.45 acp cases bulging
December 19th, 2016 at 6:23pm
Hey guys I just got the square deal and my cases are bulging and not fitting in the case gauge.Do I need to flare it more not sure what I am missing I am using 230 gr lead Dardas bullets round nose.Thanks for the help.
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RE: .45 acp cases bulging
December 20th, 2016 at 10:11am
Do sized, unflared cases drop fully into the gage and freely fall out?
RE: .45 acp cases bulging
December 20th, 2016 at 1:18pm
Yes they do I have also tried to re-align the dies by running it up with cases in it and loosening the top screws and then tightening them.I have also decreased the flare a bit.This is all helping but still getting some of them bulging.
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RE: .45 acp cases bulging
December 21st, 2016 at 7:21am
What does the outside diameter of the case mouth measure on a loaded cartridge? It should be .469"-.471". The Overall length on a loaded round with a 230 grain RN should be 1.250"-1.260".
RE: .45 acp cases bulging
February 14th, 2017 at 8:16pm
I'm having the same problem on my Square Deal B with 185 grn lead wad cutter. Any suggestions for a fix? I make adjustments to the crimp and most come out ok, then now and then a bulge occurs. I gauged after each step and the shell falls from the gauge until the crimp so I have been up and down on the crimp with the same result.
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RE: .45 acp cases bulging
February 15th, 2017 at 9:41am
Where does the bulge occur on the case? Be aware that the size die intentionally undersizes the case, so you will see a reduction in the case diameter just below the base of the seated bullet.
RE: .45 acp cases bulging
February 15th, 2017 at 3:32pm
When I originally tested the case, I ran it through all the stations without a bullet inserted in the case and it gauged fine. I checked a round after seating a bullet in the case gage and found that a bulge was formed near the bottom. So I turned the crimp die all the way down until it stopped and ran the round through. Now the finished round goes in and out of the case gage freely. I ran all the previous rounds through the crimp stage, now they all gauge freely.
