I don't think that bulge you have will severely reduce the life span of the brass.
Most brass I lose over time is from the belling/flaring stage. It gets worked over pretty good on every loading. That's why I keep mine to the bare minimum to get the bullet in the casing without scraping.
I see more case ring bulging from trying to crimp too hard.
If you don't like that bullet being swaged down; try getting a new, larger size plug/stem for the expander die. The "nest" will be larger and not swage down the bullet.
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Last edited by oddshooter; 06-04-2020 at 03:22 PM.
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