Question for the more experianced

[chrisflhtc]

I loaded a few rounds (5) with too much powder so I pulled them and am getting ready to reload them and was wondering weather or not I would have to re-size the neck. I used a Lee FC die when I first loaded them and used a kinetic puller to unload them, do I have to worry that the neck tension will not be enough?They are still primed.TIA
Chris

 

[jimbobborg]

Straight wall or bottle neck cartridge? If it's a straight wall, I'd suggest using the belling die and then reseat the bullet. If it's a bottleneck, rechamfer the inside of the mouth and reseat the bullet.

 

[lx1x]

Straight wall or bottle neck cartridge? If it's a straight wall, I'd suggest using the belling die and then reseat the bullet. If it's a bottleneck, rechamfer the inside of the mouth and reseat the bullet.

he mentioned factory crimp. so it somewhat deforms the very tip of the case..

so to be in the safe side.. i'd resize it.

if you can pop out the depriming pin would be great and resize.. if not..use the resizer/deprimer and use caution!.. if done slowly it will be fine. you just have to catch the primer and reuse it.

 

[jimbobborg]

he mentioned factory crimp. so it somewhat deforms the very tip of the case..

so to be in the safe side.. i'd resize it.

if you can pop out the depriming pin would be great and resize.. if not..use the resizer/deprimer and use caution!.. if done slowly it will be fine. you just have to catch the primer and reuse it.

If he's using a Lee, he can just push the resizing button through enough to open the case mouth again without having to resize the entire case and pop the primer. Just don't stroke the handle all of the way, just half way, that should do it.

 

[lx1x]

If he's using a Lee, he can just push the resizing button through enough to open the case mouth again without having to resize the entire case and pop the primer. Just don't stroke the handle all of the way, just half way, that should do it.

 

[chrisflhtc]

I completely forgot to say it is .223 rem,and I am using Lee dies
Thanks
Chris

 

[DocAitch]

Pulling the bullets does not stretch the case neck, so if this were a straight wall pistol cartridge, the answer would be bell it and charge it (with the Lee pistol rounds this is the same operation).
Because the Lee FCD die is a collet type for .223 that squeezes in the neck, it will deform the case mouth so that a neck sizing is probably the way to go,as jimbobborg recommends.
DocAitch

 

[Biggfoot44]

While this in an interesting debate , the OP cn keep in mind we are discussing 5 (five) pieces of .223 .

In a small fraction of the time we are discussing this , just resize all five pieces , or declare that .223 is so cheap, and toss .

Still a good discussion though.

 

[chrisflhtc]

Thanks for confirming what I was thinking guys. (BF44 I'm a tightwad)
Chris