I need a fix for glocked 45acp brass

[Beans]

Concerning the .40 S&W.

I am currently shooting about 1000 rd a month throught my Glock 35. I am using range pick-up brass, Local PD, Border patrol, Forest Service, Private party, Etc left overs.

I size all the range pick up brass in a EGW U-die. this is an undersize sizing/decapping die made by Lee for EGW, that removes the bulge.

This die is used in a RCBS single stage press.

By using this die I can inspect each case, after tumbling and remove the stuck rocks, hidden 9mm cases inside the .40 S&W cases, hard dirt, Etc before loading them on my Dillon 650 with Dillon dies.

Yes this add an extra step, but it eliminates any .40 S&W bulged cases and also removes any other problems that would cause my 650 to jam because of debris left in the cases.

YMMV but it works for me.

 

[sar4937]

My HK45 and various 1911's will not chamber my reloads that have been through my Glock 21. As I stated earlier the Dillon die does not fully size the brass to above the rim area. When I get my die from EGW, I will find out if it cures my problems. I began drawing a stripe down the side of the brass before sizing on the Dillon. My problem area starts at the point that the die doe not disturb the stripe. If I drop the brass into the Glock barrel, that area coincides with the feedramp of the Glock. I shoot 250 rounds a week, case gauge and measure every round, and my problem started with this gun. My Glock chamber measures .475, but it is possible for the brass to expand beyond that at the feedramp. The Glock has about 4000 rounds through it. My loads are not hot loads. And if the R-P brass was really that weak, it has given very good service in the HK45 I previously shot. I would prefer to shoot my 1911's, but this Jan & Feb our matches were near zero and in the snow a few times. The full rail of the 1911 and tight clearances don't offer reliable service at those temps, or at least not for me. Where do you suggest I look for the problem at?

 

[Reloader Fred]

For your 1911's to function in cold weather, I would change to a lube that works when it's that cold. I've switched to Machine Gunner's Lube from Sprinco. You can find it at sprinco.com. It takes very little and works in all kinds of weather and when dirty.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Dnotarianni]

Take your sizing die and grind or turn off the first 1/16 of an inch. Your die is probably tapered at the bottom and is not sizing all the way down. Had to do this to load .40 brass that went thru a Glock

 

[sar4937]

I thought the thread had died, so I did not post my solution. I purchased an undersized Lee die from EGW. I installed it in my Lee Classic press and run all my brass through it after tumbling. This does several things, it eliminates forty and nine brass from the mix, it forces me to look at my brass and allows me to cull any bad cases, it decaps the brass which makes my Dillon run really slick, and it fixed the problem. I was warned that if I machined the die I would run into brass feeding problems with the Dillon press, and that the Dillon die has a more generous starting taper for this reason. I was amazed how many shooters told me that 45's were exempt from this problem.

 

[dennis40x]

That’s my experience

I’m glad that you were able to resolve your problem.

This past Sunday I fired a Colt 1911 and a Glock G21. The same load was used in both pistols 230Gr TC cast – 5.5Grs of W231 – WLP & mixed head stamp cases. The chamber maximum diameter for the Colt OEM barrel was (.001) inch larger than the Glock OEM barrel chamber. Measuring the cases for maximum diameter after firing on average there was a difference between the Colt and Glock cases of (.001/.0015) inch in diameter.

My dies are RCBS carbide set dated 1984

With this die set I’ve never experienced a problem of chambering between (6) different pistols chambered in 45ACP from (4) different manufactures.That’s my experience.

 

[sar4937]

My 1911's are two Wilson's Supergrades and a Kimber Supermatch. My H&K will not reliably chamber these rounds either. My problems all began when I made the switch to a Glock 21 in Limited Ten. Prior to that all my reloads worked in all my guns without exception. The measurement you can't take is how much expansion you get in the feedramp cutout, and as you reload and refire your brass begins to bulge all the way around. The Dillon die will not remove it. I'm happy for your good fortune. But I didn't dream up this problem. I have a stock barrel, but would like to switch to lead. I'm told that a Lone Wolf barrel is so tight that you must have it reamed out if you reload. And the leade is so short that the bullet engages the rifling. After the Area 3 Match is out of the way I will upgrade. I know this sound like odd stuff to non-Glock folks. Most of my guns are S&W.

 

[Beans]

. I'm told that a Lone Wolf barrel is so tight that you must have it reamed out if you reload. And the leade is so short that the bullet engages the rifling. After the Area 3 Match is out of the way I will upgrade. I know this sound like odd stuff to non-Glock folks. Most of my guns are S&W.

I am using Storm Lake barrels in my all my Glocks to shoot lead bullets.

These are drop in barrels and All four of mine have not required any chamber modification, The rounds are loaded to SAMI specs OAL.

 

[zeke]

For buldged 45 acp brass, bought a lyman carbide sizing die, and hammered thin "ledge" inward on the bottom. Filed and stoned it smooth Combined with a shaved shellholder, the 45 acp gets sized almost to the bottom. The die lasted about 5 years. Do my reloading on a single stage, ther may be problems with this on a progressive. Perhaps it doesn't need to be done every time?

This was done because had a tighter cut chamber on one 45 acp semi-auto that hung up on multiple fired and sized range brass. Most 45 acp brass fired and sized enough times "shrinks" in length. The bottom portion of the brass "swells".

The same technique was used for glock buldged 40 s&w.

 

[frankw]

I use any brass I can find to reload for my SA 1911, Glock 30 and Glock 21, a lot of it is fired from Glocks when I get it.
I use a Lee Turret press and the Lee dies and everything feeds great in all the fore mentioned guns.I think part of the problem is some dies do not take all the case mouth bell out on the final crimp step as well as the Lee dies do.

 

[bamacisa]

A Lee Factory Crimp Die will solve your problem.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
New barrel for glock that supports the case and is safe with lead...

 

[Dale53]

I use a Lee Factory Crimp die on ALL of my pistol and revolver calibers. I load on a Dillon 550B and use dies from all of the major manufacturers.

Just add a Lee FCD to your Dillon and I would think your troubles are over.

I cast ALL of my own bullets and in the .45 ACP size to .452" and with the Lee FCD have NO problems chambering in several 1911's and two 625's.

That will also be the most inexpensive answer to your problem.

Assuming the worst (that it may not totally solve the "Glock" problem) then you are only out $20.00 or so. THEN, you can try sizing your cases separately in a single stage press. Frankly, I sincerely believe that the Lee FCD will solve your problems.

Let us know after you get the FCD - may help some other poor soul with the same or similar problem...

Dale53

 

[IcarryS&W]

+1 on Lee FCDs. I reload for Glocks with no problems using them.