use readily available brass to form an older harder to find cartridge case, your fire forming out the "dents"

It will still fire form a dent.

Yes it shoots out. Yes it fire forms. But I also don't want to put dent into cases where they shouldn't have dents. I try and use the correct amount of lube from the start.

[AGGRO]

Yes it shoots out. Yes it fire forms. But I also don't want to put dent into cases where they shouldn't have dents. I try and use the correct amount of lube from the start.

I've got semi autos that dent from the extractors bad, not really worried about it. Normal stuff.

[RestrictedColt]

I've got semi autos that dent from the extractors bad, not really worried about it. Normal stuff.

I assume you mean they dent from hitting something and not from the extractors..?

[AGGRO]

I assume you mean they dent from hitting something and not from the extractors..?

Ya, deflector or cover. My PSL loves to ding up brass cases.

[RestrictedColt]

Ya, deflector or cover. My PSL loves to ding up brass cases.

My first AR dented cases when they hit the deflector, I put a little piece of foam tape on it and that cured it. I don't know where on a PSL they hit, but I'm guessing you could do the same or similar. The only PSL I've shot was using steel case so I paid no attention to the cases.

[RestrictedColt]

Small dents will fire form out, but that is causing a stress on the case which could lead to a failure at that point. If I can avoid denting brass I will. If I have dented brass I'll generally still load/shoot it. I wouldn't reload brass with dents toward the case head, but small dents out at the neck/shoulder area won't stop me.

[mofo1111]

Others have stated it already, Hornady One Shot gives a lot of reloaders issues with stuck/sticking cases. I have used Dillon lube with better results than One Shot. Next I would buy a better lube for rifle cases. I like One Shot for my pistol brass. But One Shot on .223 brass gives me more resistance than I like. You wont be wasting any money, as you can always use the extra lube to process more brass, pistol or rifle.